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King & Spalding Partner Jeff Telep Appointed to the United States Court of International Trade's Rules Advisory Committee
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WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwire - February 29, 2008) - Jeffrey M. Telep, a partner with King &
Spalding, a leading international law firm, has been appointed to serve a
five-year term on the Rules Advisory Committee of the United States Court
of International Trade. Telep will assume his committee seat in March 2008.
The Court of International Trade has national jurisdiction over
international trade disputes, including antidumping and countervailing duty
cases, Customs classification and valuation disputes, Customs fraud cases,
trade adjustment assistance cases, and other matters. The advisory
committee is responsible for studying the Court's rules and making
recommendations for amendments to them.
Telep is a partner with King & Spalding's International Trade Group in the
firm's Washington, DC office. His practice focuses on international trade
remedy litigation and compliance, regularly representing U.S. companies in
antidumping and countervailing duty cases before the U.S. Department of
Commerce, the International Trade Commission, the U.S. Court of
International Trade and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Prior to joining King & Spalding, Telep spent six years as a trial attorney
with the Civil Division of the United States Department of Justice, where
he practiced before the United States Court of International Trade and the
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
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