Matthew J. McConkey

Antidumping and countervailing duty matters:

Matthew defends foreign producers and US importers against US unfair trade allegations and assists US industries facing unfair import competition or surges. He has extensive experience in Asia, having worked there for six years as an international trade lawyer gaining knowledge around Vietnamese, Indonesian and Chinese companies and their business practices. Matthew leverages this experience for clients, whether defending manufacturers in those countries or assisting US manufacturers facing injurious imports from them.

Matthew supports clients in Section 201, 232 and 301 actions by using Mayer Brown's Government and Communications Teams to address opportunities and challenges.

Customs matters:

Matthew has knowledge on the US import process, as he began his legal career with the Chief Counsel's Office of US Customs and Border Protection. His experience includes tariff classification, valuation, country of origin determinations, effective use of tariff elimination or reduction programs, and resolution disputes from US Customs and Border Protection decisions.

Matthew has been interviewed often due to his knowledge of matters regarding international trade, customs and antidumping. In addition to being interviewed by the Chicago Tribune, China Daily, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg's, International Herald Tribune, China Economic Review and Caijing Magazine, he has appeared on Chinese television regarding "Solutions to China-US Trade Surplus." 

Represented:

• U. S. Steel Corporation in various trade and trade policy matters.
• The Aluminum Extruders Council in matters related to international trade – primarily the Aluminum 232 tariffs on imported aluminum extrusions.
• More than seven Vietnamese honey producers against claims of dumping in the US market.
• Weldbend Corporation in antidumping/countervailing duty order against imported flanges from India, Spain and Italy – as well as US cases against imported butt-weld pipe fittings.
• Aptar Group, Giti USA, Brady Corporation, World Wide Packaging, Piazza Seafood, Medline, and Wilton Industries in US court litigation surrounding China 301 tariffs.
• Entire Chinese candle industry in two US anticircumvention inquiries on Chinese palm wax candles.
• One of Vietnam's largest catfish processors in US antidumping administrative review and obtained lowest antidumping margin in the case, which lasted for several years, providing the client with a significant competitive advantage in the marketplace
• An Indonesian paper company in challenging claims that it was circumventing the US antidumping order against tissue paper from China
• Hired by Thai producers of pet resin to rebut US challenge to duty-free (GSP) treatment of product.
• Assisted a large American paper company in a Chinese antidumping investigation against imported kraft linerboard. Also assisted client in successfully resolving numerous disputes arising from the Chinese government's interpretation of the results of that investigation.
• Advised a US software company in determining the correct dutiable amount of certain hardware products containing software, for use in China, for which a royalty was paid out of China by other parties.
• Advised one of China's largest sock manufacturers on how to comply with rules, regulations and policies of US customs, and how to prepare in advance for US and EU trade disputes against Chinese socks.

• Leading Individual – China (International Firms), International Trade/WTO – Chambers Asia Pacific
• "A key name" – Legal 500
• "Among the best for customs law," Mayer Brown provides "service of the highest level in all aspects." – Legal 500
• "He knows the Chinese market extremely well, and provides cost-effective advice." – Chambers Asia Pacific
• Who’s Who Legal (WWL) – Recommended: Trade & Customs