Stephen A. Jones, Partner, King & Spalding to Speak at the Knowledge Group's Webcast

NEW YORK - March 11, 2016 - PRLog -- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Stephen A. Jones, Partner, King & Spalding  will speak at the Knowledge Group's webcast entitled: : "U.S. Antidumping and Countervailing Duty (AD/CVD) Laws: Updates for 2016 & Beyond LIVE Webcast." This event is scheduled for April 1, 2016 from 12:00pm - 2:00pm (ET).

For further details, please visit:

https://theknowledgegroup.org/event-homepage/?event_id=1489

About Stephen A. Jones

Steve Jones has represented corporations and industry associations in international trade matters for over 25 years.  He specializes in representing petitioners in antidumping duty and countervailing duty investigations and reviews before the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission.  Mr. Jones has served as lead counsel to petitioners in some of the largest and most complex cases involving imports of wooden bedroom furniture, pure and alloy magnesium, coated and uncoated paper, aluminum extrusions, and flat-rolled steel.  He has successfully argued cases on appeal at the U.S. Court of International Trade and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.  Mr. Jones also represents clients in NAFTA and WTO dispute settlement, advises importers on compliance with U.S. customs law, and represents clients on a wide variety of trade policy issues.

About King & Spalding

Celebrating more than 130 years of service, King & Spalding is an international law firm that represents a broad array of clients, including half of the Fortune Global 100, with 900 lawyers in 18 offices in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. The firm has handled matters in over 160 countries on six continents and is consistently recognized for the results it obtains, uncompromising commitment to quality, and dedication to understanding the business and culture of its clients. More information is available at www.kslaw.com

Event Synopsis:

On June 29, 2015, U.S. President Barack Obama signed the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 into law. Aside from Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and trade preference extensions, the law also includes significant Antidumping and Countervailing Duty (AD/CVD) modifications. The new AD/CVD provisions are expected to impact international trade investigations and reviews in various ways, including the potential for domestic industries to obtain relief more easily and to provide additional tools for government authorities to obtain cooperation from foreign producers in the conduct of these investigations.

In addition, on February 24, 2016, President Obama signed the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act into law. This comprehensive legislation includes the Enforce and Protect Act, which creates a new division and procedures in U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) to combat the evasion of AD/CVD orders. The new administrative procedures, which include additional oversight of CBP and the opportunity to seek judicial review, supplement the existing statutory provisions that already allow CBP to impose civil penalties for an importer that makes false statements when entering merchandise into the United States.

These new laws provide opportunities and risks for parties affected by import competition or existing AD/CVD orders. Such parties need to be familiar with and monitor how the U.S. agencies with authority to regulate trade (CBP, Commerce, and the ITC) implement these changes.

In this two-hour LIVE Webcast, a panel of distinguished professionals and thought leaders will help companies involved with trade remedy proceedings to better understand the important aspects of these developments. They will provide an in-depth discussion of the modified AD/CVD Laws and other updates. Speakers will also offer best compliance practices to avoid common risk and pitfalls.

Key topics include:

§  Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015: A Legal Primer

§  The AD and CVD Changes

§  The Enforce and Protect Act

§  Regulatory/Legislative Forecasts

§  Common Risks and Pitfalls

§  Best Compliance Practices

About The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series

The Knowledge Group was established with the mission to produce unbiased, objective, and educational live webinars that examine industry trends and regulatory changes from a variety of different perspectives. The goal is to deliver a unique multilevel analysis of an important issue affecting business in a highly focused format. To contact or register to an event, please visit: http://theknowledgegroup.org/