Lynn G. Kamarck

Biography

Lynn Kamarck has more than 30 years of international trade experience and focuses her practice on regulatory matters, with an emphasis on trade remedy proceedings, trade policy, export controls, and customs.

Lynn represents clients in international trade proceedings, including antidumping, countervailing duty and safeguards cases, customs penalty proceedings, and related litigation. Additionally, Lynn drafts and promotes legislative and regulatory changes on behalf of her clients.

Her export control experience includes export compliance company audits, preparation of voluntary disclosures, development of compliance programs, preparation of licenses, ITAR registrations, ITAR General Correspondence and Commodity Jurisdiction requests, and advice on sanctions restrictions and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

Previously, Lynn served as Senior Counsel for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings in the U.S. Department of Commerce, where she was responsible for the legal sign-off on every antidumping/countervailing duty investigation, review, and scope determination issued by the Department. She also represented the Commerce Department in connection with the 1988 Trade Act and was in charge of drafting the implementing regulations for that Act.

Experience

Trade Remedies and Trade Policy

  • Represents the Government of Canada in the current countervailing duty and antidumping proceedings on softwood lumber from Canada. Representation includes the current NAFTA and CUSMA proceedings appealing the Commerce Department investigation and review determinations, the Court of International Trade and Federal Circuit Appeal of the expedited review, and the Commerce Department administrative reviews. Also assisted in the WTO appeal of the Commerce Department’s final countervailing duty determination in this case.
  • Represented the Government of Mexico in the U.S. countervailing duty investigation of certain fabricated structural steel from Mexico.
  • Represented the Government of Indonesia in the Court of International Trade appeals of the Commerce Department’s countervailing and antidumping duty determinations on biodiesel as well as represented the Government of Indonesia in the underlying investigations.
  • Represented the Government of Canada in the countervailing duty investigation involving uncoated groundwood paper from Canada.
  • Represented the Government of Canada in various countervailing duty proceedings involving supercalendered paper from Canada, including the investigation, the NAFTA appeal of the original investigation determination, the expedited review, and the administrative review.
  • Assisted a Colombian industry association in preparing the first Colombian countervailing duty petition in a case involving a U.S. industry, as well as a sunset review of that determination.
  • Represented a major German manufacturer in an ITC sunset review of light-weight thermal paper, which resulted in the revocation of the antidumping duty order. Represented that same German manufacturer in one Federal Circuit and several Court of International Trade proceedings relating to the Commerce Department’s antidumping administrative reviews.
  • Represented the Mexican government at the Commerce Department in the countervailing duty proceeding on Mexican sugar.
  • Represented a Canadian importer in a high-stakes U.S. Customs penalty proceeding.
  • Represented a U.S. importer in a successful Court of International Trade scope ruling relating to antidumping and countervailing duty orders on aluminum extrusions from the People’s Republic of China.
  • Represented foreign producers/foreign trading companies in antidumping duty proceedings before the Commerce Department, International Trade Commission, and U.S. Court of International Trade in stainless steel sheet from Italy; stainless steel plate from Italy; grain-oriented electrical steel from Italy; top-of-the-stove stainless steel cooking ware from Korea; Dynamic Random Access Memory Semiconductors from Korea; and uranium from the former Soviet Union.
  • Represented foreign producers/government entities in countervailing duty proceedings before the Commerce Department, International Trade Commission, and U.S. Court of International Trade in stainless steel sheet from Italy; stainless steel plate from Italy; grain-oriented electrical steel from Italy; and prior softwood lumber from Canada proceeding.
  • Represented U.S. downstream manufacturers in steel Section 201 and Section 332 proceedings before the International Trade Commission. 
  • Represented U.S. downstream manufacturers in steel Section 201 product exclusion proceedings before the Commerce Department.
  • Prepared comments on behalf of a coalition of industry representatives in connection with pending trade legislation and Commerce Department and International Trade Commission rulemaking proceedings.
  • Organized congressional hearings on trade-related matters and drafted legislation and met with Congress on behalf of a coalition of U.S. manufacturers.

Export Controls

  • Conducted export compliance company audits and export review of individual transactions; prepared export compliance manuals; prepared ITAR registrations, licenses, and technical assistance agreements; prepared ITAR General Correspondence and Commodity Jurisdiction requests; prepared ITAR and BIS voluntary disclosures; advised on OFAC restrictions; and drafted appropriate export control language for contracts.

Recognitions

  • 2022, International Trade, listed in The Legal 500 United States
  • 2022–2023, 2025, International Trade and Finance Law, listed in The Best Lawyers in America
  • 2012–2013, Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll 
  • 1989, U.S. Department of Commerce General Counsel’s Award

Affiliations

Memberships

  • Trade Policy Forum
  • Washington International Trade Association
  • Women in International Trade
Professional Activities

Lynn is active in various bar and legal associations, including serving as a Steering Committee member of the District of Columbia Bar, International Law Section (2012–2015), and as a member of the board of directors (1987–1993) of the Washington International Trade Association, of which she also served as vice president (1988–1989).

She previously served at the U.S. Department of Commerce in various roles, including as Senior Counsel for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings (1986–1991); Attorney Adviser for the Office of Policy, Import Administration (1986); and as Attorney Adviser for the Office of Chief Counsel for International Trade.

Credentials

Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • U.S. District Court - District of Columbia
  • United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • United States Court of International Trade

Education

  • Columbia University School of Law, JD
  • Grinnell College, BA