Shoyer, Andrew W
Sidley Austin LLP – Partner
ashoyer@sidley.com | www.sidley.com
Winner – Trade & Customs, United States
Andrew W Shoyer is a partner in the Washington, DC office of Sidley Austin LLP and chairs the firm’s international trade and arbitration practice. Mr Shoyer focuses on the implementation and enforcement of international trade and investment agreements. Drawing on his experience at the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) and with the World Trade Organization (WTO), Mr Shoyer advises companies, trade associations and governments on the use of WTO, North American Free Trade Agreement and other treaty-based trade and investment rules to open markets and resolve disputes. He works extensively with manufacturers and service providers on WTO compliance in Asia and on protection of intellectual property in bilateral and regional free trade negotiations. He also assisted a global telecommunications services supplier in WTO dispute settlement proceedings to combat unfair conditions of competition in Mexico. Currently, he advises clients on the implications of treaty-based rules on the development and implementation of climate change regulation. Mr Shoyer spent seven years at USTR, serving most
recently as legal adviser in the US Mission to the WTO in Geneva. He was the principal negotiator for the United States of the rules implementing the WTO Dispute Settlement Understanding, and he has briefed and argued numerous WTO cases before dispute settlement panels and the WTO Appellate Body.
Mr Shoyer is a frequent author and lecturer, and serves as an adjunct faculty member in international trade policy at Georgetown University.
Sidley Austin LLP
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What clients said
“He has a keen sense of practicality and realism that informs his strategic counsel and eliminates unnecessary (and expensive) analyses and work.”
“He also has extraordinary anticipatory skills which he couples with his thorough knowledge and experience in international trade.”
“Andy has the ability not only to understand these technical issues as he begins his research, but also to respond in a manner that is useful to us and our clients.”
“Talk about value for money!”
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ILO Client Choice Guide 2010
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