This week’s special edition focuses on the “Ending Illegal Discrimination And Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” Executive Order, a Presidential Memorandum entitled “America First Trade Policy,” and the latest on Department of Government Efficiency (“DOGE”), and is hosted by Peter Eyre, Rebecca Springer, and Alex Schaefer. Crowell & Moring’s “Fastest 5 Minutes” is a biweekly podcast that
Alexander H. Schaefer
Alexander H. Schaefer is a partner in the International Trade Group at the firm's Washington, D.C. office. Alex represents clients contending with U.S. import regulations, including the customs and trade remedies laws. He assists clients with a broad range of Customs issues, including tariff classification, import valuation, focused assessment audits, penalty proceedings, prior disclosures, reconciliation, special duty programs, and free trade agreements. In addition, Alex has represented both petitioners and respondents in a variety of trade remedy cases, including antidumping, countervailing duty, and Section 201 proceedings before the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. International Trade Commission, the U.S. Court of International Trade, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Alex is a member of the International Trade Group's duty recovery team, which helps companies identify opportunities to minimize import duty outlays and cut supply chain costs to increase profitability. Alex also works closely with the firm's Product Risk Management Group, which helps clients in a broad range of industries identify potential legal risks associated with new products and ventures as well as providing advice on risk management tactics and protocols.
Alex is a member of the bars of the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia.