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George William Thompson (born 1956) is an American international trade attorney, an adjunct professor[1] at George Mason University Schar School of Policy and Government and a scholar on international trade.[2] He currently runs the Washington, D.C. based firm Thompson and Associates,[3] which specializes in international trade litigation.
Education and career
[edit]Thompson attended the State University of New York (Oneonta) and graduated in 1978. He then attended the Cornell Law School and received the degree of Juris Doctor in 1981.
In 1987, Thompson became an Attorney Advisor in the General Counsel's Office of the U.S. International Trade Commission and litigated numerous cases on the commission's behalf during his six-year tenure.[4][5][6][7] He was involved in litigating trade disputes: one with Canada over softwood lumber imports, one with Norway over the dumping of salmon in U.S. markets, and the investigations concerning Flat-Rolled Carbon Steel Products from numerous countries.[8][9]
He is admitted to the following bars: State of New York, District of Columbia, United States Court of International Trade and Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Author
[edit]Thompson has written and co-authored several publications regarding international trade issues.
- Transnational Contracts, Thomson-Reuters, 2011–2016. ISBN 9780379102000[10]
- Intellectual Property Rights and United States International Trade Laws (Co-Author), Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2003 ISBN 9780379214383
- Exporting: Regulations, Documentation, Procedures (Co-Author), Global Training Center, 2015 ISBN 1-891249-45-2
- Managing Forwarders, Brokers & Carriers in Your International Supply Chain (Co-Author), Global Training Center, 2015. ISBN 1-891249-44-4
- Customs Law and Administration (Contributing Author). Thomson Reuters, 2011–2015. ISBN 9780379208023
- Judicial Review of International Trade Commission Determinations from October 1990 to September 1992 (Co-Author), International business Journal, v. 25, n. 1, Fall, 1993.[11]
- Political and Policy Dimensions of Foreign Trade Zones (Co-Author), Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law. v. 18, 1987.[12]
References
[edit]- ↑ "George Mason University Schar School of Policy and Government". George Mason University website.
- ↑ "Faculty Scholarship". George Mason University Schar School of Policy and Government.
- ↑ "Thompson & Associates Website". Thompson & Associates.
- ↑ "The ALGOMA STEEL CORPORATION, LIMITED, Plaintiffs-Appellants, Christianson Pipe, Ltd., Ipsco, Inc. and Ipsco Steel, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. The UNITED STATES and U.S. International Trade Commission, Defendants-Appellees, Lone Star Steel Company, Maverick Tube Corporation, Sawhill Tube Division and Cyclops Corporation, Defendants". Google Scholar. United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.
- ↑ "Silicon Metal from Argentina, Brazil, and the People's Republic of China". Google Books. US International Trade Commission. 1990.
- ↑ "Crushes Limestone from Mexico". Google Books. US International Trade Commission. 1992.
- ↑ "Certain Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from Japan". Google Books. US International Trade Commission. 1988.
- ↑ "Certain Flat-Rolled Carbon Steel Products from Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom". Google Books. US International Trade Commission. 1992.
- ↑ Knapp, G., C. Roheim and J. Anderson. 2007. The Great Salmon Run: Competition Between Wild and Farmed Salmon. TRAFFIC North America. Washington D.C.: World Wildlife Fund, 239-245.
- ↑ Thompson, George W. (2011–2016). Transnational Contracts. Thomson-Reuters. ISBN 9780379102000.
- ↑ Thompson, George W.; Shapiro, Joel; Nalls, Charles H.; Zissis, Kristina (Fall 1993). "Judicial Review of International Trade Commission Determinations from October 1990 to September 1992". Law and Policy in International Business. 25 (1).
- ↑ Thompson, George W.; DeKieffer, D. (1985). "Political and Policy Dimensions of Foreign Trade Zones". Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law. 18.