Christopher F. Corr concentrates on international trade, competition, IP and other regulatory matters, including:

• Section 337 investigations and antidumping and countervailing duty actions before the US International Trade Commission (ITC) and the US Department of Commerce as well as related appellate litigation before US Federal Courts.
• International competition and antitrust matters, including US criminal and civil actions, and merger review and compliance matters under China's Antimonopoly Law (AML).
• OECD Anti-bribery Convention and the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) compliance.
• Export control and sanctions rules of the US Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), including compliance, licensing and enforcement.
• World Trade Organization (WTO) and NAFTA rules governing goods, services, investment and intellectual property (IP), as well as related dispute resolution panel proceedings.
• National security controls on investment in US entities administered by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and the Department of Defense.
• Customs matters, including enforcement, compliance, classification, valuation, country of origin marking and GSP and other duty preference programs.
• Other regulatory matters including, food, medicine and product safety.

Chris works closely with sovereign and private sector clients in Asia, Latin America, Europe and Canada on international trade, competition and IP matters, and also counsels US companies engaged in international commerce. He has served as counsel in numerous high profile cases concerning semiconductors, computers and other electronics, steel products, lumber, seafood, agricultural products, chemicals, petroleum, pharmaceuticals and technology transfer as well as in the negotiation of government-to-government agreements. Chris was lead counsel in one of the first NAFTA panel dispute resolution cases.

He also has worked for the Office of Unfair Import Investigations of the ITC, the International Division of the US Chamber of Commerce and the Humane Society Office of General Counsel.

Chris is recognized by international legal publications as a leading international trade practitioner. Cited by Asia Pacific Legal 500 as a "renowned" trade litigation practitioner, clients have described him as "knowledgeable and experienced" and "a dedicated, proactive advisor". He has also been recommended by Chambers Global, Chambers USA, Chambers Asia, International Who's Who of Trade & Customs Lawyers, Guide to the World's Leading International Trade Lawyers and is the sole winner in China of the International Law Office Client Choice Award since 2010 for the Trade & Customs category.

Bars and Courts
Pennsylvania State Bar, 1986
District of Columbia Bar, 1988
US Court of International Trade
US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and District of Columbia Circuit

Education
JD, with high honors, George Washington University Law School, Articles Editor, George Washington International Law Review, Order of the Coif, 1986
BA, with highest distinction, Pennsylvania State University, Phi Beta Kappa, 1983

Awards and Recognition
International Who's Who of International Business Lawyers (2011)
Chambers Asia (2010 to 2011)
ILO Client Choice Awards, Trade & Customs (2010 to 2011)
International Who's Who of Trade & Customs Lawyers (2009 to 2010)
Euromoney's Guide to the World's Leading International Trade Lawyers (2008 to 2010)
Chambers Global, International Trade (2009 to 2011)
Chambers USA, International Trade (2006)
Burton Award for Legal Achievement (2004)

Publications
"The Struggles of Shipping Dual-Use Goods to China," China Business Review, January-February 2010
"Chapter 9: China," The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Merger Control 2010
"The Federal Circuit Limits the Jurisdiction of the ITC," 54 Int'l Assoc for the Protection of Intell Prop of Japan 20, July 30, 2009
"What Compliance Counsels Need to Know about the Recently Published Implementing Rules and the Coke Decision under China's Anti-Monopoly Law," Bloomberg Law Reports, May 2009
"The Problem With New CFIUS Rules," Law 360, February 26, 2009
"How to Avoid Three Problems with ITC Section 337 Remedies," Competition Law 360, January 29, 2009
"Chapter 9: China," The International Comparative Legal Guide: Competition Litigation 2009
"Chapter 13: China," The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Merger Control, 2009
"Executive Order Codifies Current Practice For CFIUS," Financial Services Law 360, January 31, 2008
"When M&A and National Security Don't Mix," Financial Week, September 24, 2007
"Pressures to Stiffen Exon-Florio," Mergers & Acquisitions Journal, January 2006
"Attempt to Restrict Foreign Acquisitions Could Impede Investments," BNA Tax Planning International Review, November 2005
"Courts Combat Counterfeiting," Financial Times, June 7, 2005
"Self-defeating," The Daily Deal, December 5, 2003
"The Wall Still Stands! Complying With Export Controls In the Post-Cold War, Post 9/11 Era," 25 Houston Journal of International Law, 441, 2003
"Six Attainable Objectives For Developing Countries at the Doha Ministerial Conference," The World Trade Brief, 2001
"Doha Should Address Developing Countries' Agenda," Journal of Commerce, November 6, 2001
"Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don't? The OECD Convention and The Globalization of Anti-Bribery Measures," 32 Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, 1249, 1999
"Convergence and Opportunity: The WTO Government Procurement Agreement and US Procurement Reform," 18 New York Law School Journal of International and Comparative Law, 303, 1999
"Trade Protection in the New Millennium: The Ascendancy of Antidumping Measures," 18 Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business, 49, 1997
"Antidumping Considerations for US Exporters," 1995 Official Export Guide, B-69
"Antidumping Considerations for US Importers," 1995 US Custom House Guide, B-48
"A Survey of US Controls on Foreign Investment and Operations: How Much is Enough?" 9 American University Journal of International Law and Policy, 417, 1994
"Creation of an Antidumping Compliance Program," 3 International Legal Strategy, 36, 1994
"The Congressional Subpoena: Power, Limitations and Witness Protection," 6 Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law, 37, 1992
"Government Procurement, A US Perspective," Free Trade Rep. (CCH International) Ch. 24, 1989
"The NME Import Regulation Dilemma: Two Proposals for a New Regulatory Approach," 12 North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation, 59, 1987

Speaking Engagements
"Recent Developments in Section 337 Litigation," 2010 Symposium on International Intellectual Property Strategies for Taiwanese High-Tech Companies, 03 June 2010 - Hsinchu, Taiwan; 04 June 2010 - Taipei, Taiwan

Languages
English

Citizenship
United States
Ireland