William J. Clinton concentrates in resolving cross-border trade and investment problems. His clients include multinational corporations, trade associations and sovereign governments facing issues raised by the complex rules that govern international commerce. Mr. Clinton has handled disputes in virtually every aspect of the import trade and investment laws of the United States and numerous other jurisdictions worldwide.

Mr. Clinton is a recognized authority on legal developments related to the World Trade Organization (WTO), the North American Free Trade Agreement and other multilateral trade arrangements.  He advises multinational businesses how to take advantage of market-access rights, in particular rights governed by WTO agreements, for cross-border investment, trade in goods and provision of services.  Mr. Clinton has served as a legal advisor on multilateral trade issues to several government trade ministries.  These issues have involved sovereign accessions to the WTO, negotiations of Rules and Market Access in the Doha Development Round, regional free trade agreements and WTO dispute resolution.

Mr. Clinton represents parties to import trade investigations under the antidumping, countervailing duty, safeguards and customs laws of many jurisdictions throughout the world. He also advises sovereign governments on multilateral negotiations and dispute settlement related to these laws.

Before entering private practice Mr. Clinton served as a law clerk to administrative law judges of the US International Trade Commission.  Mr. Clinton, who speaks and reads Chinese, taught writing in the English Departments of Tunghai University and Tamkang University in Taiwan.  He also edited an English-Chinese dictionary.

Bars and Courts
District of Columbia Bar
US Court of International Trade
US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Education
JD, Georgetown University Law Center, 1982
BS, Georgetown University, cum laude, 1976

Professional Associations and Memberships
Bar Association of the District of Columbia

Awards and Recognition
Chambers USA, Leading Individuals in International Trade
International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers
International Who’s Who of Trade and Customs Lawyers, Leading International Trade Law Attorney

Languages
English
Mandarin

Citizenship
United States