Mr. Spak is the head of the International Trade Group at White & Case. During his nearly 30 years of international practice in the trade area, Mr. Spak has handled legal issues in virtually every aspect of the import trade laws. His practice emphasizes the United States and third country trade proceedings, customs issues, bilateral and multilateral trade negotiations, dispute resolution under NAFTA and the WTO and sector specific trade policy issues.

Mr. Spak has advised numerous companies and governments throughout Asia and Latin America regarding cross-border trade and investment issues. He has been involved in more than 100 original investigations and reviews under the US trade laws and the trade laws of third countries. His experience in customs law includes criminal and civil customs fraud investigations, valuation issues, classifications issues, customs audit, country-of-origin matters, marking requirements and general customs advice. He also advises sovereign clients regarding bilateral negotiations and in pursuing multilateral issues before the GATT and WTO. Mr. Spak was actively involved in the Subsidies Code negotiations under the Tokyo Round and Uruguay Round. In addition, he has been directly involved in the drafting of unfair trade laws for several countries in Asia and conducting training programs for the administration of those laws.

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

Education
Center for International Legal Studies, University of Salzburg, 1977–78 (Internship with the law firm of Heuking, Kuhn, Herold, Kunz & Partners in Dusseldorf)
JD, Georgetown University Law Center, 1977
BA, University of Notre Dame, 1973
BA, Sophia University, 1971

Awards and Recognition
Chambers Global, International Trade
Chambers USA, International Trade
International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers
International Who’s Who of Trade and Customs Lawyers, leading law experts in the world

Publications
Mr. Spak has lectured on a wide variety of trade law and trade policy issues and has co-authored several articles relating to customs issues.

Languages
English

Citizenship
United States