Yohai Baisburd is a counsel in the Firm's International Trade and Commercial Litigation Groups. His diverse practice includes representing foreign and domestic clients before federal and state courts, federal agencies and international tribunals in disputes under US and Mexican trade laws, and commercial litigation. He has represented foreign clients in various antidumping proceedings, including, Salmon from Chile, Softwood Lumber from Canada, Wire Rod from Mexico, and Rebar from Turkey. Mr. Baisburd has also represented US industries in trade remedy proceedings before Mexico's Secretaria de Economía.  He also provides counsel to US importers regarding US customs laws. In addition, Mr. Baisburd has counseled several foreign governments regarding negotiations and implementation of free trade agreements with the United States and other trade policy issues.

Prior to joining White & Case LLP, Mr. Baisburd spent three years as an associate at an international law firm in Washington, DC, and worked as a judicial extern for the Honorable Eldon E. Fallon, US District Court Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana (1999-2000).

Bars and Courts
Maryland State Bar, 2000
US Court of Appeals for the Maryland Court, 2000
US Court of International Trade, 2001
District of Columbia Bar, 2002
US District Court for the District of Columbia, 2002
US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 2002
Florida State Bar, 2005

Education
JD, Tulane University School of Law, 2000
BA, University of Maryland, 1997

Speaking Engagements
"WTO Developments: What Peru Needs To Know" to the American Chamber of Commerce, American Chamber of Commerce, Lima, Peru, June 17, 2011
Presenter on anti-dumping investigations and WTO developments at the International Seminar of Anti-Dumping Procedures workshop for Peru's antidumping authority (Indecopi) organized by USAID, June 16-17, 2011
"How to Effectively Use Regional and Multilateral Trade Agreements," 4th Annual Import & Customs Compliance Conference, Washington, DC, May 12, 2010
"Customs' Role in Trade Remedy Litigation:  Where the Rubber Meets the Road," 14th Judicial Conference of the US Court of International Trade, New York, NY, November 6, 2006
"The Removal of Quotas in the Textile & Apparel Industries and its Impact on Latin American Countries," presentation to INTRADE (the association of trade commissioners in Florida), April 14, 2005

Languages
English
Spanish

Citizenship
United States
Israel