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Alexander Chinoy

Alex Chinoy assists clients with the resolution of inbound U.S. trade disputes, appearing before a range of U.S. courts and agencies. He is an accomplished trade litigator who has represented clients at both the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) and the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) in antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations. He has also been involved in more than 30 Section 337 unfair import investigations before the ITC. He has appeared in a range of other trade enforcement and regulatory matters, including litigation at the Court of International Trade (CIT) and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC), involving actions against U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the DOC, and the ITC. 

Outside the courtroom, Alex assists clients with a range of CBP compliance and enforcement matters, including inter partes IP enforcement proceedings, 19 CFR 177 ruling requests, investigative inquiries including RASAs and audits, prior disclosures, penalty notice responses, development of corrective action plans, and tariff evaluation and mitigation counseling.

In addition to his litigation and customs work, Alex has been repeatedly recognized by Chambers for his work at the ITC, with sources noting he is “impressive beyond his years of practice.” Alex is a past President of the ITC Trial Lawyers Association, the leading bar association for Section 337 practitioners. He has hands-on experience with every phase of Section 337 investigations. He has participated in a dozen hearings at the ITC ranging from trials on violation to enforcement hearings and temporary relief proceedings. His experience spans every phase of 337 litigation, from pre-complaint counseling through appeal of final ITC determinations to the CAFC, with a particular focus on disputes and counseling involving CBP enforcement of ITC exclusion orders.

Executive Summary

On August 22, 2026, U.S. tariffs of 50 percent imposed under Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1338) took effect against a range of imports from Canada, including chemicals, prepared food and beverages, plastics, metal items, machinery, cosmetics, wood and paper products, industrial…

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Executive Summary

Last week, the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (“FLETF”) added 43 entities to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (“UFLPA”) Entity List and made technical name updates to two existing entities.[1] This is the first update to the Entity List since President Trump took office and is the…

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On June 3, 2026, the President issued an Executive Order (“EO”) entitled “Strengthening Customs Enforcement,” which is likely to have far-reaching consequences for companies that act as importers in the United States.  The EO is expected to have a disproportionate impact on importers that are based outside the United States…

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Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (“Section 232”) authorizes the President to “adjust” imports—including through application of tariffs, quotas, tariff rate quotas, and license fees—where the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) determines imports threaten to impair U.S. national security. Since February 2025, President Trump has invoked Section 232…

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On February 20, the U.S. Supreme Court released its decision in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, the case challenging the legality of the Trump Administration’s tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”). By a 6-3 majority, the Court held that IEEPA does not authorize the President…

Continue Reading IEEPA Tariffs Terminated, Replacement Section 122 Tariffs Take Effect

January brought several significant, long-awaited developments in the U.S. semiconductor policy space, marking an inflection point in how the Administration is deploying trade tools to advance national security and industrial policy objectives.

On January 14, 2026, the White House issued Presidential Proclamation 11002 (the “Proclamation”) and an accompanying Fact Sheet adopting …

Continue Reading A Month in Semiconductor Policy: Section 232 Measures, BIS Rule, and Taiwan Deal Signal Strategic Push

On August 29, 2025 the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced the launch of a cross-agency Trade Fraud Task Force (“TFTF”), a partnership between DOJ’s Civil and Criminal Divisions, as well as the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”). On the same day, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit…

Continue Reading Creation of the Cross-Agency Trade Fraud Task Force and the Future of Tariffs Enforcement

On August 6, President Trump issued an Executive Order (“EO”) (“Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of the Russian Federation”) invoking his authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”) to impose a tariff of 25% on most products imported from India, effective August 27, in…

Continue Reading Trump Administration Imposes Secondary Tariffs on India

Since taking office in January, President Trump has taken a number of actions under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (“Section 232”), a statute that authorizes the President to “adjust” imports—including through application of tariffs, quotas, tariff rate quotas, and license fees—where the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”)…

Continue Reading Status of Section 232 Actions by the Trump Administration

On February 1, President Trump issued three executive orders (“EOs”) imposing broad tariffs on U.S. imports from Canada, Mexico, and China, initially to be effective on February 4. Invoking Presidential authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”), the EOs expand the national emergency declared by…

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