Vivian Choi

Vivian (Sooan) Choi is special counsel in the Washington office who advises clients on international trade matters. Previously, Vivian has worked with the World Trade Organization and the Republic of Korea’s trade ministry in various roles.

Vivian also has experience representing companies in a broad range of corporate transactions.

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Trump Administration Imposes Secondary Tariffs on India

By Shara Aranoff, Marney Cheek, Alexander Chinoy, Peter Flanagan, Jay Smith, Arun Venkataraman, Stephen Rademaker, Vivian Choi & Kate McNulty on August 11, 2025

Posted in International Trade

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…

Status of Section 232 Actions by the Trump Administration

By Shara Aranoff, Jay Smith, Marney Cheek, Alexander Chinoy, Vivian Choi & Kate McNulty on July 30, 2025

Posted in International Trade

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”)…