New York Law School to Host Colloquy Commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the U.S. Court of International Trade

MEDIA ADVISORY:

DATE: Wednesday, February 22, 2006
EVENT: A Colloquy Commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the United States Court of International Trade
TIME: 4–6 p.m.
DESCRIPTION:      The United States Court of International Trade was established in 1980 to exercise jurisdiction over the administration and enforcement of American customs and trade laws. Legal practitioners have noted that, in recent years, the majority of trade cases heard by the Court of International Trade are remedy-related, rather than tariff-classification cases. As the Court celebrates its 25th anniversary, New York Law School’s Center for International Law has organized a colloquy to examine current issues and trends in the administration and enforcement of national and global trade laws. Seven judges on the Court, including speaker Judge Thomas J. Aquilino, Jr., have indicated that they will attend.
SPEAKERS:
  • Thomas J. Aquilino, Jr.
    Senior Judge, U.S. Court of International Trade
  • Andreas F. Lowenfeld
    Herbert and Rose Rubin Professor of International Law, New York University School of Law
  • Amelia Porges
    Counsel, Sidley Austin LLP (practice emphasizing WTO and United States trade law)
  • Barbara S. Williams
    Attorney-in-Charge, International Trade Field Office, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice
PRESENTED BY: New York Law School’s Center for International Law
LOCATION:

Wellington Conference Center
New York Law School
47 Worth Street
New York, N.Y. 10013 
(between Church Street and West Broadway)
DIRECTIONS: Via Subway: 1 to Franklin Street; 2, 3, A, C to Chambers Street
CONTACT: Edith Sachs, Office of Public Affairs, New York Law School, 212.431.2187 or esachs@nyls.edu

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