Ken Weigel, a partner in the firm’s International Trade & Regulatory Group, has over 30 years of experience in advising companies on all aspects of international trade regulatory issues. His substantive areas of practice encompass export controls and sanctions, customs, trade remedy proceedings (e.g., antidumping), trade policy and related areas. In these areas, he represents companies before the agencies and the courts in audits, civil and criminal investigations and disclosures; he also assists clients by providing advice on—and designing and implementing—import and export compliance programs.
Mr. Weigel has written and spoken extensively on international trade issues. He has been recognized in Chambers, Who’s Who in America, The Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers and An International Who’s Who of Trade Lawyers and Customs Lawyers. According to Chambers, “Kenneth Weigel attracts a deluge of recommendations for his skills in trade work. Peers point to his ‘highly sophisticated practice,’ while clients prize his ‘wealth of knowledge and experience in international trade and customs issues,’ describing him as ‘a walking encyclopedia.’”
He received his J.D. from George Washington University, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif, and his B.A. in economics from the University of Michigan.
- Representation of a U.S. exporter in an investigation and settlement with the Departments of Justice and Commerce.
- Representation of U.S. and European companies in investigations by the Office of Foreign Assets Control.
- Representation of companies in U.S. government-mandated audits of their export compliance programs.
- Representation of numerous U.S. importers in Focused Assessment and other audits and verifications by U.S. Customs & Border Protection.
- Representation of a major U.S. exporter in a disclosure to the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls arising from global information technology systems.
- Representation of companies in customs penalty and liquidated damages cases before U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the courts.
- Representation of foreign exporters and importers in antidumping proceedings before the U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. International Trade Commission.
- Representation of a U.S. lumber importer in an action before the CIT and CAFC in successfully arguing for a "treatment" in the classification of its merchandise.
- Representation of an industry group in assisting governmental authorities in a General Agreement on Tariff and Trade (GATT) dispute.
- Assisting a foreign government in a World Customs Organization classification proceeding.
- Representation in Commodity Jurisdiction proceedings before the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls.
- Representation of companies in U.S. district court judicial proceedings arising out of international trade issues.
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Twenty-one Alston & Bird practices have been listed in the 2013 Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. These include Antitrust; Banking & Finance; Bankruptcy/Restructuring; Capital Markets: REITs; Construction; Corporate/M&A; Energy; Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation; Environment; ERISA Litigation; Government: Government Relations; Health Care; Immigration; Intellectual Property; International Trade; Labor & Employment; Litigation: General Commercial, including White-Collar and Securities Litigation; Outsourcing; Privacy & Data Security; Real Estate; Tax.
May 24, 2013
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One hundred and forty-seven Alston & Bird attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2013 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. The publication is universally regarded as among the few definitive guides to legal excellence, and its rankings are based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 36,000 leading attorneys cast almost 4.4 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas.
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August 30, 2010
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- Member, Board of Governors, American Association of Exporters & Importers (2005-2013)
- Member, American Bar Association
- Chairman, Customs Law Committee, Section of International Law and Practice, American Bar Association (1988-August 1992); Executive Committee Member, Customs Law Committee (August 1992-1994)
- U.S. Court of International Trade
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Court
- U.S. Supreme Court