Jon Fee focuses his practice on customs and international trade matters, with a particular emphasis on preferential trade programs, free trade agreements and U.S. trade legislation. He has extensive experience in trade issues affecting textiles, apparel, aircraft, heavy equipment and electronics.
Mr. Fee is a licensed customs broker and teaches preparation courses for the national customs broker exam. Mr. Fee has spoken frequently in the United States, Asia, Central America and Africa on U.S. trade policy and free trade agreements. He is active in community service and chairs the firm’s Washington, D.C. Pro Bono Committee.
Mr. Fee received his undergraduate degree in 1971 from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and his law degree from Emory University in 1974. He is a member of the American, Georgia and Washington, D.C. Bar Associations, and admitted to practice in the Court of International Trade, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Mr. Fee is listed in Chambers USA and The Best Lawyers in America.
- Successfully litigated against prior certification for duty-free imports under the Civil Aircraft Agreement and authored the U.S. tariff schedule note on imports of civil aircraft and parts.
- Obtained a short supply treatment of textile articles under NAFTA, CAFTA, and trade preference programs covering sub-Saharan African, Caribbean and Andean countries.
- Counsel to a variety of importers in audits, investigations, seizures, penalties, protests and rulings.
- Successfully represented U.S. clients in NAFTA origin verifications conducted by the Mexican government.
- Successfully represented a U.S. importer in the investigation of a radioactive contamination event.
- Authored key provisions of trade preference legislation.
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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
In the Press
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Jon Fee was quoted in an Inbound Logistics article regarding the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement—which, after six years of negotiation that involved the United States renegotiating finer points for congressional consent, was enforced.
December 20, 2012
In the Press
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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.
September 18, 2012
In the Press
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June 7, 2012
In the Press
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September 12, 2011
In the Press
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August 30, 2010
In the Press
- Chairman of the Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights Coalition
- Member of the Executive Committee and board member for Bread for the City
- Board member and former president of the Atlanta Legal Aid Society
- Board member of the Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia
- American Apparel Producers Network
- United States Association of Importers of Textiles and Apparel
- National Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Association
- American Apparel and Footwear Association, former chair of the Government Relations Committee