- 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.
Retired Partner,
- Phone: +1 202 239 3387
- Email: jon.fee@alston.com
Clients seek Jon's counsel with their customs and trade regulation problems. A licensed customs broker, he is seasoned in handling issues affecting the textiles, apparel, aircraft, heavy equipment and electronics industries. He also teaches courses for the national customs broker exam and speaks on trade policy and free trade agreements worldwide.
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.
Jon is a licensed customs broker and teaches preparation courses for the national customs broker exam. He 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.
Jon 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. Jon is listed in Chambers USA and The Best Lawyers in America©.
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Night Note May 24, 2017Alston & Bird Night Note: The 1st 100 Days: USTR Seeks Comments and Holds Hearing on NAFTA RenegotiationThis issue: The U.S. Trade Representative seeks comments and holds a hearing on NAFTA renegotiation. USTR Lighthizer has spelled out his goal for a new, modern NAFTA agreement. And his office has opened a small window for comments.Night Note May 24, 2017Alston & Bird Night Note: The 1st 100 Days: USTR Seeks Comments and Holds Hearing on NAFTA RenegotiationThis issue: The U.S. Trade Representative seeks comments and holds a hearing on NAFTA renegotiation. USTR Lighthizer has spelled out his goal for a new, modern NAFTA agreement. And his office has opened a small window for comments.
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Night Note May 5, 2017Alston & Bird Night Note: The 1st 100 Days: How Were the First 100 Days for Trade?This week: How were the first 100 days for trade? As the President’s first 100 days come to an end, we take a look back at what his Administration has accomplished, what it hasn’t, and what’s to come.Night Note May 5, 2017Alston & Bird Night Note: The 1st 100 Days: How Were the First 100 Days for Trade?This week: How were the first 100 days for trade? As the President’s first 100 days come to an end, we take a look back at what his Administration has accomplished, what it hasn’t, and what’s to come.
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Night Note April 18, 2017Alston & Bird Night Note: The 1st 100 Days: Commerce’s Unprecedented ActionThis week: Commerce’s unprecedented action. The Trump Administration wielded Section 504 of the TPEA to reject a Korean steel company’s claims of actual costs. It was, surprisingly, the Department of Commerce that took the aggressive action, but it isn’t clear if this is an isolated incident or a harbinger of things to come.Night Note April 18, 2017Alston & Bird Night Note: The 1st 100 Days: Commerce’s Unprecedented ActionThis week: Commerce’s unprecedented action. The Trump Administration wielded Section 504 of the TPEA to reject a Korean steel company’s claims of actual costs. It was, surprisingly, the Department of Commerce that took the aggressive action, but it isn’t clear if this is an isolated incident or a harbinger of things to come.
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Night Note April 11, 2017Alston & Bird Night Note: The 1st 100 Days: Trump-Xi MeetingThis week: The Trump-Xi meeting and the 100-day plan that should facilitate future economic discussions between the United States and China.Night Note April 11, 2017Alston & Bird Night Note: The 1st 100 Days: Trump-Xi MeetingThis week: The Trump-Xi meeting and the 100-day plan that should facilitate future economic discussions between the United States and China.
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Night Note April 5, 2017Alston & Bird Night Note: The 1st 100 Days: Trump Executive OrdersThis week: Trump’s Executive Orders. The President issued two new Executive Orders relating to international trade. One could be a catalyst for bilateral negotiations. The other seeks to enhance duty collections. Both lay the groundwork for the Administration to fulfill campaign promises.Night Note April 5, 2017Alston & Bird Night Note: The 1st 100 Days: Trump Executive OrdersThis week: Trump’s Executive Orders. The President issued two new Executive Orders relating to international trade. One could be a catalyst for bilateral negotiations. The other seeks to enhance duty collections. Both lay the groundwork for the Administration to fulfill campaign promises.
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Night Note March 28, 2017Alston & Bird Night Note: The 1st 100 Days: The Key Elements of a Trade Agreement?This week: Competing approaches to trade negotiations. The White House revealed a 24-point checklist for what it would consider a model trade agreement. House Democrats quickly countered with their own proposal for improving trade enforcement. Congressional Republicans have pushed back on both, but there is some bipartisan support where the plans dovetail.
Night Note March 28, 2017Alston & Bird Night Note: The 1st 100 Days: The Key Elements of a Trade Agreement?This week: Competing approaches to trade negotiations. The White House revealed a 24-point checklist for what it would consider a model trade agreement. House Democrats quickly countered with their own proposal for improving trade enforcement. Congressional Republicans have pushed back on both, but there is some bipartisan support where the plans dovetail.
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Night Note March 21, 2017Alston & Bird Night Note: The 1st 100 Days: 50 days in: The Global Backlash Against Trump TradeThis week: The global backlash against Trump trade. As the Administration continues its calls for renegotiating all existing free trade agreements, America’s trade partners begin to talk among themselves—without the U.S. How will the U.S. economy react when American exporters find themselves at a competitive disadvantage across the globe?Night Note March 21, 2017Alston & Bird Night Note: The 1st 100 Days: 50 days in: The Global Backlash Against Trump TradeThis week: The global backlash against Trump trade. As the Administration continues its calls for renegotiating all existing free trade agreements, America’s trade partners begin to talk among themselves—without the U.S. How will the U.S. economy react when American exporters find themselves at a competitive disadvantage across the globe?
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Georgia
Education
- Emory University (J.D., 1974)
- University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1971)
Memberships
- 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