Hughes Hubbard counsel joins NAFTA Chapter 19 roster
US law firm Hughes Hubbard has announced that its international trade counsel Tim Hruby has been named to the US Roster for North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Chapter 19 disputes.
Hruby’s appointment runs from 1 April 2020 through 31 March 2021, and Hruby (pictured) joins Hughes Hubbard international trade counsel Lynn Kamarck on the NAFTA roster.
NAFTA’s Chapter 19 is a dispute resolution mechanism that allows independent panels from the US, Canada and Mexico to issue binding decisions for cross-border disputes over unfair trading practices such as anti-dumping or countervailing duty decisions.
Each panel consists of five individuals who are selected from the national roster of individuals that each NAFTA party has appointed. Through its trade minister, each government in the dispute appoints the panelists. There are currently 35 individuals on the US roster.
“I am excited to join the exceptional group of names on the roster representing our country,” Hruby said in a statement. “It is a privilege to join a group of such talented professionals.”
The firm’s trade remedies group has served as counsel in more than 100 antidumping, countervailing duty and safeguards proceedings, including many of the largest such disputes filed in the US. The team has defended governments, exporters, manufacturers and importers against antidumping and countervailing duty actions and advised industries (US and non-US) on how to prepare and bring such actions.
Hruby has more than 20 years of experience in international trade matters, with a focus on trade remedy proceedings. Prior to joining Hughes Hubbard, he was a senior policy analyst at the US Department of Commerce, where he regularly advised high-level officials on complex international trade issues. He holds a BA from the University of Arizona, Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center and a master’s degree in international affairs from Georgetown University.
