Michael Coursey is a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. He focuses his practice on international trade and customs matters.
For 25 years, Mr. Coursey has specialized in international trade litigation involving a wide range of manufactured and farm-raised products (e.g., farmed Atlantic salmon; honey; fresh garlic; canned mushrooms; frozen shrimp; and fertilizers) that are imported from, or exported to, countries such as China, Chile, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Norway and Russia.
Mr. Coursey routinely appears before the major federal "trade" agencies, including the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Commerce Department, International Trade Commission, and Customs and Border Protection, and in appeals of their decisions to the Court of International Trade, and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Mr. Coursey also counsels and represents clients regarding the development of international trade policy by Congress and the Executive Branch agencies.
Mr. Coursey previously served as a deputy assistant secretary at the U.S. Commerce Department in the second term of the Reagan Administration. In this capacity, he headed the office responsible for conducting antidumping and countervailing duty investigations. In 1987, Mr. Coursey and his staff received Commerce’s highest service award, the Gold Medal, for their participation in the countervailing duty investigation of softwood lumber products from Canada. Mr. Coursey served as a law clerk for the late Andrew A. Caffrey, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.Representative Experience
Handled U.S. antidumping and countervailing duty investigations of fresh Atlantic salmon from Norway and Chile.Handled U.S. antidumping investigation of fresh garlic from China.
Handled U.S. antidumping and countervailing duty investigations of honey from Argentina and China.
Handled U.S. antidumping investigations of certain preserved mushrooms from Chile, China, India and Indonesia.
Handled U.S. antidumping investigation of ammonium nitrate from the Russian Federation.
Handled Mexican antidumping investigation of live swine for slaughter from the United States.
Handled Mexican antidumping investigation of bovine meat from the United States.
Honors & Awards
Ranked as a leading practitioner in the International Trade area by Chambers USA, 2008-2011.
Selected as one of The Best Lawyers in America in the International Trade and Finance Law area, 2008-2012.
Recommended in US Legal 500 for his work in the International Trade area, 2009 and 2010.
Recognized as a leading international trade lawyer in Legal Media Group's Expert Guide to the World's Leading Lawyers.
