Matthew P. McCullough

He is recognized for his knowledge of U.S. countervailing duty (CVD) law and the international rules governing domestic anti-subsidy measures. Highlights include high-stakes government representations in U.S. CVD cases involving Canadian aircraft, Canadian lumber, Argentinian biodiesel and Korean DRAMS. Recent private sector representations include carbon steel flanges from Spain, ripe olives from Spain, aluminum foil from Oman, lithographic printing plates from China, thermoformed molded fiber products, fresh mushrooms from Canada and various flat-rolled steel products from Korea.

• Defended FUJIFILM Corporation in concurrent U.S. trade cases initiated by Kodak involving AD and CVD claims on aluminum lithographic plate imports from Japan and China.
• Represented multiple Omani clients, including the Government of the Sultanate of Oman, OCTAL, and Oman Aluminum Rolling Company, in U.S. AD and CVD proceedings on aluminum. steel nails and PET products, securing favorable outcomes, including a rare negative subsidy finding, and successful appeals before the U.S. Court of International Trade.
• Represented Ulma Forja, a leading Spanish steel flange producer, in U.S. AD proceedings, securing consistently low duty rates and expanding Pillsbury’s trade practice presence in Spain.
• Counsel to Canadian federal and provincial governments in softwood lumber and other trade remedy disputes.
• Represented the entire Spanish table olive industry in U.S. AD and CVD actions involving imports of ripe olives from Spain, as well as advised on related WTO matters.
• Represents clients from across the globe in the manufacturing and agriculture sectors and is often consulted on matters involving the domestic and global steel industries, where he has written extensively about U.S. protectionism in that industry.
• State Representation
  • Represented the Governments of Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Korea, Japan, Oman and Vietnam in matters before U.S. agencies. Represented many of the same governments in dispute settlement before the WTO.
  • Represented the Government of Canada in U.S. CVD cases brought against Canadian corrosion resistant steel, aircraft, fabricated structural steel and wind towers; the Government of New Brunswick in a CVD case brought against Canadian softwood lumber; the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador in a CVD case brought against Canadian uncoated groundwood paper.
  • Won a ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, invalidating the use of the U.S. CVD law against China while China is treated as a non-market economy for AD law purposes.