Daniel Cannistra

Overview

Dan Cannistra is a partner in the firm's Washington, D.C. office. His practice focuses on legislative, executive and regulatory representation of domestic and international clients on a broad spectrum of international trade matters. Dan has represented domestic and foreign companies in over 75 U.S. antidumping and countervailing duty cases before the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission under the Tariff Act of 1930. Many of these matters involved appeals to the U.S. Court of International Trade, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, binational panels under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and dispute settlement proceedings before the World Trade Organization (WTO). Dan has also represented clients in antidumping proceedings in the European Union, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, India, Thailand, Singapore, Guatemala and Taiwan.

Prior to joining Crowell & Moring, Dan was a director in a national accounting firm providing customs and international trade guidance to multinational clients related to the supply and distribution of goods and services across international borders. Areas of specialization included antidumping and countervailing duties and policy, trade remedies and litigation, free trade agreements and negotiations, classification and valuation, and international trade and development.

Dan's government appointments include service to U.S. Trade Representative on the roster of international trade practitioners to resolve antidumping disputes involving NAFTA members. For the European Commission, Dan provided advice and training on international trade and antidumping methodology and practice. In addition, Dan has served as an international trade consultant to the governments of Guatemala and Singapore, providing technical advice to these governments on the application of international trade regulations consistent with international law and World Trade Organization agreements and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, Agreement on Antidumping.

Career & Education

State University of New York at Oswego, B.A., Economics, 1987
State University of New York at Albany, M.A., International Economics, 1988
American University Washington College of Law, J.D., with honors, 1998
- State University of New York at Oswego, B.A., Economics, 1987
- State University of New York at Albany, M.A., International Economics, 1988
- American University Washington College of Law, J.D., with honors, 1998
District of Columbia
Maryland
U.S. Court of International Trade
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- District of Columbia
- Maryland
- U.S. Court of International Trade
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Daniel's Insights

Press Coverage | 06.24.25

The Intersection of Transportation, Trade, and Supply Chain Policies

Client Alert | 5 min read | 06.11.25
Steel Tariffs Doubled: How the Hike Could Reshape Construction Projects at Home and Abroad
Podcast | 05.14.25
Global Trade Talks: Newly Announced Section 232 Investigation into Commercial Aircraft and Parts
Podcast | 05.09.25
Global Trade Talks: Automotive Tariffs

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Representative Matters

Judicial

Represented Aisin Seiki before the Court of International Trade in an appellate review of a determination by the U.S. Department of Commerce (Aisin Seiki v. United States, CIT No. 07-00377).
Represented Valeo in successful litigation before the Court of International Trade resulting in a reversal of a determination by the U.S. Department of Commerce. (Valeo Inc. v. United States, CIT 12—00381).
Won motion for remand on behalf of Newell Rubbermaid at the Court of International Trade in a trade litigation matter concerning the importation of mop handles from China Rubbermaid Commercial Products v. United States (CIT No 11-000463).
Represented Meridian Products before the Court of International Trade in multiple matters concerns the application of antidumping duties to imports from China (Meridian Inc. v. United States, CIT 13-00018).
Represented General Motors, Caterpillar and Mazda Motors before the Court of International Trade in an appeal concerning the application of antidumping duties to bearings imported from Japan (General Motors Company v. United States, CIT No. 11-00198).
Represented Yamasaki Mazak before the Court of International Trade concerning the applicability of deemed liquidation statute to antidumping duties (Mazak Corp. v. United States, CIT No. 06-00393).
Represented JSC Acron at the Court of International Trade in a matter concerning the U.S. Department of Commerce’s changed circumstance regulations in the context of antidumping proceedings (Acron v. United States).

Administrative

Before the U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. International Trade Commission

Stainless Steel Plate from Italy
Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip from Japan, Germany, Italy and Mexico
Carbon Steel Plate from Germany
Grain-oriented steel from Italy
Stainless Steel Wire Rod from Germany
Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof from France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore and the United Kingdom
Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof from China and Korea
Sodium Metal from France
Sodium Nitrite from Germany and China
Wooden Bedroom Furniture from China
Cased Pencils from China
Replacement Glass Windshields from China
Magnesium from China and Russia
Sulfanilic Acid from China
Candles from China
Preserved Mushrooms from China
Tart Cherry Juice and Cherry Juice Concentrate Argentina and China
Softwood Lumber from Canada
Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube from Mexico and China
Wire Rod from Mexico
Citric Acid from China
Stainless Steel Plate from Sweden
Stainless Steel Bar from India
Honey from China
Pasta from Italy and Turkey
Salmon from Norway
Ammonium Nitrate from the Russian Federation