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Daniel Cannistra

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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

Client Alert | 3 min read | 07.17.25

(Not the Funniest) Weekend Update: Recap of Recent Developments in the EU-US Tariff Dispute

Since taking office earlier this year, the Trump administration has reignited tariff disputes between the European Union and the United States. The US has reimposed US Section 232 measures on steel and aluminum, extended the scope of these measures, and, on April 2nd, imposed IEEPA tariffs on EU products under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. These IEEPA tariffs were then reduced to 10% until July 9th....

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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

Before the European Commission

  • Sodium Metal from the United States of America
  • Seamless Pipes of Iron and Steel from China (2008-2009)
  • Monosodium Glutamate from China Citric Acid from China
  • Grain Oriented Electrical Steel from the United States

Brazil Antidumping Actions

  • Soda ash from the United States
  • Stainless steel sheet and strip from Germany and Italy

Philippines Antidumping Actions

  • Mosquito coils from Indonesia

India Antidumping Actions

  • Carbon steel sheet and strip from the European Union

Guatemala Antidumping Actions

  • Gray Portland cement from Mexico

Singapore Antidumping Actions

  • Carbon steel reinforcing bars from Malaysia and Turkey

Thailand Antidumping Actions

  • Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip from the European Union

Daniel's Insights

Client Alert | 3 min read | 07.17.25

(Not the Funniest) Weekend Update: Recap of Recent Developments in the EU-US Tariff Dispute

Since taking office earlier this year, the Trump administration has reignited tariff disputes between the European Union and the United States. The US has reimposed US Section 232 measures on steel and aluminum, extended the scope of these measures, and, on April 2nd, imposed IEEPA tariffs on EU products under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. These IEEPA tariffs were then reduced to 10% until July 9th....

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Insights

Client Alert | 3 min read | 07.17.25

(Not the Funniest) Weekend Update: Recap of Recent Developments in the EU-US Tariff Dispute

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

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Practices

Industries

Daniel's Insights

Client Alert | 3 min read | 07.17.25

(Not the Funniest) Weekend Update: Recap of Recent Developments in the EU-US Tariff Dispute

Since taking office earlier this year, the Trump administration has reignited tariff disputes between the European Union and the United States. The US has reimposed US Section 232 measures on steel and aluminum, extended the scope of these measures, and, on April 2nd, imposed IEEPA tariffs on EU products under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. These IEEPA tariffs were then reduced to 10% until July 9th....

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