David Park is head of the firm's International Trade group and advises U.S. and international clients on a variety of international trade issues. He has extensive experience litigating trade remedies, including antidumping, countervailing duty and safeguard actions, before U.S. agencies, courts and the WTO, as well as counseling clients on U.S. customs, export controls and economic sanctions laws. He also counsels clients on trade policy matters, market access and WTO disputes. He represents clients before the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. International Trade Commission, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Court of International Trade and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He has achieved a number of significant victories on behalf of his clients in major trade remedies litigation cases.
David received his B.A. in international relations from Tufts University in 1993 and his J.D. from Boston University in 1996, where he was a member of the National Appellate Advocacy moot court team. While in law school, he clerked for the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office, Public Protection Bureau. David also received an LL.M. in international and comparative law from Georgetown University in 2001.
He has lived in Seoul, Korea; Lagos, Nigeria; Bogota, Colombia; Ottawa, Canada; and various parts of the United States. He is fluent in Korean.
Experience
- Large steel manufacturer in defending against allegations of dumping in three separate investigations of Korean line pipe.
- Large steel manufacturer in defending against allegations of dumping in separate investigations of Korean grain-oriented and non-oriented electrical steel products.
- Two steel manufacturers in defending against allegations of dumping in investigation of Korean oil country tubular goods.
- Manufacturer in defending against allegations of dumping in investigation of Korean large power transformers.
- Large paper manufacturer in defending against allegations of dumping in investigation of Korean lightweight thermal paper.
- Large paper manufacturer in defending against allegations of dumping and subsidization in investigation of Korean coated free sheet paper.
- Manufacturer in defending against allegations of dumping in investigation of Korean diamond sawblades.
- Manufacturer in antidumping administrative reviews and sunset review of Korean polyethylene terephthalate film.
- Large steel manufacturer in antidumping administrative reviews of Korean circular welded non-alloy steel pipe.
- Two large steel manufacturers in antidumping administrative reviews of Korean cold-rolled and corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat products.
- Large multinational manufacturer in defending against allegations of dumping and subsidization in investigations of Korean and Mexican refrigerators and washers.
- Manufacturer in defending against allegations of dumping in investigation of Taiwanese narrow woven ribbons.
- Manufacturer in defending against allegations of dumping in investigation of Korean expandable polystyrene resins.
- Manufacturer in antidumping administrative reviews of Korean polyester staple fiber.
Perspectives
Recognition
International Trade (2010, 2016-2022)
"J David Park has 'a fantastic Korean trade remedies practice' and represents Korean corporates as respondents in U.S. anti-dumping and countervailing duty cases."
"David Park's 'deep knowledge of antidumping law' is an asset for both domestic and international clients involved in trade-related litigation. He is widely recognized for his work with Korean companies and is singled out as having 'a lot of experience in dumping cases.'"
Credentials
Education
- LL.M., Georgetown University Law Center, 2001
- J.D., Boston University School of Law, 1996
- B.A., Tufts University, 1993
Admissions
- District of Columbia
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of International Trade
- Not licensed as a Foreign Legal Consultant in Korea