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Nick Paster is an associate in the Government Matters practice and a member of the firm's International Trade team. His practice focuses on trade remedies, trade policy and negotiations, and trade agreement enforcement. Nick represents clients in trade remedy proceedings before the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. International Trade Commission, the U.S. Court of International Trade, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and in World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement proceedings.
Prior to joining King & Spalding, Nick worked in the Office of the General Counsel in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). He was deeply involved in the Administration’s renegotiation of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and its subsequent implementation. During his time at USTR, he also represented the United States in USMCA and WTO dispute settlement proceedings. Nick also covered matters related to agricultural trade, technical barriers to trade, cross-border services, and trade in recyclable materials.
Before working at USTR, Nick worked at a private law firm based in Geneva, Switzerland focusing on WTO dispute settlement.
J.D., American University Washington College of Law
B.B.A., Villanova University
District of Columbia
U.S. Court of International Trade
English
Finnish
September 9, 2024
Nick Paster discusses the Commerce Department proposing to revise its countervailing duty regulations so it can pursue sector-wide agricultural subsidy programs
October 22, 2024
USTR Initiates New Process To Request Exclusions From The Section 301 China Tariffs For “Certain Machinery Used In Domestic Manufacturing”
May 14, 2024
USTR Releases the Results Of Its Four-Year Review Of China Section 301 Tariffs
August 23, 2023
OMB Finalizes Regulatory Guidance On “Buy America Preferences For Infrastructure Projects”
September 9, 2024
Nick Paster discusses the Commerce Department proposing to revise its countervailing duty regulations so it can pursue sector-wide agricultural subsidy programs
October 22, 2024
USTR Initiates New Process To Request Exclusions From The Section 301 China Tariffs For “Certain Machinery Used In Domestic Manufacturing”
May 14, 2024
USTR Releases the Results Of Its Four-Year Review Of China Section 301 Tariffs
August 23, 2023
OMB Finalizes Regulatory Guidance On “Buy America Preferences For Infrastructure Projects”
September 9, 2024
Nick Paster discusses the Commerce Department proposing to revise its countervailing duty regulations so it can pursue sector-wide agricultural subsidy programs
J.D., American University Washington College of Law
B.B.A., Villanova University
District of Columbia
U.S. Court of International Trade
English
Finnish