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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.

 

 

To date the Trump Administration has issued multiple proclamations imposing varying rates of import duties on steel and aluminum and certain derivatives, including construction materials. These measures have added volatility and financial pressures to the construction sector both in the United States and abroad. Most recently, on June 3, 2025, President Donald Trump issued a

With so much fast-moving activity on the tariffs front, Crowell hosts Nicole Simonian and Dj Wolff continue their conversation with Crowell attorney Dan Cannistra in this episode discusses the newly announced Section 232 Investigation focusing on commercial aircraft and parts, including a summary review of 232 investigations, why this one came as a surprise, how

Crowell hosts Nicole Simonian and Dj Wolff continue their conversation with Dan Cannistra on the Trump Administration tariffs. This session focuses on recent modifications to the automotive/auto parts tariffs, including discussion about the impact of the recent Executive Order “Addressing Certain Tariffs on Imported Articles” and other related guidance. Global Trade Talks is a podcast

Crowell hosts Nicole Simonian and Dj Wolff speak with Daniel Cannistra as he helps our listeners understand the current tariff landscape and discusses some best practices for how to navigate. Global Trade Talks is a podcast that shares brief perspectives on key global issues on international trade, current events, business, law, and public policy as

In the last week, President Trump has threatened “secondary” tariffs in three distinct scenarios. While this is the first time that the Administration has used the term “secondary” tariffs, the terminology is likely intended to mirror that used in the sanctions context and, as with “secondary” sanctions, appears designed to be another mechanism by which

On March 6, 2025, following discussions with the heads of major U.S. automakers, the White House announced a one-month suspension of the IEEPA tariffs on Mexico and Canada for certain USMCA-originating automotive sector products. The White House subsequently expanded that temporary suspension to all products from Canada and Mexico that satisfy USMCA’s “origination” requirements. Products

On February 21, 2025, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced its proposed actions following the Section 301 investigation of China’s targeting of the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sectors for dominance.

The Section 301 investigation was initiated on April 17, 2024. Following the investigation, USTR determined that China’s targeting of the maritime

On February 10, 2025, President Trump signed a new Proclamation abolishing as of March 12, 2025 the quota system for the EU and imposing 25% tariffs on all steel products imported into the U.S.. This effectively puts the end to current agreement between the U.S. and the EU which kept the tariffs on steel and

On February 10, 2025, the White House released an executive order (“EO” or “Order”) titled “Adjusting Imports of Steel into the United States”  that reinstates a 25% tariff on imports of steel and steel derivative products into the United States.  The administration has also previewed a parallel executive order on aluminum and aluminum derivative product