MINNEAPOLIS (April 6, 2010) - International law firm Dorsey & Whitney LLP announced today that William Perry has joined the Trial department in the firm’s Seattle office as a Partner. He has extensive experience representing foreign exporters, U.S. importers and U.S. end users in international trade cases, including antidumping, safeguards, Section 337, and intellectual property cases.
Previously, Mr. Perry was an Income Owner at the firm of Garvey Schubert & Barer in Seattle. He began his career as an attorney in the Office of General Counsel, US International Trade Commission and an Attorney/Senior Investigator for the Office of Chief Counsel and Office of Antidumping Investigations at the U.S. Department of Commerce before joining Skadden Arps Slate Meagher and Flom as an Associate. Mr. Perry received a B.A. Summa Cum Laude, from Ohio University and a J.D. from the Columbia University School of Law.
Dorsey’s Managing Partner Marianne D. Short said, “Bill has an extensive and successful record of handling antidumping, countervailing duty and other trade cases for Chinese and other foreign clients before the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) and the Department of Commerce. Dorsey’s clients will benefit greatly from his expertise.”
Dorsey’s Seattle office head Michael Droke noted, "Bill is a highly skilled lawyer whose experience and expertise will be of great benefit to our clients in Seattle and across the firm. His skills are a fine complement to our successful Trial group and we look forward to leveraging his international trade expertise to assist clients in the Pacific Northwest.
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