Jake Frischknecht, Esq.

Jake serves as Chair of the firm’s International Trade Practice. He has advised clients on all aspects of international trade for over a decade, with a focus on representing clients in antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings.  Jake is a subject matter expert and zealous advocate in trade remedy proceedings before the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) and the Court of International Trade. Jake has significant experience representing differing parties in these proceedings, including U.S. producers, importers, and foreign producers. 

Jake also advises clients on customs compliance, investigations, audits including issues related to tariffs, the Enforce and Protect Act (EAPA), valuation, and country of origin. Additionally, Jake advises clients on export controls and economic sanctions, including compliance, licenses, and disclosures. 

Jake has represented clients in the steel, aluminum, forest products, renewable energy, aluminum, building materials, petrochemicals, advanced materials, consumer goods, life sciences, and technology industries 

International Trade 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duties

Customs

Antidumping & Countervailing Duty Proceedings

Law Clerk, U.S. International Trade Commission, Office of Commissioner David S. Johanson (2012)

Intern, Office of the United States Trade Representative, Office of China Affairs (2009) 

• Regularly represents clients before the USITC and the DOC in trade remedy investigations, administrative reviews, and other proceedings.  
• Represents clients before the Court of International Trade and U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA, formerly NAFTA) Binational Panels hearing appeals of trade remedy decisions from the DOC and USITC.
• Represents clients in customs investigations and compliance on matters related to valuation, calculation of antidumping and countervailing duties, country of origin, temporary import bonds, and product classifications under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
• Advises clients on compliance with various federal laws and regulations including the Export Administration Regulations, International Traffic in Arms Regulations, and economic and trade sanctions.

District of Columbia Bar

Virginia State Bar

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

U.S. Court of International Trade

J.D., with high honors, The George Washington University Law School, Order of the Coif

H.B.A., summa cum laude, University of Utah 

English, Mandarin (intermediate proficiency)