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Valentin A. Povarchuk is an associate in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP based in the Washington, D.C. office. He is a member of the Firm's Global Trade & Cross Border Strategies Practice Group, where his practice includes a broad range of trade-related matters, including WTO litigation and domestic trade remedy actions; export control, customs, anti-boycott compliance and sanctions matters; bilateral and multilateral trade negotiations and preferential trade regimes; as well as certain other international law matters. In addition, Valentin has advised clients on issues of excise taxation and country of origin labeling of imported alcohol.
Valentin received a bachelor's degree from Cornell University with honors summa cum laude and with distinction in all subjects. He was a Government major, with concentrations in International Relations and French Studies.
During law school, Valentin served as Editor-In-Chief of the Pacific Rim Law & Policy journal, where he published a Comment on the Russian law on Special Economic Zones. In addition, in 2004, he was a Comparative Federalism program fellow in Brussels, Belgium, conducting a comparative study of American and European trade institutions, European tax and financial law, and the law of the World Trade Organization.
Valentin is a member of the American Bar Association's International Practice Section, where he serves as a secretary of the International Trade Committee. He is a co-author and editor of the 2007 year-in-review section on international trade to be published in the ABA journal, The International Lawyer.
His recent publications include:
Article: "WTO Accession Update: Where Do Russia and Ukraine Stand?" Newsletter of the ABA Russia/Eurasia Committee, May 2007.
Article: "The European Union's Negotiating Approach to the Doha Round," Newsletter of the ABA International Trade Committee, April 2007.
Article (with Robert B. Nicholas): "Regulating Bioengineered Animals: Are We Ready?" Food and Drug Law Institute's Update Magazine, January/February 2007.
Article: "Russia and the WTO: What Is Holding Up Accession," Newsletter of the ABA Russia/Eurasia Committee, October 2006.
Valentin is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and the state of Washington (inactive).
Education
University of Washington School of Law, J.D., 2005
Cornell University, B.A. (summa cum laude), 2000
Languages Spoken
English
French
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