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​NEIL ELLIS is one of the most highly-regarded and experienced international trade regulatory attorneys in America.
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Over 40 years of experience in the field of U.S. international trade regulation before the federal trade agencies, litigation in federal courts and the WTO, and advocacy before Congress and the Executive Branch. Learn More.
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Trade Law and the End of Chevron
July 2024
Last month in its Loper Bright decision, the Supreme Court overruled Chevron, disrupting the relationship between the Judiciary and Executive Branch agencies that stood for 40 years. The decision will compel the reconsideration of various aspects of American administrative law and will provide writing opportunities for a generation of bloggers. In the trade regulatory field, the reviewing courts for decades have routinely deferred to the agencies’ interpretations of ambiguous statutory language. Although that can be expected to change as the courts reassert their role to say “what the law is”, the very concept of “ambiguity” itself has multiple meanings, with differing legal significance . . . read more
