Jane Dempsey has extensive experience in international trade law. Before joining Polsinelli, she worked for ten years at the International Trade Commission in the Office of the General Counsel and, before then, eight years at the U.S. Department of Justice in the National Courts Section of the Commercial Litigation Branch. During her nearly two decades of government service, she provided legal advice on complex trade remedies issues and drafted injury opinions in numerous antidumping and countervailing duty investigations, safeguard investigations and five-year reviews spanning a wide range of industries. She also served as lead counsel for the International Trade Commission and the Department of Justice, successfully litigating trade cases before the U.S. Court of International Trade, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the World Trade Organization and the North American Free Trade Agreement (the predecessor to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement) binational panel.
With her deep understanding of the trade statute and administrative proceedings before the government agencies, Jane provides strategic counsel to clients in diverse industries to ensure they stay in compliance with U.S. laws and regulations while mitigating potential risks. She also handles trade disputes before the government agencies and related appeals to the U.S. courts.
