December 28, 2018 5:10 PM ET
Professional Services
Company Overview of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Executive Profile
Robert E. Lighthizer J.D. | |
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Background
Mr. Robert E. Lighthizer is a Partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, L.L.P. Mr. Lighthizer is the leader of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, L.L.P's International Trade Department. He divides his time between traditional trade litigation, policy advice and legislative initiatives. His clients include large U.S. corporations and coalitions. He represents American workers and businesses in the heavy manufacturing, agricultural, high-tech and financial services
... industries opened markets to U.S. exports and defended U.S. industries from unfair trade practices. He has been lead counsel in scores of antidumping and countervailing duty cases during the last several years and is currently active in numerous pending cases and administrative reviews. In recent years he has also focused on market-opening trade actions on behalf of U.S. companies seeking access to foreign markets. He was lead counsel for scores of trade enforcement cases and was a well-known advocate for the type of “America First” trade policies supported by President Trump. He is equally at ease devising strategies for and dealing with executive departments and Congressional committees. Mr. Lighthizer was a Deputy United States Trade Representative with the rank of Ambassador during the Reagan Administration. The USTR is the cabinet level agency that develops and coordinates trade policy on behalf of the United States Government and negotiates on trade matters for the President. Mr. Lighthizer had responsibility within the USTR for industry, agriculture, investment and trade policy matters. During his tenure, Mr. Lighthizer was involved in all the important trade issues. He served as Deputy USTR for President Ronald Reagan. He regularly attended and chaired subcabinet policy meetings and often attended cabinet meetings when the USTR was unavailable. In addition, Mr. Lighthizer negotiated some two dozen bilateral international agreements on subjects ranging from steel to grain. He frequently participated in General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (now the World Trade Organization) and Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development meetings. He also served as Vice Chairman of the Board of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. OPIC is the U.S. Government agency whose purpose is to promote economic growth in developing countries through U.S. investment. He has been Director at Export-Import Bank of the United States since June 29, 2017. Prior to his appointment as Deputy USTR, Mr. Lighthizer was chief of staff of the United States Senate Committee on Finance for Chairman Bob Dole. The committee has jurisdiction over international trade, taxation, Social Security and health and welfare programs. During Mr. Lighthizer’s tenure, Congress passed the basic economic legislation of the Reagan-Bush Administration, as well as the legislation implementing the Tokyo Round multilateral trade negotiations. Mr. Lighthizer remains active in national politics, most recently as Treasurer of the 1996 Republican Presidential Campaign. He speaks and writes often in the United States and abroad on trade and tax issues, politics and other developments in Washington. He serves on the boards of charitable and political groups. He is an experienced trade negotiator and litigator and Ambassador. He holds a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and B.A. from Georgetown University.
Corporate Headquarters
Four Times Square
New York, New York 10036
United States
Phone: 212 735 3000
Fax: 212 735 2000
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2017-Present Director 2017-Present Ex-Officio Director
Education
BA Georgetown University JD Georgetown University Law School
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