Michael House

Michael House counsels clients in all aspects of international trade, customs, and export control laws, including government investigations and high-stakes litigation before federal courts. He has decades of experience in trade remedy investigations under U.S. antidumping, countervailing duty, and safeguard laws, as well as export controls compliance and federal regulation of imports under U.S. customs laws. He also advises clients on U.S. international trade policy, including domestic tariff legislation, free trade agreements, trade negotiations, and investigations of market access and import competition. 

With broad knowledge of global trade issues, Michael partners with clients in a range of industries, including semiconductors, steel, consumer electronics, machinery, paper, chemicals, and textiles, involving countries such as China, Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Ecuador, Canada, Mexico, Spain, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, Russia, and the Philippines. He formerly served as managing partner of Ashurst Perkin Coie’s Beijing office. 

Michael regularly advocates for clients in matters before the U.S. Department of Commerce, Customs and Border Protection, the U.S. International Trade Commission, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, the U.S. Department of State, and other federal and local agencies. He has served as lead litigation counsel in landmark cases brought before the U.S. Court of International Trade, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States. He also represents clients in disputes before the World Trade Organization. Michael is regularly ranked as a leading professional in his field by Chambers USA.