Justin Becker

Justin advises clients in an array of anti-dumping and countervailing duty issues, including investigations and reviews before the Department of Commerce (DOC), the International Trade Commission (ITC), and Section 301 and Section 232 investigations before relevant US agencies and offices in the Executive branch. He has appeared before the US Court of International Trade, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and has argued before a Chapter 19 NAFTA panel. Justin is also on the 2024 USMCA Dispute Settlement Panels Roster (on behalf of the United States).

In addition to his work on trade remedies and unfair competition cases, Justin also counsels US and foreign clients on national security and international legal issues, including national security screening mechanisms such as the Committee on Foreign Investment (CFIUS) in the United States.

Justin previously worked for the DOC in the Office of the Chief Counsel for Trade Enforcement and Compliance, where he gained his initial experience working on matters before the U.S. Court of International Trade, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the World Trade Organization’s dispute settlement panels. While at the DOC, Justin participated in anti-dumping duty investigations, reviews, and overseas verification.

In addition to clerking for The Honorable Robert L. Hinkle of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, Justin externed for The Honorable Mary Ellen Coster Williams of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.

JUSTIN BECKER has experience in a variety of trade remedy matters, including major investigations and reviews before the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission, and Section 301 investigations before the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), and has appeared before the Court of International Trade and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Justin also advises clients in dispute resolution proceedings before the World Trade Organization and North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) panels.

In addition, Justin counsels U.S. and foreign clients on national security and international legal issues, including transactions reviewed by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).

Justin also maintains a robust pro bono practice, including asylum proceedings, LGBTQ+ advocacy and impact litigation (including drafting an amicus brief in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court Case, Bostock v. Clayton County), and serves as one of the associate deputy chairs of Sidley's Diversity Committee.

Served as judicial law clerk to the Honorable Judge Hinkle, researching and drafting opinions, orders, and bench memoranda.

Served as judicial law clerk to the Honorable Judge Williams, researching and drafting opinions, orders, and bench memoranda.