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John R. Magnus (he/him/his)

President
TRADEWINS LLC

Mr. Magnus has been an active trade practitioner for 34 years, serving as external counsel to domestic and foreign firms and industry coalitions in sectors such as steel, energy, forest products, chemicals, microelectronics, aerospace, textiles/apparel, footwear, tobacco, livestock, exercise equipment, home appliances, insurance, beverage alcohol, telecommunications and cable television.

He advises and represents clients on multilateral negotiations and World Trade Organization (WTO) disputes; on regional and bilateral trade initiatives; on U.S. trade legislation and Congressional oversight activities; on market access initiatives; on foreign governments' trade regimes and industrial policy measures; and on customs and compliance issues.

Mr. Magnus has litigated numerous antidumping, countervailing duty and other import-related cases before the U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. International Trade Commission, as well as their reviewing courts. He has also handled Section 301 market access cases before the Office of U.S. Trade Representative and helped to defend U.S. measures, and prosecute U.S. complaints, in numerous GATT/WTO dispute settlement proceedings.

From 1990-2004, Mr. Magnus was associated with Dewey Ballantine LLP and a core member of its Washington, DC-based international trade practice group. He founded TradeWins LLC in February 2005.

As an Adjunct Professor at the Washington College of Law (American University), Mr. Magnus teaches a course entitled "Understanding the United States Trade Regime." He is an active volunteer and leader in various bar associations and trade-focused professional groups, and he speaks and publishes regularly on international economic issues.

Mr. Magnus is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the D.C. Circuit, and the U.S. Court of International Trade, as well as in the District of Columbia and the state of California.

He holds a JD from the University of Chicago Law School (1990) and an AB, International Relations from Stanford University (1986).

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