Valentin A. Povarchuk is an associate in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP based in the Washington, D.C. office. He is a member of the Firm’s Global Trade & Cross Border Strategies Practice Group, where his practice includes a broad range of trade-related matters, including WTO litigation and domestic trade remedy actions; export control, customs, anti-boycott compliance and sanctions matters; bilateral and multilateral trade negotiations and preferential trade regimes; as well as certain other international law matters. In addition, Valentin has advised clients on issues of excise taxation and country of origin labeling of imported alcohol.
Valentin received a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University with honors summa cum laude and with distinction in all subjects. He was a Government major, with concentrations in International Relations and French Studies.
During law school, Valentin served as Editor-In-Chief of the Pacific Rim Law & Policy journal, where he published a Comment on the Russian law on Special Economic Zones. In addition, in 2004, he was a Comparative Federalism program fellow in Brussels, Belgium, conducting a comparative study of American and European trade institutions, European tax and financial law, and the law of the World Trade Organization.
Valentin is a member of the American Bar Association’s International Practice Section, where he serves as a secretary of the International Trade Committee. He is a co-author and editor of the 2007 year-in-review section on international trade to be published in the ABA journal, The International Lawyer.
His recent publications include:
- Article: “WTO Accession Update: Where Do Russia and Ukraine Stand?” Newsletter of the ABA Russia/Eurasia Committee, May 2007.
- Article: “The European Union’s Negotiating Approach to the Doha Round,” Newsletter of the ABA International Trade Committee, April 2007.
- Article (with Robert B. Nicholas): “Regulating Bioengineered Animals: Are We Ready?” Food and Drug Law Institute’s Update Magazine, January/February 2007.
- Article: “Russia and the WTO: What Is Holding Up Accession,” Newsletter of the ABA Russia/Eurasia Committee, October 2006.
Valentin is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and the state of Washington (inactive).
Education
- University of Washington School of Law, J.D., 2005
- Cornell University, B.A. (summa cum laude), 2000
Languages Spoken
- English
- French
- Russian
