Mike Snarr serves as BakerHostetler’s International Trade team co-leader, representing clients in international trade and investment disputes and counseling them on compliance with trade laws and international agreements. He represents clients in antidumping and countervailing duty litigation, arbitration under free trade agreements and investment treaties, and disputes with U.S. Customs and Border Protection over the classification, valuation and origin of imported goods. Mike advises government contractors on compliance with the Buy American Act, Trade Agreements Act and other procurement laws with country of origin preferences.
Mike has been recognized by Chambers USA, Legal 500 and Expert Guides’ "Best of the Best USA" for his work in international trade litigation. He and his colleagues in the firm’s International Trade team also were awarded International Trade Practice Group of the Year for 2018 by Law360. Mike has successfully represented clients in trade disputes before the World Trade Organization, NAFTA arbitration panels, U.S. federal courts and agencies and foreign trade authorities. He is a frequent speaker on “Buy American” trade preferences in government contracts, as well as other customs and trade issues.
Education J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 2000 M.S.F.S., Georgetown University, 2000 B.A., University of Utah, 1996
Bar Admissions New York, 2001 District of Columbia, 2001
Court Admissions U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, 2003 U.S. Court of International Trade, 2003 U.S. Supreme Court, 2010 U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, 2005 U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 2008 U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, 2003
Memberships American Bar Association: International Section Bar Association of the District of Columbia: International Section