We are pleased to announce that Thomas V. Vakerics has joined Barnes, Richardson & Colburn and will continue his practice in international trade remedies and regulatory matters, resident in the Washington DC office of the firm.  Mr. Vakerics brings more than 30 years of experience in the field, and has practiced trade law for the past seven years at the firm of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg.  Mr. Vakerics has been involved in U.S. trade remedy proceedings representing companies based in the United States, Japan, Korea, China, Norway and Sweden.  He also counsels clients on Free Trade Agreements and trade policy matters.  Mr. Vakerics is lead co-author of a major treatise on U.S. international trade law, Antidumping, Countervailing Duty and Other Trade Actions, published in both the United States and Japan.

In addition to his international trade remedies practice, Mr. Vakerics is an antitrust attorney, having served with the Bureau of Competition of the Federal Trade Commission. In the antitrust area, he is the author of the leading treatise entitled Antitrust Basics.

Barnes Richardson is a national law firm established in 1919, concentrating in the field of international trade and related disciplines.  The international trade law practice includes antidumping and countervailing duties, export regulation, trade policy and legislation, international negotiations, intellectual property protection, and food and drug regulatory compliance, agricultural trade restrictions, and counseling.  The customs law practice includes legal compliance reviews, investigations and audits, customs classification and valuation, drawback, NAFTA and other preferential duty programs, and country of origin determinations.   Both practices include litigation at the U.S. Court of International Trade, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, other courts, and federal agencies.  The firm has offices in Washington DC, New York, and Chicago, and affiliates throughout the United States, Asia, Europe, and South America.