Emma Peterson is the Director of International Trade Analytics in the firm’s International Trade practice. She conducts economic analysis regarding issues in anti-dumping and countervailing duty proceedings, manages all aspects of preparing and filing questionnaire responses and briefs at the U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. International Trade Commission, and leads the group’s efforts in submitting requests for exclusion from the steel and aluminum tariffs imposed under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962.
Ms. Peterson focuses her practice on proceedings involving steel products from South Korea, but Ms. Peterson has a considerable breadth of experience across various products and countries, including softwood lumber from Canada, plastic products from France, as well as solar panels and agricultural products imported from around the globe. Ms. Peterson has testified as an economic expert before the U.S. International Trade Commission on dozens of occassions and frequently travels internationally to support clients in on-site verifications conducted by the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Peterson worked as an economic consultant, specializing in providing analysis for unfair trade proceedings conducted before the U.S. International Trade Commission. Ms. Peterson has experience developing and analyzing databases, conducting in-depth quantitative analyses, and preparing expert testimony and presentations. Ms. Peterson also has experience performing analysis on economic issues in intellectual property, antitrust, and other complex litigation.
Ms. Peterson earned a B.A. in Economics and Politics from Pomona College, and she graduated first in her class from the George Washington University School of Business with an M.B.A. and Certificate in Financial Management.