PLG is pleased to welcome Michelle Li as a partner in the firm’s International Trade and Consumer Product Safety practices in Washington, D.C. Michelle advises U.S. and international companies on complex trade remedy, customs, importation, and trade enforcement matters, helping clients navigate the regulatory requirements and business challenges associated with bringing products into and competing in the U.S. market.
Michelle has significant experience representing domestic and foreign producers, importers, and other businesses in antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings. She has represented producers across a range of industries before the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. International Trade Commission, U.S. Court of International Trade, and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Her practice also encompasses Section 301 tariff matters, Section 337 investigations, tariff classification issues, and trade enforcement and anti-evasion proceedings before U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
“Michelle is an outstanding addition to our growing International Trade team,” said Marlene Laro, Partner and Chief Operating Officer of Potomac Law Group. “Her deep experience in trade remedies, customs and import matters adds important depth to our existing capabilities and strengthens our ability to help clients navigate an increasingly complex global trade environment. We are thrilled to welcome her to PLG.”
Michelle also counsels companies on customs and importation matters involving products regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. She assists clients with import entry and clearance, product seizures and enforcement issues, and regulatory compliance involving food, drug, medical, tobacco, and consumer products.
In addition, Michelle has extensive experience advising companies in the electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) and e-liquid industries. She counsels manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and retailers on regulatory compliance, premarket tobacco applications, marketing and distribution requirements, and advertising matters. Michelle also advises clients on FTC enforcement and “Made in USA” compliance, as well as related trade and import matters.
Prior to joining PLG, Michelle was a partner at Thompson Hine. Earlier in her career, Michelle served as a judicial intern to the Honorable Robert L. Wilkins of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and as a judicial intern to the Clerk of the Court of the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas. She earned her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center, LL.M. degrees from Southwest University of Political Science and Law in China and the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and her LL.B. from Southwest University of Political Science and Law. Michelle is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and Cantonese.
