Michael Taylor
Michael Taylor leads the Customs practice for King & Spalding’s International Trade Team. He specializes in complex customs matters, international shipping matters, and trade remedy (anti-dumping and countervailing duty) litigation….
International Trade
Angela Ellard
Ms Angela Paolini ELLARD served as WTO Deputy Director-General from June 2021 to August 2025. She was responsible for dispute settlement/reform, trade remedies, market access/trade facilitation, and ongoing negotiations on fisheries…
Gilbert Kaplan
Gilbert Bruce Kaplan is an American attorney and former Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade in the United States Department of Commerce. Prior to his role at Commerce, Kaplan…
31st Parliamentary Intelligence-Security Forum – International Trade
Michael Taylor explained the rationale behind President Donald Trump’s trade policy, placing it in historical context. After World War II, the United States promoted open markets through institutions like GATT…
31st Parliamentary Intelligence-Security Forum – International Trade
Hon. Angela Ellard emphasized the critical role of the World Trade Organization in maintaining a stable, rules-based global trading system. Drawing on her experience both at the WTO in Geneva…
31st Parliamentary Intelligence-Security Forum – International Trade
Hon. Gilbert B. Kaplan explained how international trade policy affects U.S. manufacturing and national economic security. He observed that many American manufacturing communities have declined over recent decades, with industries…
