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Timothy Reif
General Counsel
Timothy Reif is the General Counsel for USTR. He is responsible for providing legal advice to the United States Trade Representative, Deputy U.S. Trade Representatives, and regional and other USTR offices on negotiations, agreements, trade legislation, certain trade remedies, administrative law, and government ethics.
Mr. Reif has more than twenty years of experience in international trade law, policy and negotiations.
Prior to joining USTR, Mr. Reif served as Chief International Trade Counsel for the Committee on Ways and Means in the U.S. House of Representatives. He previously served as Special International Trade Counsel at Dewey Ballantine LLP. Mr. Reif has also served as a visiting lecturer and adjunct professor at various universities.
He received his Juris Doctor from Columbia University School of Law and his Master of Public Affairs and Bachelor degrees from Princeton University.