Donald R. Dinan focuses his practice on international business and trade. He works extensively in international trade law, including Trade Dispute Resolution before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), particularly in protection of intellectual property rights, the Department of Commerce (antidumping and countervailing duty cases), unfair trade actions, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) and in federal courts including the Court of International Trade. He also works on import and export licensing matters, customs enforcement, and international business transactions. In addition, he focuses on federal court litigation, transnational litigation and international arbitration. He represents numerous clients in the District of Columbia, including local government entities, in civil and commercial litigation in the courts of the District of Columbia.He is the former Director of the Unfair Import Investigations Division of the ITC, which administers the enforcement of Section 337. Prior to becoming Director, Mr. Dinan was the Deputy Director, Chief of the Patent Branch and he also served a number of years as a Commission Investigative Attorney in the Section 337 Division. Mr. Dinan earned his B.A. at University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Finance before earning his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. His Bar admissions include: New York, Massachusetts, and District of Columbia.
