James R. Cannon, Jr.

Jim Cannon focuses his practice on diverse international trade matters including antidumping and countervailing duty cases, market access proceedings, foreign acquisitions, foreign and domestic antitrust regulation and competition policy, and various customs matters.

Jim Cannon focuses his practice on diverse international trade matters including antidumping and countervailing duty cases, market access proceedings, foreign acquisitions, foreign and domestic antitrust regulation and competition policy, and various customs matters.

Mr. Cannon assists clients in opening foreign markets for their exports, obtaining tariff concessions, preserving the protection of U.S. tariffs, and obtaining harmonized rules of origin. He has appeared before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the Court of International Trade, the U.S. International Trade Commission, the Department of Commerce, the U.S. Trade Representative, the Customs Service and other government agencies. He has also appeared before various House committees and Congressional groups concerning international trade matters. In 1999, Mr. Cannon was the chairman of the Planning Committee for the Eleventh Judicial conference of the U.S. Court of International Trade.

With respect to North American trade, Mr. Cannon has handled numerous matters involving the U.S./Canada Free Trade Agreement and the North American Free Trade Agreement. He has helped businesses obtain favorable decisions regarding the origin of their goods and automotive content rules consistent with their investment and operating interests. He has represented various companies seeking to obtain accelerated tariff reductions, to maintain tariff protection, and to obtain relief from unfair trade practices within the context of NAFTA.

Prior to joining Williams Mullen, Mr. Cannon was an international trade attorney and partner with Stewart and Stewart in Washington, D.C. He is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and before the U.S. Court of International Trade, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. A frequent lecturer on international trade matters, Mr. Cannon is also the author of numerous publications including the book, “Resolving Disputes Under NAFTA Chapter 19,” (SHEPARD’S McGraw-Hill 1995). The Best Lawyers in America has recognized Mr. Cannon as a top attorney for International Trade & Finance Law, and Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers magazine has also named Mr. Cannon a top attorney for International Law. Martindale Hubbell has rated Mr. Cannon an AV attorney, its highest rating available.

Mr. Cannon received his law degree from American University’s Washington College of Law in 1982, and earned a degree in mathematics and economics from the University of Virginia in 1979.