Stephen Kho

About Stephen Kho

Stephen Kho focuses on international trade policy and international dispute resolution…

Experience

1. Partner

   Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

   Jan 2007 — Present

   Examples of Mr. Kho’s representative matters include:(a) advising U.S. companies on foreign market access barrier issues, such as tariff misclassifications, technical standards, pricing and reimbursement restrictions, and licensing requirements(b) assisting U.S. companies in the enforcement of international investor-state arbitration awards and other investment rights pursuant to free trade agreements and bilateral investment treaties(c) advising and representing companies and sovereign entities with regard to:(1) FTA negotiations and tariff acceleration;(2) WTO accession processes;(3) WTO dispute settlement proceedings;(4) investment treaty negotiations;(5) international border disputes and civil nuclear agreement negotiations;(6) Generalized System of Preference (GSP) proceedings, Section 301 investigations, and Special 301 and Notorious Market List proceedings(d) creating and implementing strategies to enforce the intellectual property rights of U.S. companies in foreign jurisdictions(e) advocating before the U.S. Congress, the U.S. executive branch and foreign governments with respect to draft legislation and regulation in the areas of climate change, intellectual property rights, agriculture, cybersecurity and financial services(f) advising companies on U.S. government contract opportunities.

Education

• University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law

  J.D., International Law

  1992 — 1995

• Georgetown Law

  LL.M., International Trade Law

  1997 — 1998

• University of Virginia

  B.A., East Asian Studies

  1987 — 1991

Skills

• International Trade
• Insurance
• Intellectual Property
• Health Care and Life Sciences
• Food and Drug Law
• International Law
• International Trade Law
• Wto Dispute Resolution and Counseling
• Corporate Law
• Trade Associations
• International Trade Policy