John W. Clayton, Jr.
John Clayton began working in international trade more than twenty years ago at the U.S. Department of Commerce. He later joined an international trade consulting firm focusing on antidumping matters brought by the Department of Commerce, where he developed a deep knowledge of the non-market economy methodology used by the Department.
For more than two decades, Mr. Clayton has been preparing responses to antidumping questionnaires issued by the Department of Commerce for both market and non-market economy cases involving products from Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Italy, Turkey, Chile, Russia, Sweden, Mexico, Canada, Germany, People’s Republic of China and Vietnam. During this time, he has achieved the best record of any attorney or consultant in winning antidumping cases in the United States.
Mr. Clayton has represented foreign producers and exporters of agricultural, machined, chemical and steel products, and developed the winning strategy for, among others, apple juice concentrate, cut-to-length steel plate, creatine monohydrate, canned mushrooms, ball bearings, automotive replacement windshields, bicycles, lawn and garden fence posts, silicon carbide, sulfanilic acid, non egg dry pasta, stainless steel plate, fresh garlic, warm water shrimp, ironing boards and frozen fish fillets.
He is the leading authority in the United States on non-market economy trade disputes.
Mr. Clayton earned a B.S. from the University of Kentucky in 1977, his CPA in Ohio in 1984, and a J.D. from the British-American University in 2002.