Legislative Insights | Post-Election Business Impacts

Carolyn B. Gleason is the head of the firm’s Trade, Agriculture, and EU Regulatory Practice Group.

Carolyn has extensive experience in all areas of trade relief, including US antidumping, countervailing duty and safeguards actions; actions under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974; and World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement actions. On behalf of a wide range of industries, companies, and sovereign governments, she has achieved numerous successful litigation outcomes and rulings on important trade issues of first impression.

In addition to her trade cases, for over four decades, Carolyn has counseled and advocated for industries on global and US trade policy matters, including on a full range of issues and concerns involving tariffs, market access, and trade negotiations, among others. She also counsels clients on a wide range of customs, trade compliance, and trade sanctions matters. She has extensive experience on sanitary and phytosanitary concerns and export assistance programs.

To support her trade remedy and trade policy advocacy, Carolyn regularly represents clients before US agencies involved in US trade policy and enforcement, including the White House, the Office of the United States Trade Representative, the Department of Commerce, the US Department of Agriculture, the US State Department, and others. She has substantial experience as a testifying panelist before Executive and Legislative bodies and the International Trade Commission on trade remedy, policy, and legislative matters.

Carolyn has received, by invitation, a degree from the Japanese Business Study Program from the Institute of International Studies and Training in Japan

Eric Zimmerman is a recognized Medicare law and policy authority and registered lobbyist who represents clients before Congress and administrative agencies, and helps clients navigate federal legislative and regulatory processes related to Medicare coverage, coding, reimbursement and compliance. He primarily counsels and represents hospitals and health systems, ambulatory surgery centers, clinical laboratories, pharmaceutical, biotechnology and device manufacturers and suppliers, medical trade associations and professional societies.

Eric also serves as a principal of McDermott+Consulting LLC, McDermott’s integrated health-focused policy, lobbying and data analytics consultancy.