Advises clients on trade remedy matters involving antidumping and countervailing duties, circumvention inquiries, global safeguard investigation, and administrative and sunset reviews.
Represents clients in trade litigation before the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. International Trade Commission, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and binational panels.

Sydney represents clients on a broad range of international trade matters, with a focus on trade remedy matters, including antidumping and countervailing duties and global safeguard measures. She has experience representing foreign governments, mandatory respondents and multinational corporations in trade remedies matters before the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. International Trade Commission, and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. Sydney has also represented clients in appeals before a U.S.-Canada-Mexico binational panel. She frequently advises clients on various trade policy matters, including Section 301 duties, climate policy, U.S. legislation on forced labor and other proposed legislation affecting U.S. trade policy. Sydney is also active in pro bono representations.

While in law school, Sydney was a George Washington Scholar and served on The George Washington Law Review.

Representative Work

Represented a large U.S. solar utility and importer in antidumping and countervailing duty circumvention proceedings on imports of crystalline solar photovoltaic cells and modules at the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Represented a leading industry association in the global safeguard proceedings on crystalline solar photovoltaic cells and modules at the U.S. International Trade Commission and Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
Represented a coalition of U.S. producers, U.S. importers, foreign producers and trade associations in the global safeguard investigation of blueberries at the U.S. International Trade Commission and Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
Represented a Canadian province in the countervailing duty proceedings involving softwood lumber from Canada, one of the largest and longest-running trade disputes in the world.
Represented a major tire producer as a mandatory respondent in the antidumping duty reviews of passenger vehicle and light truck tires from China and Thailand, and the countervailing duty review of passenger vehicle and light truck tires from China.

Education
J.D., The George Washington University Law School, with high honors, 2018
B.A., University of Georgia, magna cum laude, 2013

Bar Admissions
District of Columbia

Recognitions

The Legal 500 US, International Trade: Trade Remedies and Trade Policy, 2024.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals and the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Capital Pro Bono High Honor Roll, 2018.

Affiliations and Public Service