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Jay Rogers

Jay Rogers

Partner

Greenville ONE
2 W. Washington Street
Suite 400
Greenville, SC 29601
T 864.373.2216
F 864.373.2925
101 Constitution Avenue, NW
Suite 900
Washington, D.C., 20001
T 202.689.2800
F 202.689.2860
jay.rogers@nelsonmullins.com
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Jay is a senior equity partner who works out of the Washington, D.C. and Greenville, South Carolina offices of Nelson Mullins. His practice focuses on international trade issues, particularly trade remedy work involving Antidumping and Countervailing Duty (AD/CVD) matters as well as compliance, planning and dispute resolution related to United States Customs and Tariff matters. Jay...

Jay is a senior equity partner who works out of the Washington, D.C. and Greenville, South Carolina offices of Nelson Mullins. His practice focuses on international trade issues, particularly trade remedy work involving Antidumping and Countervailing Duty (AD/CVD) matters as well as compliance, planning and dispute resolution related to United States Customs and Tariff matters. Jay has appeared multiple times in the United States Court of International Trade, successfully representing both U.S. and foreign clients in Antidumping/Countervailing Duty, Customs, Tariff, and related matters.

He also provides outside corporate counsel to a variety of U.S. and foreign businesses, including advising these clients on cross-border M&A issues, corporate governance , commercial/supplier relationships, and economic development incentives.

From 2006 to 2009, Jay served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Greenville Area Development Corporation, the primary economic development vehicle of Greenville County, South Carolina. In addition, he has practiced law in Mexico and Brazil as a Foreign Legal Consultant and is fluent in both Spanish and Portuguese.

Jay Rogers

has appeared multiple times in the United States Court of International Trade, successfully representing both U.S. and foreign clients in Antidumping/Countervailing Duty, Customs, Tariff, and related matters.

He also provides outside corporate counsel to a variety of U.S. and foreign businesses, including advising these clients on cross-border M&A issues, corporate governance , commercial/supplier relationships, and economic development incentives.

From 2006 to 2009, Jay served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Greenville Area Development Corporation, the primary economic development vehicle of Greenville County, South Carolina. In addition, he has practiced law in Mexico and Brazil as a Foreign Legal Consultant and is fluent in both Spanish and Portuguese.

Experience

The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Representative Matters

  • Won an appeal to the US Court of International Trade overturning an adverse determination by the US Department of Commerce in its administrative review of an Antidumping Duty Order. The Order governed Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Mexico. The appeal succeeded in obtaining a Court-ordered Remand of Commerce’s finding of “Adverse Facts Available” (AFA) against our client. Following Remand, Commerce lowered the client’s Antidumping Duty from the AFA rate of 66.7% to Zero Percent (0%). Grupo Acerero S.A. de C.V. v. United States, 48 CIT ___, 698 F. Supp. 3d 1320 (2024), Sustained following Remand in Grupo Acerero S.A. de C.V. v. United States, Court Int’l Trade Slip Op. 25-21  (February 28, 2025) (Judge S.A. Vaden).
  • Successfully protested the liquidation by United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in 2024 of antidumping duties levied on certain products imported from China, resulting in a $2.9 million refund by Customs of these duties, plus interest, to the client.
  • Made multiple appearances in the United States Court of International Trade, successfully representing both U.S. and foreign clients in Antidumping/Countervailing Duty, Customs, Tariff, and related matters.
  • Advised U.S. and foreign companies with respect to:
    • Antidumping, Countervailing Duty, and Tariff matters
    • U.S. and Foreign Customs matters
    • Commercial relationships with vendors, customers, and lenders both in the U.S. and abroad
    • Economic development incentives offered by local, state and national governments
  • Represented clients across a range of industries, including manufacturing, distribution, gaming, business services, and information technology.
  • Handled transactions (including the set-up of business entities, joint ventures and contractual trade relationships, along with associated cross-border tax planning) throughout the U.S. and in more than a dozen foreign jurisdictions, including Mexico, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, British Virgin Islands, Guatemala, Paraguay, Honduras, and the Bahamas, among others.
  • Represented foreign investors from Brazil, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Italy, France, and Germany in setting up operations in the U.S.
  • Handled a variety of U.S. customs-related matters, including resolving disputes with customs enforcement officials, formation of Customs Bonded Warehouses and the administration of Foreign Trade Zones
  • Worked in the area of U.S. export controls, including compliance with Export Administration Regulations and the rules of the Office of Foreign Assets Control

Previous Professional Experience

  • Foreign Legal Consultant for the law firms of Jauregui Navarrete y Nader in Mexico City and Tozzini Freire Teixeira e Silva in São Paulo, Brazil (1999)
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Representative Matters

  • Won an appeal to the US Court of International Trade overturning an adverse determination by the US Department of Commerce in its administrative review of an Antidumping Duty Order. The Order governed Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Mexico. The appeal succeeded in obtaining a Court-ordered Remand of Commerce’s finding of “Adverse Facts Available” (AFA) against our client. Following Remand, Commerce lowered the client’s Antidumping Duty from the AFA rate of 66.7% to Zero Percent (0%). Grupo Acerero S.A. de C.V. v. United States, 48 CIT ___, 698 F. Supp. 3d 1320 (2024), Sustained following Remand in Grupo Acerero S.A. de C.V. v. United States, Court Int’l Trade Slip Op. 25-21  (February 28, 2025) (Judge S.A. Vaden).
  • Successfully protested the liquidation by United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in 2024 of antidumping duties levied on certain products imported from China, resulting in a $2.9 million refund by Customs of these duties, plus interest, to the client.
  • Made multiple appearances in the United States Court of International Trade, successfully representing both U.S. and foreign clients in Antidumping/Countervailing Duty, Customs, Tariff, and related matters.
  • Advised U.S. and foreign companies with respect to:
    • Antidumping, Countervailing Duty, and Tariff matters
    • U.S. and Foreign Customs matters
    • Commercial relationships with vendors, customers, and lenders both in the U.S. and abroad
    • Economic development incentives offered by local, state and national governments
  • Represented clients across a range of industries, including manufacturing, distribution, gaming, business services, and information technology.
  • Handled transactions (including the set-up of business entities, joint ventures and contractual trade relationships, along with associated cross-border tax planning) throughout the U.S. and in more than a dozen foreign jurisdictions, including Mexico, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, British Virgin Islands, Guatemala, Paraguay, Honduras, and the Bahamas, among others.
  • Represented foreign investors from Brazil, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Italy, France, and Germany in setting up operations in the U.S.
  • Handled a variety of U.S. customs-related matters, including resolving disputes with customs enforcement officials, formation of Customs Bonded Warehouses and the administration of Foreign Trade Zones
  • Worked in the area of U.S. export controls, including compliance with Export Administration Regulations and the rules of the Office of Foreign Assets Control

Previous Professional Experience

  • Foreign Legal Consultant for the law firms of Jauregui Navarrete y Nader in Mexico City and Tozzini Freire Teixeira e Silva in São Paulo, Brazil (1999)

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Professional Activities

  • South Carolina Bar
  • Member of American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) since 2001

Leadership

  • Customs and International Trade Bar Association, Vice-Chairman of the Professional Responsibility and CLE Committee (2024-Present)
  • Greenville County Planning Commission, Chair (2018-2020) 
  • Greenville County Planning Commission, Member (2015-Present)
  • Greenville Area Development Corporation, Chair (2006-2009)
  • Appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce to the South Carolina District Export Council (2010-2013)

Jay is a senior equity partner who works out of the Washington, D.C. and Greenville, South Carolina offices of Nelson Mullins. His practice focuses on international trade issues, particularly trade remedy work involving Antidumping and Countervailing Duty (AD/CVD) matters as well as compliance, planning and dispute resolution related to United States Customs and Tariff matters. Jay... has appeared multiple times in the United States Court of International Trade, successfully representing both U.S. and foreign clients in Antidumping/Countervailing Duty, Customs, Tariff, and related matters.

He also provides outside corporate counsel to a variety of U.S. and foreign businesses, including advising these clients on cross-border M&A issues, corporate governance , commercial/supplier relationships, and economic development incentives.

From 2006 to 2009, Jay served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Greenville Area Development Corporation, the primary economic development vehicle of Greenville County, South Carolina. In addition, he has practiced law in Mexico and Brazil as a Foreign Legal Consultant and is fluent in both Spanish and Portuguese.

Experience

The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Representative Matters

  • Won an appeal to the US Court of International Trade overturning an adverse determination by the US Department of Commerce in its administrative review of an Antidumping Duty Order. The Order governed Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Mexico. The appeal succeeded in obtaining a Court-ordered Remand of Commerce’s finding of “Adverse Facts Available” (AFA) against our client. Following Remand, Commerce lowered the client’s Antidumping Duty from the AFA rate of 66.7% to Zero Percent (0%). Grupo Acerero S.A. de C.V. v. United States, 48 CIT ___, 698 F. Supp. 3d 1320 (2024), Sustained following Remand in Grupo Acerero S.A. de C.V. v. United States, Court Int’l Trade Slip Op. 25-21  (February 28, 2025) (Judge S.A. Vaden).
  • Successfully protested the liquidation by United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in 2024 of antidumping duties levied on certain products imported from China, resulting in a $2.9 million refund by Customs of these duties, plus interest, to the client.
  • Made multiple appearances in the United States Court of International Trade, successfully representing both U.S. and foreign clients in Antidumping/Countervailing Duty, Customs, Tariff, and related matters.
  • Advised U.S. and foreign companies with respect to:
    • Antidumping, Countervailing Duty, and Tariff matters
    • U.S. and Foreign Customs matters
    • Commercial relationships with vendors, customers, and lenders both in the U.S. and abroad
    • Economic development incentives offered by local, state and national governments
  • Represented clients across a range of industries, including manufacturing, distribution, gaming, business services, and information technology.
  • Handled transactions (including the set-up of business entities, joint ventures and contractual trade relationships, along with associated cross-border tax planning) throughout the U.S. and in more than a dozen foreign jurisdictions, including Mexico, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, British Virgin Islands, Guatemala, Paraguay, Honduras, and the Bahamas, among others.
  • Represented foreign investors from Brazil, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Italy, France, and Germany in setting up operations in the U.S.
  • Handled a variety of U.S. customs-related matters, including resolving disputes with customs enforcement officials, formation of Customs Bonded Warehouses and the administration of Foreign Trade Zones
  • Worked in the area of U.S. export controls, including compliance with Export Administration Regulations and the rules of the Office of Foreign Assets Control

Previous Professional Experience

  • Foreign Legal Consultant for the law firms of Jauregui Navarrete y Nader in Mexico City and Tozzini Freire Teixeira e Silva in São Paulo, Brazil (1999)

Education

  • University of Virginia, BA, English (1983)
  • University of South Carolina School of Law, JD (1987)
    • Managing Editor, South Carolina Law Review (1986-1987)
    • Order of the Coif
    • Order of the Wig and Robe
    • National Trial Competition Southeast Region Winner (1987)

Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • South Carolina
  • U.S. Court of International Trade
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Practice Areas

The bar rules of some states require that the standards for an attorney's inclusion in certain public accolades or recognitions be provided. When such accolades or recognitions are listed, a hyperlink is provided that leads to a description of the respective selection methodology.

  • South Carolina Bar
  • Member of American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) since 2001
  • Customs and International Trade Bar Association, Vice-Chairman of the Professional Responsibility and CLE Committee (2024-Present)
  • Greenville County Planning Commission, Chair (2018-2020) 
  • Greenville County Planning Commission, Member (2015-Present)
  • Greenville Area Development Corporation, Chair (2006-2009)
  • Appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce to the South Carolina District Export Council (2010-2013)