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Maria Vanikiotis

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Overview

Maria Vanikiotis is a counsel in the International Trade Group of Crowell & Moring and resident in the firm's New York office.

Maria has experience in a variety of matters related to the movement of goods across international borders, including problem-solving for importers facing Section 232 and Section 301 tariffs, classification of merchandise under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, first sale appraisement programs, free trade agreement origin verifications, country of origin analyses, and other regulatory issues.

Before joining Crowell & Moring, Maria worked for a boutique law firm in New York focusing on customs law and, while in law school, Maria was employed as a summer associate in the Brussels office of a large international law firm on matters related to antitrust and competition law within the European Union. As a law student, Maria published a note comparing collective action approaches to antitrust cases in the U.S., U.K., and E.U., for which she won an award for outstanding legal writing. In addition, Maria was an active and accomplished member of both the Fordham International Law Journal and the Dispute Resolution Society.

Career & Education

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    • Brandeis University, B.A., graduated with high honors, 2008
    • London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), M.Sc., 2010
    • Fordham University School of Law, J.D., 2015
    • Brandeis University, B.A., graduated with high honors, 2008
    • London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), M.Sc., 2010
    • Fordham University School of Law, J.D., 2015

    • New York
    • New York

Maria's Insights

Client Alert | 7 min read | 01.23.25

Trump Sets Stage for Future Tariffs and Trade Actions

On his first day in office, President Trump rolled out a sprawling set of directives to the heads of numerous government agencies charged with shaping U.S. trade policy.  While stopping short of enacting new tariffs, the Presidential Memorandum defining an “America First Trade Policy” lays the investigative groundwork for potentially sweeping changes to tariffs and the existing trade environment.   The Memorandum requires various agencies—including, e.g., the Department of Commerce, the Department of the Treasury, and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”)—to issue upward of twenty reports by April 1, 2025, each one covering a unique trade-related issue pertaining to certain key themes, including unfair and unbalanced trade with all U.S. trading partners, the relationship and impact of trade relations with the People’s Republic of China, and the state of economic security matters relevant for goods entering and exiting the United States. ...

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Insights

Client Alert | 7 min read | 01.23.25

Trump Sets Stage for Future Tariffs and Trade Actions

Blog Post | 01.22.25

Goods Subject to Tariffs May Lose 321 De Minimis Treatment in Proposed Rulemaking

Blog Post | 10.16.24

New (Limited) Exclusion Process Begins for Section 301 Tariff Action – Opportunity for Domestic Manufacturing

Blog Post | 12.20.23

Cassidy, Whitehouse Propose Customs Modernization Act to Enhance CBP Authority, Strengthen Enforcement
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Practices

Maria's Insights

Client Alert | 7 min read | 01.23.25

Trump Sets Stage for Future Tariffs and Trade Actions

On his first day in office, President Trump rolled out a sprawling set of directives to the heads of numerous government agencies charged with shaping U.S. trade policy.  While stopping short of enacting new tariffs, the Presidential Memorandum defining an “America First Trade Policy” lays the investigative groundwork for potentially sweeping changes to tariffs and the existing trade environment.   The Memorandum requires various agencies—including, e.g., the Department of Commerce, the Department of the Treasury, and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”)—to issue upward of twenty reports by April 1, 2025, each one covering a unique trade-related issue pertaining to certain key themes, including unfair and unbalanced trade with all U.S. trading partners, the relationship and impact of trade relations with the People’s Republic of China, and the state of economic security matters relevant for goods entering and exiting the United States. ...

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