Micah Myers

Member

Micah focuses on international trade matters and cross-border disputes. Deeply involved in many of the most high-profile and cutting-edge recent developments in international trade and international law, Micah’s experience spans major trade negotiations, World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement proceedings, appellate and Supreme Court matters, and ESG-related issues such as labor-rights enforcement and human rights.

Before joining the firm in 2022, Micah spent over a decade with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). At USTR, Micah participated extensively in the negotiation of, among other things, the U.S.-China Phase One Agreement, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and several trade and investment framework agreements. He also served as co-lead counsel for the United States in several WTO dispute settlement proceedings, presenting briefing and oral argument to WTO dispute settlement panels and the WTO Appellate Body, and winning every matter litigated to an adopted decision. In addition, Micah developed and led the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) labor enforcement team in the USTR General Counsel’s Office, and he served as supervisory counsel in the first three enforcement matters brought under the USMCA’s novel Rapid Response Labor Mechanism, all of which resulted in successful outcomes for the United States.

Prior to his government service, Micah was a litigator with an Am Law 100 firm, where he focused on appellate and Supreme Court matters. His domestic litigation experience includes oral arguments in U.S. courts of appeals (once en banc) and spans an array of subjects, including customs law, securities law, the First Amendment, voting rights, criminal law, and takings.

Earlier in his career, Micah served as associate legal officer to the president of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in the Hague, Netherlands. Micah has also been a visiting fellow at Stanford Law School and a law clerk to the Hon. David S. Tatel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.  

News

Former USTR Senior Associate General Counsel Micah S. Myers Joins Cozen O’Connor

September 07, 2022

Micah S. Myers, former senior associate general counsel at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), has joined its growing Washington, D.C. office as a member.

Publications

USTR Invites Comments in Four Year Review of Section 301 Duties [Alert]

October 19, 2022

USTR is seeking public comments relating to Section 301 duties on Chinese goods. The comment period will end on January 17, 2023.

Section 301 Petition Concerning Mexican Agricultural Products Filed [Alert]

September 15, 2022

On Sept. 8, Florida lawmakers filed a petition with USTR seeking relief for an alleged Mexican export targeting scheme.

Events & Seminars

Past Events

ESG In The International Trade And Supply Chain

March 21, 2024 - Washington, D.C.

59th Annual Inter-American Bar Association Conference

December 01, 2023 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Mexican Labor and USMCA’s Rapid Response Mechanism

October 20, 2023 - Cleveland, OH

Labor Rights and the USMCA

September 20, 2023 - Mexico City, Mexico

ESG - What's New and Why It's Relevant to You

March 08, 2023 - Philadelphia, PA

Industry Sectors

Education

  • Stanford University Law School, J.D., with distinction, 2004
  • Harvard University, A.B., summa cum laude, 2000
  • District of Columbia
  • California
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • U.S. District Court -- Northern District of California
  • U.S. District Court -- District of Columbia
  • U.S. Court of International Trade

The Hon. David S. Tatel, U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit