Partner
Dewey Ballantine LLP

Alan Wolff is a member of Dewey Ballantine’s Management Committee and managing partner of the Firm’s Washington, D.C. office. He also leads Dewey Ballantine's International Trade Practice Group.

The International Trade Practice Group represents clients involved in some of the most important trade issues of our day. It has been credited with helping to open international markets for American products, including semiconductors, computer parts, telecommunications equipment, soda ash and forest products, consumer photographic film and paper, and insurance, and other services. The International Trade Practice Group is active in efforts to limit trade- distorting practices such as dumping and subsidies, private anticompetitive practices, violations of intellectual property rights, and trade-related investment performance requirements.

Mr. Wolff served as United States Deputy Special Representative for Trade Negotiations (1977 - 1979) in the Carter Administration, holding the rank of ambassador, after having served as General Counsel of the agency from 1974 - 1977. As Deputy Trade Representative, he played a key role in the formulation of American trade policy and its implementation. From 1968 to 1973, Mr. Wolff was an attorney dealing with international monetary, trade and development issues at the Treasury Department.

Mr. Wolff was recognized in Chambers USA - America's Leading Lawyers for Business 2005 as a leader in the field of International Trade and is recognized in Best Lawyers in America 2006 as a leader in the field of International Trade and Finance Law.