David A.
Gantz
David A. Gantz

David A. Gantz teaches and writes in the areas of international trade and investment law, regional trade agreements, public international law and international environmental law. He is also a nonresident fellow for Rice University Baker Institute for Public Policy Mexico Center with a focus on international trade and economics. Previously, David was a visiting professor of law at American University and George Washington University Law School, a lecturer in law at the University of Pennsylvania and visiting assistant professor of law at the University of Costa Rica. David has also taught at Georgetown University, Loyola University, the University of San Diego Law School and Universidad Rafael Landívar. He served earlier in the Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State and practiced law in Washington, D.C., after earning AB (Harvard College), JD, JSM (Stanford Law School).
He has written extensively on World Trade Organization and NAFTA trade law and dispute resolution issues, as well as a range of other international trade matters. Gantz is the author or co-author of four books and more than 50 law review articles and book chapters, has served as a consultant for the UNDP, USAID and the World Bank, among others, and served as a panelist under Chapters 11, 19 and 20 of NAFTA. His most recent book is Liberalizing International Trade after Doha: Multilateral, Plurilateral, Regional and Unilateral Initiatives (Cambridge University Press, 2013, 2015).
Representative Publications
- The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: Its Substance and Impact on International Trade, NAFTA, and Other FTAs (co-editor, with Jorge Huerta Goldman, Cambridge University Press, forthcoming 2020).
- USMCA Reports: Available at https://www.bakerinstitute.org/experts/david-a-gantz/.
- The Risks and Rewards of Renegotiating the North American Trade Relationship, 33 Md. J. Int'l L. 127 (2018).
- Liberalizing International Trade after Doha: Multilateral, Plurilateral, Regional, and Unilateral Initiatives (2013).
- GATT/WTO Rules Governing the Use of Safeguard Measures, in International Trade Law and the WTO 269 (Indira Carr, Shawkat Alam, & Md Jahid Hossain Bhuiyan eds., 2013).
- Resolution of Investor-State Controversies in Developing Countries, 5 Law & Dev. Rev. 83 (2012).
- WTO Case Reviews, Arizona J. Int'l & Comp. L. (annual reviews, 2000 - 2017) (co-author, with Raj Bhala et al.).
- Trade Remedies in North America: Laws, Economic Analyses and Practice (2010) (co-author, with Gregory Bowman, Nick Covelli, & Ihn Ho Uhm).
- Regional Trade Agreements: Law, Policy & Practice (2009).
- Complete List of Publications
Education
- J.S.M. Stanford Law School
1970
Thesis topic: "Industrial Encouragement Legislation in Central America: The Costa Rica Experience" - J.D. Stanford Law School
1967
Ford Foundation International Legal Studies Fellowship; President, International Law Society; Editorial Board and co-founder, Stanford Journal of International Studies - A.B. Harvard College
1964
Graduated cum laude in Government
Admitted to Practice
- Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of International Trade
- U.S. Supreme Court
- District of Columbia
- Ohio
Work Experience
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Samuel M. Fegtly Professor of Law; Director Emeritus, International Economic Law and Policy Program
James E. Rogers College of Law
2017 - present -
Professor of Law and Director, International Trade Law ProgramUniversity of Arizona College of Law1993 - 2017
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Visiting Professor of Law
Georgetown University Law Center
Fall 2015; Fall 2016 -
Visiting Professor of LawAmerican University, Washington College of LawFall 2009
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Visiting Professor of LawGeorge Washington University Law SchoolFall 2003 - Spring 2004
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Summer TeachingGeorgetown University, FlorenceSummer 2000
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Summer TeachingLoyola University, Cuernavaca, MexicoSummer 1999
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Summer TeachingUniversity of San Diego School of LawSummer 1997
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Summer TeachingGeorgetown University Heidelberg ProgramSummer 1996
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Summer TeachingUniversidad Rafael Landivar, Guatemala CitySummer 1995
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Summer TeachingUniversity of ArizonaSummer 1994
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PartnerVarious Washington, D.C., law firms1977 - 1993
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Adjunct Professor of LawGeorgetown University Law Center1981 - 1993
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Lecturer in LawUniversity of Pennsylvania1986
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Attorney-Adviser and Assistant Legal AdviserOffice of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State1970 - 1977
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Law ClerkJudge Charles M. Merrill, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit1969 - 1970
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Visiting Assistant Professor of LawUniversity of Costa Rica1967 - 1969
Organizations
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American Society of International Law1966 - present
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American Arbitration Association
Public & Institutional Service
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NAFTA Chapter 11 Arbitrator (Feldman v. United Mexican States)2001 - present
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Consultant to the National Law Center for Inter-American Free Trade on Customs and Trade Law Issues1999 - present
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Member, University of Kansas School of Law SJD Review Committee2006
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Consultant to Vietnamese Ministry of Justice on Trade Law Issues2000 - 2001
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Arbitrator, NAFTA Chapter 20 (Cross-Border Trucking Services)2000 - 2001
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Arbitrator, AAA International Rules1999 - 2000
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Arbitrator under 1996 U.S. - Canada Softwood Lumber Agreement1999
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Panelist in Three NAFTA Chapter 19 Cases: Bailer Twine (U.S. v. Cananda); Flat Coated Steel Plate (U.S. v. Mexico); and Cement (Mexico v. U.S., chairperson)1994 - 1999
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U.S. Judge, Administrative Tribunal of the Organization of American States1987 - 1995
Awards
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Arthur Andrews Distinguished Teaching/Mentoring Award2006
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Certificate of Appreciation, for various legal services relating to the peace-keeping mission of the Multinational Force and Observer1987
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U.S. Department of State Superior Honor Award1974
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Ford Foundation (International Legal Center) Latin American Legal Studies Fellowship1969, 1968, 1967