William A. Fennell, Esq.
William A. Fennell is an international trade attorney and partner at Stewart and Stewart. Since joining the firm in 1985, he has worked on a variety of international trade matters, including antidumping and countervailing duty cases, customs matters, export control matters, and application of rules of origin. He has also negotiated and prepared contracts for computer software and hardware.
Mr. Fennell has represented clients in numerous matters before the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. International Trade Commission, the U.S. Customs Service, and the Office of the United States Trade Representative, as well as in litigation before the Court of International Trade and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Mr. Fennell is the co-author of the chapters on trade-related investment measures and tropical products in The GATT Uruguay Round: A Negotiating History (1986-1992)(Vol. I) and the author of an update chapter on TRIMS in The GATT Uruguay Round: The End Game (Part I)(Vol. IV). He has written extensively on computer issues for attorneys. He participates as a member of the Electronic Commerce Committee of the United States Council for International Business.
Before joining Stewart and Stewart, Mr. Fennell worked for fifteen years in the computer industry in various capacities, including as a computer programmer and systems analyst. For a number of years, he worked to automate the federal courts, developing the initial five year plan for federal court automation. He also worked as a branch chief at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on the first stages of the EDGAR system.
He has a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University and his J.D. from the American University Law School.
Publications
United States Trade Law Remedies: Our Defense Against the Visible Foot of Unfair Trade Practices – Author: William A. Fennell. Year: 2001
GATT Uruguay Round: A Negotiating History (1986-1994), Vol. IV: The End Game (Part I) – Author: William A. Fennell. Year: 1999
GATT Uruguay Round: A Negotiating History (1986-1992), Vol. I – Author: William A. Fennell and Joseph W. Tyler. Year: 1993
Tropical Products – Author: William A. Fennell, Julie C. Ross and Kevin J. Thomson. Year: 1993
Computer Bids Help Avoid High-Tech Overload – Author: William A. Fennell. Year: 1986
Data Base is Easily Tailored to Areas of Practice – Author: William A. Fennell. Year: 1986
Practice Data Base Developers Plow New Ground – Author: William A. Fennell. Year: 1986
Graphically Speaking, Software Can Aid Litigator – Author: William A. Fennell. Year: 1986
Existing Wires May Serve Communications Needs – Author: William A. Fennell. Year: 1986
Amateurs Can Design Useful Legal Data Bases – Author: William A. Fennell. Year: 1986
Culture Shock: When Lawyers Hire Computer Folk – Author: William A. Fennell. Year: 1985
Future Holds Artificial Intelligence Uses in the Law – Author: William A. Fennell. Year: 1985
Relational Data Base Management System – Author: William A. Fennell. Year: 1985
Planning for Information Management – Author: William A. Fennell. Year: 1985
Data Processing: Major Automation Step for Firm – Author: William A. Fennell. Year: 1985
Semiconductor Laser Printers – Author: William A. Fennell. Year: 1985
Software Selection Varies With Attorneys’ Needs – Author: William A. Fennell. Year: 1985
Choosing a System: PC’s or Mini – Author: William A. Fennell. Year: 1985
Rise of PC’s Calls for Attention to Quality Control – Author: William A. Fennell. Year: 1985
Lap-Top Computers Might Replace Yellow Pads – Author: William A. Fennell. Year: 1985
Practicing: International Trade Law
