Brent L Bartlett

Brent L. Bartlett practices in litigation and policy support for the International Trade Group, with an emphasis on matters pertaining to international subsidy policy, client access to export markets and quantitative modeling of policy options from the perspective of client needs. Mr. Bartlett's research and analysis deals with the transfer of goods, services, and funds by government and private parties in violation of, or actionable under, international rules, conventions and agreements. Such transfers involve smuggling, falsified or misleading accounting practices, indirect or concealed subsidization, and money laundering. Mr. Bartlett has provided economic analysis and advice to a variety of clients involved in dispute-settlement cases before World Trade Organization and NAFTA, and has provided in-country training to developing-country government officials on their rights and obligations under the WTO's Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures. Mr. Bartlett provides analytical support for a wide variety of tax and regulatory policy projects, such as quantifying the public and private benefits and costs of proposed tax legislation and quantifying the cost burden associated with proposed regulations. Recent examples include quantifying the impact of heath-care delivery of California legislation regarding hospital building standards designed to address seismic threats, analyzing the costs and benefits of a proposed change in international air-cargo pricing rules, and tax-efficiency outcomes in the freight-transportation sector. Prior to joining Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, Mr. Bartlett advised on the economic aspects of national security issues and served on the U.S. Secretary of State's Policy Planning Staff.