Mr. Stayin was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. He graduated from Dartmouth College and received a law degree from the University of Cincinnati Law School. He served as chief of staff to Senator Robert Taft, Jr., and was the Senator’s trade advisor in negotiating the passage of the Trade Act of 1974. Mr. Stayin’s 40 plus years in the practice of law have focused on international trade policy and trade regulation. He has litigated antidumping and countervailing duty investigations, sunset reviews, trademark infringement, 301 unfair trade practices, 201 safeguards, 232 national security, generalized system of preferences, export regulation, trade sanctions, anti-boycott issues, and U.S. Customs enforcement. He has achieved an exceptional record of successes before the International Trade Commission, the U.S. Department of Commerce, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, the Court of International Trade, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, NAFTA dispute panels, and NAFTA and Uruguay Round/WTO negotiations.