Mr. Kessler is a counsel in the International Trade, Investment, and Market Access group at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP. He has represented United States manufacturers in domestic trade remedy proceedings, helping them obtain relief from unfair foreign trade practices. Mr. Kessler has also been involved in litigating several high-profile World Trade Organization disputes, successfully challenging foreign country practices that restrict international trade, and defending U.S. trade practices. Mr. Kessler also advises American companies and industry associations on trade, investment, and market access barriers imposed by China. Mr. Kessler is a member of the American Bar Association and a Term Member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He earned a B.A., magna cum laude, from Yale University, an M.A. from the University of Chicago, and a J.D. and M.A. from Stanford University, where he was an articles editor of the Stanford Law Review and a John M. Olin Law and Economics fellow.