Event Calendar

Start Date: 7/30/2026 10:30 AM EDT
End Date: 7/30/2026 4:00 PM EDT

Venue Name: Court of Federal Claims, Howard T. Markey National Courts Building

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Organization Name: Judge Leo M. Gordon, U.S. Court of International Trade

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On Thursday, July 30, 2026, the Honorable Leo M. Gordon will be hearing oral arguments in the cases of Wind Tower Trade Coalition v. US, CIT Ct. No. 24-70, and Wind Tower Trade Coalition v. US, CIT Ct. No. 25-104.  On behalf of the U.S. Court of International Trade, CITBA is honored to invite students, summer associates, and junior associates to attend and listen in on those arguments. Immediately following the arguments in the mid-afternoon, Judge Gordon will commence a short fireside chat with CITBA Past-President Emily Beline and be available to the audience for an open Q&A session.  During the Q&A, the Judge will be accessible to the audience for career advice, best practices for oral arguments and practicing before the courts, and reflections on his 50 years in public service.

Schedule*:
10:30 am - 12:00 pm:  Morning Oral Argument
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm: Break
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm:  Afternoon Oral Argument
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Q&A with Judge Leo Gordon
*times are approximate and are subject to change
Attendance is flexible. You may attend the full session or join for the afternoon arguments followed by the Q&A.

Speakers:

Judge Leo M. Gordon was appointed to the U.S. Court of International Trade in March 2006. Judge Gordon’s career is one dedicated to public service. He began his career as Assistant Counsel to the Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law, Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. House of Representatives. There, Judge Gordon was the principal attorney responsible for the Customs Courts Act of 1980 that created the U.S. Court of International Trade, while also working on a wide range of antitrust and other commercial law legislative projects. In addition to his work at the U.S. Court of International Trade, Judge Gordon serves as a visiting district court judge in the District Court of New Jersey, handling a variety of complex civil jurisdiction matters.

For 25 years, Judge Gordon was on the staff at the Court, serving first as Assistant Clerk and then Clerk of the Court until his appointment to the bench. Judge Gordon is a member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Judges Association, serving on its Executive Committee. He was recently named President-Elect of the Association, and chairs Strategic Planning Committee, having previously co-chaired the FJA’s Pay & Benefits and Education Committees.

Judge Gordon is also a Fellow of the International Customs Law Academy, and a Director of the Academia de Intercambio y Estudios Judiciales (“AIEJ”) (The Academy for the Interchange and Study of Judicial Matters) based in Buenos Aires, for whom he has conducted numerous international rule of law programs. He is the co-author, with Daniel B. Garrie, of “Cybersecurity & the Courthouse–Safeguarding the Judicial Process” published by Wolters Kluwer, and co-author, with Daniel B. Garrie and Bradford Newman of “Uncovering Digital Evidence,” published by Springer.

Judge Gordon graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, and received his J.D. degree from Emory University School of Law.


Emily Beline is Lead Counsel for Regulatory Affairs with FedEx Corporation.  In this capacity, she represents FedEx in regulatory and trade matters with an emphasis on Africa, the Middle East, India and the Asia-Pacific regions as well as the Western Hemisphere including Canada and Mexico.  In her role, Emily advocates for FedEx before various U.S. government agencies, international fora, trade associations and collaboratively with other industry stakeholders. 
 
She also counsels FedEx in regard to its carriage of dangerous goods and hazardous materials domestically and internationally in the air and surface networks.  In this role she advises the Safety and Dangerous Goods team day-to-day on compliance with Title 14, Title 49 and IATA/ICAO Dangerous Goods regulations. She also advises the surface network on its legal responsibilities that fall under Title 49.  Emily represents FedEx before its various regulators, U.S. Department of Transportation, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. She is active with the Council on Safe Transportation of Hazardous Articles (COSTHA).
 
Emily joined FedEx after several years with the U.S. Federal Government.  From 2013 until 2016 Emily worked in Regulations & Rulings, Office of Trade, U.S. Customs & Border Protection.  There, she authored binding administrative decisions on customs and trade laws, including tariff classification, eligibility for preference under the NAFTA and other free trade agreements, country of origin, marking, and labeling, as well as penalties.  After CBP, Emily was an Attorney with the Office of the Chief Counsel for Trade Enforcement and Compliance with the International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.  During her tenure, she counseled her client on the enforcement and administration of U.S. antidumping and countervailing duty laws and defended the agency before the U.S. Court of International Trade. 
 
Prior to joining the U.S. Federal Government, Emily was a Trade Policy Officer with the Embassy of Canada in Washington D.C.  As a representative of the Government of Canada in the United States, Emily provided legal, technical, and strategic analysis on matters involving customs and trade to Canada’s Ambassador to the U.S., governmental officials in Ottawa, Members of Parliament, and key Canadian industry stakeholders. 
 
Emily is the Past President of the Customs and International Trade Bar Association (CITBA)(2023-present).  CITBA represents attorneys practicing in the field of customs law, international trade and trade remedies law, and other related fields.  She also held several roles before becoming President, including Secretary and the co-chair of the Young Lawyers Committee. Emily is the former President of the Women in International Trade organization (WIIT)(2020-2022).  WIIT is a non-profit that promotes the professional development of women in international trade and business and seeks to raise public awareness of the importance of trade to economic development.  She also held several leadership positions including Vice President of Membership and co-chair of the Customs committee. Emily has served as the co-chair for the Georgetown University Law Center’s annual Trade Law Update for over ten years and has participated as a panelist and moderator several times.
 
A dual-citizen with Canada, Emily grew up in Pennsylvania, graduated from Drexel University and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law with a focus on International Business & Trade.  Emily now lives on Capitol Hill with her husband Tom, daughter Magnolia, and is an avid Pittsburgh sports fan – especially the Pittsburgh Penguins.

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Seating is limited. If you are unable to attend after registering, please cancel your registration so another attendee may participate.