Global Practice Group,
Whiteford Taylor Preston, LLP
As Chair of the Global Practice, Mr. Koff provides innovative solutions and strategies to companies, governments, industry associations, and NGOs that enhance competitive strengths and protect against risks.
Noteworthy Experience
$1 billion Section 337 IP investigation ("Augmentin")
$970 million NAFTA investor-state arbitration ("Methanex")
$300 million aircraft dispute at WTO
Resided one year in Vietnam as Legal Advisor to a USAID grant helping the government implement economic reforms
Served twice as an International Trade Expert for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (based on a competitive selection process)
Government and international service includes: Member of U.S. delegation to the WTO with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative in Geneva; the legal offices of the United Nations in New York, the U.S. Agency for International Development in Washington, D.C., and the National Security Council in Washington, D.C.; the Office of Political-Military Affairs of the U.S. Department of State
Positions
Board of Advisors: Maryland-Asia Environmental Partnership
Adjunct Professor, University of Baltimore School of Law
Research Associate, Creative and Innovative Economy Center of the George Washington University Law School
Education
University of Michigan (J.D., B.A.)
Cambridge University, UK (M. Phil. in International Relations)