[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 20 (Monday, February 5, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S356-S357]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                  Nomination of Joseph Albert Laroski

  Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, today, the Senate will vote to confirm 
Joseph Laroski to the U.S. Court of International Trade.
  Mr. Laroski earned his B.S.F.S. from the Georgetown University School 
of Foreign Service and his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law. 
After graduating, he clerked for Judge Dominick L. DiCarlo on the Court 
of International Trade. Following his clerkship, Mr. Laroski joined the 
firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom as an associate. During his 
time in private practice, Mr. Laroski represented a host of clients, 
including domestic companies, international producers and exporters, 
industry associations, U.S. importers, and trade unions. He has also 
spent 9 years in the Federal Government, serving as associate general 
counsel at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, advisor to the 
Office of the General Counsel at the U.S. International Trade 
Commission, and Director of Police and Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Police and Negotiations at the International Trade Administration. In 
these roles, he represented the United States in dispute settlements 
under free trade agreements, served as agency counsel on import injury 
investigations, advised senior Department of Commerce officials on 
trade policy matters, and oversaw negotiation and compliance efforts on 
international trade agreements.
  Over the course of his career, Mr. Laroski has handled trade matters 
before the International Trade Commission, the Court of International 
Trade, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the World 
Trade Organization, and regional trade agreement dispute bodies.
  The American Bar Association unanimously rated Mr. Laroski 
``qualified.'' His extensive experience in international trade 
litigation, both in private practice and the Federal Government, 
ensures that he will be an asset to the Court of International Trade. I 
will vote in favor of his confirmation and encourage my colleagues to 
do the same.

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