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Aaron C.Mandelbaum

Associate
Washington, D.C.

O 202.973.2737

Aaron C.Mandelbaum

Associate

Aaron is an associate in the firm’s International Trade practice group. He focuses his practice on advising clients on compliance with international economic sanctions, export controls, and U.S. import laws and regulations. Aaron is also involved in assisting clients with complex cross-border transactions, anti-dumping and countervailing duty litigation, utilization of international and preferential trade agreements, and customs classifications. Most recently, Aaron has counseled clients navigating tariffs implemented under various statutory and executive authorities, including Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, and has assisted clients pursue refunds of tariffs paid under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).

Prior to joining Thompson Hine, Aaron gained valuable experience to complement his practice by working in the Office of the General Counsel at the U.S. Department of Commerce and in the Office of the General Counsel at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative in Washington, D.C. While in law school, Aaron also gained exposure to trial practice while serving as a judicial intern for The Honorable Mark A. Kearney, Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Focus Areas

  • Co-presenter, “Duty Drawback Opportunities,” Thompson Hine SmarTrade Fundamentals 2025 Webinar Series,” Session Three, November 2025

Education

  • Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 2022,

    executive editor, Georgetown Journal of International Law; staff editor, Georgetown Law Technology Review

  • Georgetown University Law Center, Certificate in World Trade Organization (WTO) & International Trade Studies, 2022
  • University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 2017,
    summa cum laude

Bar Admissions

  • District of Columbia

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Court of International Trade