Early in her career, Lydia worked as a litigator on antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) matters. She has practiced on both the petitioner's side and the respondent's side before the DOC, the Court of International Trade (CIT), and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC).
At the DOC, Lydia worked on Section 232 issues, including conducting final reviews of draft exclusion recommendations and advising senior International Trade Administration (ITA) officials on legal, process, and policy risks.
While at USTR, Lydia worked on a variety of matters related to trade policy and regulation, including assisting OGC with World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement proceedings.