Tim Brightbill Quoted Regarding Commerce's Ethiopian Solar Cell Investigation

July 17, 2026

Timothy C. Brightbill, chair of the International Trade Practice, was quoted by media outlets regarding the U.S. Department of Commerce's decision to investigate whether solar cells from Ethiopia are circumventing antidumping and countervailing duties, including by Solar Power World in the article, "US will investigate solar cells from Ethiopia for potential tariff circumvention," and by PV Tech in the article, "US DOC starts AD/CVD probe into Ethiopian solar cell producers, Toyo claims it ‘does not use Chinese wafers’."

"Our sustained monitoring of these trade flows is delivering results, and this new investigation sends a clear signal to bad actors: we will not stand by while they repeatedly circumvent our trade laws to undercut American manufacturing,” said Brightbill. “We commend the Dept. of Commerce for following the evidence and initiating this inquiry.”