[3] Upon graduating from law school, Reif worked as an associate at Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy for two years.
Reif worked as an assistant and associate counsel in the Office of the United States Trade Representative from 1989 to 1993.
Between his stints on congressional staffs, Reif worked as Special International Trade Counsel at Dewey Ballantine, LLP.
He has also taught at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and the Georgetown University Law Center.
President Trump nominated Reif to the seat vacated by Judge Richard K. Eaton, who assumed senior status on August 22, 2014.