Shelbie Legg is an attorney with the Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP) in the Office of the General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Commerce, where she works as part of the Europe Group. Ms. Legg brings more than 25 years of experience in international trade law, regulatory policy, commercial diplomacy, and environmental compliance, with regional expertise in Europe, Eurasia, and sub-Saharan Africa.

Ms. Legg joins CLDP after retiring from the U.S. Department of State following a more than 20-year career as a U.S. diplomat.  She led Political and Economic Sections at embassies in Europe and Eurasia.  Amongst career highlights as a trade and commercial specialist she served as the Department's Standards Executive, worked closely with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and other interagency partners at the WTO, APEC and OECD, served on the U.S. negotiation team for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and led State Department engagement on the U.S. AGOA and GSP trade preference programs. 

Earlier in her career, Ms. Legg was Senior Assistant General Counsel at the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, where she specialized in litigation on drinking water, domestic and industrial wastewater, and environmental permitting.

Ms. Legg earned her J.D. at the Florida State University College of Law, along with two master's degrees and a dual B.A. in Languages and Business. She speaks Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin, Serbian, and Russian and is a member in good standing of the Florida Bar.