We help our clients:

• Plan strategically for the global marketplace.
• Assess political and economic developments that impact their goals.
• Negotiate with foreign officials to eliminate barriers to market access and profitability, such as:
  • High tariffs,
  • Licensing requirements,
  • Foreign investment restrictions,
  • Discriminatory taxes, and
  • Burdensome government regulations.
• Resolve commercial disputes with foreign partners, suppliers, or customers with an eye towards win-win outcomes based on mobilizing a wide variety of resources and leverage, including where appropriate U.S. government interest.
• Identify potential foreign partners and bring negotiations with them to a successful conclusion.

Our principals have developed strategies for dealing with client concerns and provided effective advocacy and problem-solving on:

• Tax, tariff, health, regulatory, product labeling, and country-of-origin matters.
• Bilateral and regional trade agreements, including how clients can best take advantage of existing arrangements and influence prospective negotiations.
• World Trade Organization rules and procedures (including goods, services, and intellectual property provisions), future negotiating objectives, and strategies to advance client interests.
• Customs classification issues, including decisions by the World Customs Organization, the United States, and foreign governments.
• Investment priorities, screening procedures, restrictions, and equity caps imposed by foreign governments in the automotive, aerospace, consumer, retail, property, and finance sectors.
• Legal disputes between clients and their partners, customers, former employees, or foreign governments.
• Economic sanctions — both current and prospective, including those relating to Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, Burma/Myanmar, and Sudan.
• Political and security issues and their potential impact on trade, investment, and dispute resolution.