Our trade team has a global reach. With trade attorneys and professionals in Washington, D.C., Brussels and Beijing and with the support of over 1,500 lawyers and professionals in 14 offices in the United States, Europe and Asia, we can quickly assess existing, as well as proposed, rules, regulations and governmental actions in nearly every country and devise strategies to capitalize on opportunities or address market barriers that impede our clients' business operations.

Mayer Brown's global trade services include:

• Providing legal and policy advice and representation in nearly every global market.
  
  
• Representing parties to trade disputes involving the World Trade Organization (WTO), the World Customs Organization (WCO), North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), United States and European institutions and courts (including in EU member states), and international arbitration forums.
  
  
• Working with clients to advance their interests in bilateral, regional and multinational trade negotiations.
  
  
• Providing clients with integrated strategies to address international intellectual property issues.
  
  
• Creating targeted market penetration strategies to address regulatory and other governmental barriers to trade.
  
  
• Developing worldwide government affairs strategies and programs to support our clients' business objectives.
  
  
• Analyzing national, regional and global trade and financial trends.
  
  
• Developing strategic business alliances.
  
  
• Developing, evaluating and enhancing corporate policies and procedures to ensure compliance with international trade regulations.
  
  
• Representing international business in internal investigations and enforcement actions, arising from possible violations of economic sanctions, export controls, customs laws, and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
  
  
• Counseling potential acquirers and targets on the national security restrictions on foreign acquisitions in the United States.
  
  
• Representing parties in "trade remedy" administrative proceedings (e.g., anti-dumping) in the United States, Europe, China and other foreign markets, and appeals of administrative rulings to the local courts, regional institutions (e.g., NAFTA Chapter 19), and the WTO.
  
  
• Representing parties in other administrative proceedings, such as customs, export control, anti-boycott, and other enforcement proceedings in the United States and Europe as well as in the framework of the World Customs Organization.
  
  
• Representing companies in regulatory matters in the United States and Europe such as regulations on chemicals, food contact law or indirect taxes and Single European Market law in general.

We have an in-depth knowledge and vast experience dealing with every major trade agreement and initiative over the past 25 years, including:

• The World Trade Organization (WTO)
  
  
• The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
  
  
• The Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC)
  
  
• The Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA)
  
  
• The Single European Market and its expansion
  
  
• The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
  
  
• China's WTO Accession Agreement
  
  
• Russia's WTO Accession
  
  
• Middle East Free Trade Area (MEFTA)
  
  
• The World Customs Organization (WCO)

• Advocacy and Public Policy
• International Litigation and Dispute Settlement
• Market Access and Trade Policy
• Trade Compliance
  • Customs
  • Embargoes
  • Export Controls
  • Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
  • National Security
• Trade Remedies