Practice & Industry Groups

Trade

Lawyers in the Trade Group serve as trusted partners for clients navigating the increasingly complex web of international trade law and regulations. They provide experienced regulatory, compliance, and policy counsel to clients ranging from large multi-nationals with global operations to small businesses that seek to expand internationally.

The group's members bring in-depth knowledge and experience to a variety of challenges most often encountered by companies involved in cross-border trade, including import compliance, export controls, economic sanctions, trade remedies, international trade policies, anti-dumping, national security, and other barriers to entry. They also have experience in resolving WTO disputes, contract disputes, and other litigation matters related to trade.

Due to the extraterritorial reach of international trade laws, members of the Trade Group have formed strong working relationships with their WLG peers around the world to better serve their clients. They meet regularly via virtual meetings and in person at international and regional conferences to exchange updates on related legal developments and collaborate on comparative law guides and other informational resources.

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Thought Leadership, wlg Business Development
February 26, 2026

Global trade continues to undergo structural change, shaped by tariffs, sanctions, industrial policy, and shifting geopolitical priorities. During WLG’s Trade Group virtual meeting on February 7, 2026, David Morfesi of MinterEllison in Australia moderated a discussion featuring regional updates from Mollie Sitkowski of Faegre Drinker in the...
Thought Leadership
December 10, 2025

The latest virtual meeting of WLG's Real Estate & Construction Group focused on how rapidly shifting tariff policy is affecting real estate, construction, and supply chain planning. Randy Rucker (Faegre Drinker), Co-chair of WLG's Trade Practice Group, provided an overview of the current U.S. administration's approach to tariffs and...
Recordings & Podcasts
June 29, 2021

Panelists discussed current sanctions, the basics of trade sanctions (background, to whom they apply, penalties, etc.), the possible extraterritorial application of sanctions, and the latest developments.

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Legal Updates Costa Rica
August 13, 2026

Costa Rica's Free Trade Zone framework allows companies adjusting their operational footprint to modify investment and employment commitments without necessarily losing their status.
Legal Updates Ukraine
July 28, 2026

On 30 June 2026, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted the Law of Ukraine “On State Regulation of Organic Production, Circulation and Labelling of Organic Products” (the “Law”)
Member Firm News Ukraine
July 9, 2026

On 1 July 2026, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved the Procedure for International Transfers of Military and Dual-Use Goods for the Period of the Legal Regime of Martial Law in Ukraine
Wlg Business Development Uruguay
June 1, 2026

Why Uruguay? This 2026 report by Guyer & Regules covers seven key sectors, macroeconomic strengths, and the legal framework making Uruguay a top investment destination in Latin America.
Member Firm News Ukraine
May 26, 2026

Ukraine is seeing growing debate over a potential review of anti-dumping duties on imports of Turkish cucumbers and tomatoes – less than a year after they were introduced.