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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Activity

wlAILA Annual Conference and Webcast on Immigration Law
  • Jun. 17, 2026
  • San Diego, California, USA
  • Non-WLG Industry Event
AILA Annual Conference and Webcast on Immigration Law

WLG Content

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.

Member Firm Uploads

Member Firm News Ukraine
May 5, 2026

Valentyna Hvozd and Olena Sukmanov stand as Ukraine’s only nominees in their respective categories at the Women in Business Law EMEA Awards 2026
Member Firm News Ukraine
April 28, 2026

The Law of Ukraine “On State Regulation of Genetic Engineering Activities and State Control over the Placing of Genetically Modified Organisms and Products on the Market” enters into force
Legal Updates China
April 10, 2026

The State Council issued regulations upgrading supply chain management to a core national security pillar
Member Firm News Ukraine
March 30, 2026

Sayenko Kharenko has once again been recognised across all 12 practice areas researched for Ukraine in The Legal 500 EMEA 2026
Member Firm News Ukraine
March 6, 2026

Ukraine has introduced dedicated rules for advertising veterinary medicinal products and medicated feed, aligned with EU standards.