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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Resources

Legal Update
MinterEllisonRuddWatts' Investing in New Zealand Guide is a helpful summary of New Zealand’s business framework, and provides an overview on establishing a business, while answering some preliminary questions asked by those unfamiliar with the country's business legislation and regulations.
Legal Update
We have explained the investigative nature of the enforcement of the UEL Provisions in our previous article. In this article, we will continue to explore investigation procedures within the framework of the UEL Provisions.
Legal Update
Demurrage and detention charges are usually stated in terms of dollars for a container used the day after the expiration of any free days, levied by ocean carriers against the “Merchant.” Specifically, demurrage is charged for failure to collect cargo at a port after delivery.
Resource
State of Trade Template
September 22, 2023
Members
Main Contacts
Michael Brüggemann Taylor Wessing Düsseldorf, Germany m.brueggemann@taylorwessing.com
Randy Rucker Faegre Drinker Chicago, U.S.A. - Illinois +1 312 569 1157 Randy.Rucker@faegredrinker.com
Hanna Shea Albany, U.S.A. - New York (120) 290-4247 hshea@theworldlawgroup.com
Members
Bernardine Adkins Gowling WLG Birmingham, England +870 903 1000 bernardine.adkins@gowlingwlg.com
Charilaos Agathos Bahas, Gramatidis & Partners Athens, Greece ch.agathos@bahagram.com
Rita Albuquerque PLMJ Lisbon, Portugal 351213197361 rita.albuquerque@plmj.pt
Muhammad Zen Amirudin muhammadzenamirudin7@gmail.com
Liliana Arauz Alfaro Abogados Buenos Aires, Argentina +541143933003 larauz@alfarolaw.com
Amiel Arcangel amielarc@gmail.com
Juan Carlos Batres Arias Guatemala, Guatemala (502) 238-2770 juancarlos.batres@ariaslaw.com
Graziano Benedetto 3059@ukr.net
Zeyn Bhyat ENSafrica Cape Town, South Africa (272) 141-0664 zbhyat@ensafrica.com
Vahdet Bıçak contact@bicakhukuk.com
Lizel Blignaut ENSafrica Cape Town, South Africa +27836008683 lblignaut@ensafrica.com
Tawatchai Boonmayapan Chandler MHM Limited Bangkok, Thailand +6620095000 tawatchai.b@mhm-global.com
Anina Boshoff ENSafrica Aarhus, South Africa +27822541881 aboshoff@ensafrica.com
Michael Brüggemann Taylor Wessing Düsseldorf, Germany m.brueggemann@taylorwessing.com
Ngoc Anh Bui VILAF Hanoi, Vietnam (849) 060-2387 anh.bui@vilaf.com.vn
Carlos Camacho Arias San José, Costa Rica +506 4036 2840 carlos.camacho@ariaslaw.com
Petra Carreira PLMJ Lisbon petra.carreira@plmj.pt
Beth Castro District of Columbia, U.S.A. - Washington, DC +12029042477 bcastro@theworldlawgroup.com
Esko Cate VILAF Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (439) 877-6865 esko.cate@vilaf.com.vn
Kyu Sang Chung Bae, Kim & Lee LLC Seoul, South Korea ksc@bkl.co.kr
Jonathan Clovin Guyer & Regules Montevideo, Uruguay jclovin@guyer.com.uy
Carrie Connolly Faegre Drinker Washington, D.C., U.S.A. - Illinois carrie.connolly@faegredrinker.com
Carem Corvaia carem@corvaialaw.com
Ajitkumar Deshpande adv.ajitkumar@ymail.com
Ajitkumar Deshpande adv.ajitkumar@yahoo.com
Hassan Elhais Dubai, United Arab Emirates hassan@professionallawyer.me
Gultekin Erdur info@rumelihukuk.com
Ileana Falla Greenberg Traurig, LLP Miami, U.S.A. - Florida 3055797862 fallai@gtlaw.com
Lynn Fischer Fox Arnold & Porter Washington, U.S.A. - Washington, DC Lynn.FischerFox@apks.com
YuenWah Foo fyw@ganlaw.my
Sanjaydan Gadhvi sanjaydan@gadhvi.in
Samir Gandhi AZB & Partners Mumbai, India samir.gandhi@azbpartners.com
Rolando Garcia Arias San José, Costa Rica (506) 403-6280 rolando.garcia@ariaslaw.com
Dan Geary Bech-Bruun Aarhus, Denmark +45 25 26 36 40 dbg@bechbruun.com
Kamila Gimenez Gross Brown Asuncion, Paraguay kgimenez@grossbrown.com.py
Pooja Gokani pooja.gokani@pwc.com
Rhiannon Hammond Santamarina y Steta S.C. Mexico City, Mexico 525514521401 rhiannon.hammond@s-s.mx
Ahmed Hankawi s.aziz@etihad-law.com
Doug Heffner Faegre Drinker Washington, U.S.A. - Washington, DC +1 202 230 5802 Douglas.Heffner@faegredrinker.com
David Inglis MinterEllison Sydney, Australia david.inglis@minterellison.com
K M Asif Iqbal follow.shanto@gmail.com
Mattias Jannerbo Miller & Martin PLLC Chattanooga, U.S.A. - Tennessee +1 423 785 8322 mattias.jannerbo@millermartin.com
Doron Joffe ENSafrica Johannesburg, South Africa +27 11 269 7600 djoffe@ENSafrica.com
Geraldine Johns-Putra MinterEllison Melbourne, Australia +61 3 8608 2310 geraldine.johns-putra@minterellison.com
Lisa Jones Miller & Martin PLLC Atlanta, U.S.A. - Georgia 404-962-6469 lisa.jones@millermartin.com
Johannes Juranek CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Vienna, Austria johannes.juranek@cms-rrh.com
Samir Kantaria Al Tamimi & Company Dubai, United Arab Emirates (971) 043-3171 s.kantaria@tamimi.com
Shammi Kapoor Vaish Associates New Delhi, India shammi@vaishlaw.com
Jeena Kim Bae, Kim & Lee LLC Seoul, South Korea jeena.kim@bkl.co.kr
Kirsi Koistinen Sorainen Tallinn kirsi.koistinen@sorainen.com
George Kountouris koudouris@koudourislaw.gr
Elisa Lacs Arias Guatemala, Guatemala (502) 238-2777 elisa.lacs@ariaslaw.com
Kaspar Landolt CMS Switzerland Zürich, Switzerland +41442851111 kaspar.landolt@cms-vep.com
Pranat Laohapairoj Chandler MHM Limited Bangkok, Thailand (681) 751-5868 pranat.l@mhm-global.com
IDVN LAWYERS idvn@idvn.com.vn
Carl Leermakers CMS Belgium Brussels, Belgium 32 477 259 480 carl.leermakers@cms-db.com
Sebastian Linera Pellerano Nadal Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (809) 473-4545 slinera@pellerano.com
Andreas Lohbeck CMS Germany Stuttgart, Germany +497119764407 andreas.lohbeck@cms-hs.com
Ximena López Gross Brown Asunción, Paraguay xlopez@grossbrown.com.py
Francisco López Santoro Alfaro Abogados Buenos Aires, Argentina +5443933003 flopezsantoro@alfarolaw.com
Dirk Loycke CMS Germany Stuttgart dirk.loycke@cms-hs.com
Alejandro Luna Santamarina y Steta S.C. Mexico City, Mexico +52 15 513 846 4 aluna@s-s.mx
Gilad Majerowicz Herzog Fox & Neeman Tel Aviv giladm@herzoglaw.co.il
Eduardo Mallea Bruchou & Funes de Rioja Buenos Aires, Argentina eduardo.mallea@bruchoufunes.com
Carlos Matos Pellerano Nadal Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (809) 473-4545 cmatos@pellerano.com
Juan Manuel Mercant Guyer & Regules Montevideo, Uruguay (598) 290-2151 jmmercant@guyer.com.uy
Peter Misur pmisur@seznam.cz
Filipe Moreira PLMJ Porto, Portugal (351) 226-1669 filipe.avides.moreira@plmj.pt
Tori Mowery District of Columbia, Angola (120) 290-4247 tmowery@theworldlawgroup.com
Kathleen Murphy Faegre Drinker Chicago, U.S.A. - Illinois +1 312 569 1155 Kathleen.Murphy@faegredrinker.com
Henry Krisman Nababan djainurihenryattorney@gmail.com
PEDRO Nallar Llaya Alfaro Abogados Buenos Aires, Argentina +5491165839394 pnallar@alfarolaw.com
Raymond Nduga raymonduga@gmail.com
Kai Neuhaus CMS Germany Brussels, Belgium +32 2 6500 431 kai.neuhaus@cms-hs.com
Qiusi Newcom Faegre Drinker San Fransisco, U.S.A. - California +12022305370 qiusi.newcom@faegredrinker.com
KAYIJUKA Ngabo kayingabo@gmail.com
Marhaini Nordin Shearn Delamore & Co. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia +603 2027 2853 marhaini@shearndelamore.com
Mateo Noseda Guyer & Regules , Uruguay mnoseda@guyer.com.uy
Eva Oruvee Sorainen Tallinn, Estonia +372 56621084 eva.oruvee@sorainen.com
David Park Arnold & Porter Washington, U.S.A. - Washington, DC +1 202 942 5646 david.park@apks.com
Philippe-Emmanuel Partsch Arendt & Medernach Luxembourg, Luxembourg +352 40 78 78 35 Philippe-Emmanuel.Partsch@arendt.com
Urania Paulino Pellerano Nadal Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (809) 473-4545 upaulino@pellerano.com
Marcos Pereira da Fonseca marcos.pffonseca@gmail.com
Loi Pham VILAF Hanoi, Vietnam (849) 825-113 loi.pham@vilaf.com.vn
Ines Pinto da Costa PLMJ Lisboa, Portugal +351213197300 inpc@plmj.pt
Diego Pol Cuatrecasas Barcelona, Spain diego.pol@cuatrecasas.com
jonathan polines jonpolines888@ymail.com
Andrea Pontiggia andrea.b.effe@gmail.com
Koos Pretorius ENSafrica Cape Town, South Africa +27 82 557 7927 kpretorius@ENSafrica.com
Mariella Quiros Arias San Jose, Costa Rica (506) 403-6280 mariella.quiros@ariaslaw.com
Mohammed Forrukh Rahman head@rahmansc.com
Gregory Ramseyer DgContractorspa@Gmail.com
Guzman Rodriguez Guyer & Regules Montevideo, Uruguay grodriguezcarrau@guyer.com.uy
Carmen Rosa PLMJ Faro, Portugal carmen.baptistarosa@plmj.pt
David Rosner Goodmans LLP Toronto, Canada - Ontario drosner@goodmans.ca
Randy Rucker Faegre Drinker Chicago, U.S.A. - Illinois +1 312 569 1157 Randy.Rucker@faegredrinker.com
Ana Sáez de Montagut Quijada Cuatrecasas Madrid, Spain ana.saezdemontagut@cuatrecasas.com
Florence Saldanha florence@acuitylaw.co.in
James Sawyer Faegre Drinker Chicago, U.S.A. - Illinois +1 312 569 1156 James.Sawyer@faegredrinker.com
Allison Schten Faegre Drinker Denver, U.S.A. - Colorado +13036073618 allison.schten@faegredrinker.com
Roberto Serralde rserralde@basham.com.mx
Elif Sevinc Yoner elif@sevincyoner.com
Ghassan Shawli galshawli@acwapower.com
Hanna Shea Albany, U.S.A. - New York (120) 290-4247 hshea@theworldlawgroup.com
William Shenouda henaremad@gmail.com
Waree Shinsirikul Chandler MHM Limited Bangkok, Angola +6620095188 waree.s@mhm-global.com
Prabhpreet Singh prabhpreet.ufylc@gmail.com
Abraham A. Sokefun walesokefun@gmail.com
Daniel Sosa Santamarina y Steta S.C. Mexico City dsosa@s-s.mx
George Sprowls georgesprowls@gmail.com
Johan Stromback Setterwalls Stockholm, Sweden johan.stromback@setterwalls.se
THEOPHILE SUGIRA nyembless@gmail.com
Rita Terradas Cuatrecasas Barcelona, Spain rita.terradas@cuatrecasas.com
Doqfy Trade License doqfy12@gmail.com
Mahmoud Turabi contact@maqamlaw.com
Christian Ukpe Aarhus, Angola chrisukpe@gmail.com
Tracy-Jane van Wyk ENSafrica Cape Town, South Africa 0027 (0)84 580 8 tvanwyk@ensafrica.com
Suresh Varanasi AZB & Partners Mumbai, India suresh.varanasi@azbpartners.com
GOVIND VEKARIYA govindvekariya@gmail.com
Andrea Villamizar D'Empaire , Venezuela +584142194353 avillamizar@dra.com.ve
Maciej Wiklo Warsaw, Poland info4mat@gmail.com
Igor Zaks igor@tenzor.ca
Niklaus Zaugg CMS Switzerland Zürich, Switzerland +41442851111 niklaus.zaugg@cms-vep.com
Michel Zelaya Viesca Santamarina y Steta S.C. Mexico City, Mexico +525552795509 mzelaya@s-s.mx
Samantha Zürn PLMJ Lisbon, Portugal 00351916046188 samantha.zurn@plmj.pt