Practice Areas & Industries: Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP

Practice/Industry Group Overview

Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP's International Trade Group consists of a highly experienced team of lawyers, economists and other trade practitioners, many of whom are former government officials. Together, they make up one of the largest and most respected international trade groups in the world.

Our lawyers have served major corporations in such diverse industries as oil, forest products, automobiles, steel, food and high technology products for more than 25 years. We have been at the forefront of removing barriers to trade and investment and other challenges companies face in international business, including addressing the crafting and implementation of regulations governing global direct investment and export controls.

The group actively supported the negotiations leading to China's accession to the World Trade Organization and the U.S. Congress's passage of Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China, opening the way for extensive growth in bilateral and multilateral trade relations of China and the United States. The group has facilitated access to global capital markets and worked to ensure equal treatment for firms operating in the European Union, Canada, Japan, China and the United States.

The International Trade Group is a recognized leader in all areas of international trade policy and regulatory issues. Our reputation is built upon extensive experience dealing with complex trade, regulatory, market access and related competitive issues with attention to client-specific parameters and needs.

Interacting with public officials, interested private industries and through appropriate administrative processes in countries such as the US, China, Japan and EU, our team deploys a multidisciplinary approach to address the many aspects of the challenges inherent to modern international commerce. We tailor our work to the specific demands of each client's situation, delivering high value solutions to clients for the present and positioning them to deal with future developments.