International trade law increasingly impacts organisations engaged in the cross-border trade of goods and services. The rules governing international trade are complex and corporations often find themselves having to navigate through an intricate network of multilateral, regional and bilateral trade agreements (as well as widely differing national laws and regulations). As Governments seek to reconcile and accommodate divergent economic interests, global corporations also have to contend with the growing use of protectionist measures and other barriers to trade.

At AstapovLawyers, we provide a specialist team of partners and associates who have an in-depth understanding of what is a highly technical and constantly evolving area of law. We have acted for and advised governments, industry associations and leading corporations on numerous WTO and other international trade issues.

Our services among others include:
• evaluating whether proposed and existing national measures comply with WTO law and other trade agreements, for instance in the area of environmental and climate change law;
• representing and advising governments in WTO dispute settlement proceedings;
• advising corporate clients on how they can enforce WTO law and other trade agreements.
• dumping, countervailing duties, safeguards and other national trade remedies;
• the application of WTO agreements;
• WTO dispute settlement;
• the application of NAFTA and other regional agreements;
• export controls and sanctions;
• customs law and regulation;
• regulatory issues affecting corporate transactions;
• advisory and policy services.