Akin regularly provide advice to governments and private sector clients on leveraging WTO rules to overcome market access barriers as well as providing support in designing frameworks that are WTO-compliant. The team not only handles WTO dispute settlement and trade policy and trade negotiations, but also has expertise in trade remedies, trade compliance, and national security and investment screening, Alan Yanovich, who heads the practice, is an ‘experienced lawyer’ with extensive knowledge of international trade and investment matters at the multilateral, regional, and bilateral levels. Jasper Helder’s clients rely on him to assist with developing and executing mitigation strategies for trade compliance. Other key team members include Stephen Kho, who handles matters related to trade policy and international dispute resolution, and Chiara Klaui, who advises clients on EU, Swiss and UK trade compliance and drafts and supports the implementation of policies and procedures.

White & Case S.A. has extensive experience working with governments and private clients in defending and advising on WTO disputes and trade remedies cases. The team handles a portfolio of international matters, working closely with its teams located in other jurisdictions. Team head Jasper Wauters, advises several high-profile clients in WTO dispute settlements and has a special focus on Brexit-related trade policy matters. Charles Julien advises clients on a various international trade and customs matters with a particular focus on the steel, petrochemicals, and paper industries. Marcus Sohlberg plays a significant role in supporting the team in handling WTO dispute settlement.

Baker McKenzie’s team advises both domestic and international clients on regulatory and trade compliance matters in the fields of customs law, sanctions, export restrictions, and trade remedies. Pablo Bentes, who heads the team, specialises in representing sovereign clients before the WTO Dispute Settlement Body. Serge Pannatier regularly advises clients on a wide range of trade-related matters including trade remedies and customs matters. Claude Chase and Hayley Ryerson handle the full spectrum of matters regulated under WTO treaties.

King & Spalding LLP’s team regularly advises its high-profile clients on all aspects of WTO work, with a particular focus on trade agreements and litigation. The team’s scope of practice also covers trade remedies and advising on new trade and investment treaty regimes that have been negotiated in the EU and internationally. Daniel Crosby, who regularly supports sovereign and commercial clients in applying international trade and investment rules, heads the team. Hamid Mamdouh who has extensive knowledge in trade negotiations, both as a negotiator as well as a senior international official, is also a key team member.

Van Bael & Bellis’s particular focus on representing governments in WTO dispute settlement proceedings allows it to cover all stages of the proceedings from consultation to implementation. It has an international team with multilingual capabilities and expertise in cross-border matters. The team is headed by Philippe De Baere, who has been involved in various major anti-dumping, anti-circumvention, and anti-subsidy proceedings, and Clotilde du Parc, who has assisted clients in a large number of WTO disputes involving a broad range of substantive areas.