International Trade

Greenberg Traurig's International Trade Practice provides clients with guidance on global trade policies and remedies, as well as advocacy in negotiations and trade dispute proceedings. As strategic advisers, we assist clients in both sustaining and enhancing their competitiveness in the ever-changing world economy, with a focus on trade regulations and transactions, import and export controls, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), customs, intellectual property, and tariff issues. We aim to keep clients current on the many crucial facets of international trade, including the latest developments in laws, treaties, and politics that shape global relationships. We also offer strategic trade consulting and representation on issues relating to the World Trade Organization's global trade rules.

COVID-19 International Trade Experience

• Strategize on the use of “force majeure” and whether it applies to vendor, customer, and forwarder contracts
• Prepare for the possibility of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to subject certain goods from specific countries to greater scrutiny and testing.
• Advise on quarantine or refusal of entry for certain goods from certain countries.
• Plan ahead for delays in entry and determine who will pay demurrage, warehousing, and other costs