Trade and Investment
Trade Policy
Market Access
We negotiate and advise on market access issues, such as tariffs, non-tariff barriers and technical regulations, and rules of origin, as well as issues related to intellectual property, government procurement, customs and trade facilitation, trade in services, and e-commerce; and more in general, free trade agreements and trade negotiation strategies.
Trade Compliance
We undertake regulatory compliance, address licenses and certifications, and customs issues and provide implementation services for trade agreements.
Development of International Markets
We support our clients to develop international markets through strategic planning, market intelligence, connecting with global partners, facilitating access to finance, and enhancing penetration in competitive markets.
Market Intelligence
We produce tailored-made market studies and analysis to help our clients understand, adapt to, and thrive in new and changing markets.
Impact Assessment
We carry out economic and regulatory impact assessments on international operations produced by trade policy changes to adjust our clients’ business strategies and maximize benefits.
International Litigation and Arbitration
We focus on legal and policy issues raised by cross-border transactions, trade remedy litigation, including antidumping proceedings, and international cases under the dispute settlement provisions in bilateral and regional free trade agreements and investment treaties.
Invesment
We help our clients to structure, land, expand and transform their investments to maximize business opportunities.
Recent Client Experience
Recent Client Experience
Advised a G20 Member on the strategy, organization, content development, and technical and political consensus-building of the G20 Trade and Investment Group (TIWG) during its presidency.
Developed for the European Commission a comprehensive institutional, policy and regulatory gap analysis for the implementation of the Free Trade Agreement European Union – Mercosur, reviewing the entire trade and investment regulatory framework in each of the countries, identifying the required amendments to hundreds of pieces of legislation and providing an assessment of implications and strategy for each of them.
We supported a French global company that specializes in digital automation and energy management in selecting an investment site based on an in-depth assessment of logistics, fiscal, political, and regulatory factors.
We helped a world leader in home appliances to develop an export strategy to supply the Mercosur market.
Advised the Chairman of the Board of Investments of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq on the design and development of an Investment Promotion Agency and the implementation of a comprehensive investment promotion strategy.
Provide strategic advice and comprehensive support to the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) in trade policy, trade facilitation, digital trade, sustainable trade, export promotion, investment promotion, and public-private partnerships, among others.
Advised the Commonwealth of Dominica in the design of a digital Single Window for International Trade with the support of the Investment Climate Reform (ICR) Facility implemented by GIZ, the British Council, Expertise France, and SNV.
Carried out a regulatory assessment and economic analysis of the public procurement market in Chile and the impact of regulatory barriers on European firms.
Carried out for the World Bank an assessment of regulatory barriers for digital trade and knowledge-based services in Pacific Alliance countries.
Carried out training and capacity-building of government officials on economic impact assessment of free trade agreements in Peru and Paraguay with funding from Canada’s International Development – Global Affairs Canada and the Latin American Integration Association (ALADI), respectively.
Developed for the World Bank an assessment regulatory and institutional reforms necessary to boost trade and increases competitiveness in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.