At Dentons, our global team uses its in-depth grasp and experience with the North American Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and other multilateral trade agreements to guide clients through them and achieve results. Navigate with us through traditional areas such as trade in goods, trade in services and intellectual property, as well as in less explored areas such as government procurement, investor-state dispute resolution, regional trade agreements and trade facilitation.

Whether you’re a government, a state trading enterprise or a private company, we can find ways to help you pursue or defend your trade objectives. 

Industry groups now look to regional trade agreements as a means to achieve their interests. We have defended with success the interests of our private and public sector clients in the context of consultations and dispute settlement proceedings under NAFTA, the Agreement on International Trade, the Trade Investments and Labour Mobility Agreement, and the New West Partnership Trade Agreement. 

Our knowledge of rights and obligations under multilateral agreements, such as the government procurement rules, and recognition of worker certification rules, can also help you achieve your business goals. Our team closely monitors developments of regional trade agreements and is able to advise you on the likely impact of any new agreements or events on your policy or business strategy.

Insights

Outcomes of the WTO’s 13th Ministerial Conference

March 4, 2024

Global: The World Trade Organization held its 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) in Abu Dhabi (UAE) from 26 February to 2 March 2024. Ministers representing WTO Members of very different levels of development, and with very different (geo-)political views, met to discuss a plethora of important topics, ranging from food security and e‑commerce to fisheries subsidies and reform of the WTO, as well as domestic regulations of services and investment facilitation.

Episode 4: The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement

February 2, 2021

Global: The trading phase of the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement entered into force on January 1, 2021. 

Episode 3: China’s new export legislation and blocking statute

January 26, 2021

Global: In this episode, Sean Stephenson speaks with Henry Chen about China’s new export control legislation and blocking statute.

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News and Events

Recent Press Releases

Dentons named "Law Firm of the Year for Foreign Trade Law" at JUVE Awards 2022

October 28, 2022

Dentons was named "Law Firm of the Year for Foreign Trade Law" by Germany's leading legal medium at this year's JUVE Awards.

Dentons boosts UK International Trade and Regulatory practice with new partner hire

February 26, 2019

Dentons is boosting its International Trade practice in the UK with the hire of Roger Matthews. He will link up with International Trade experts across the global firm, as well as a newly-combined multi-disciplinary UK Regulatory and Trade group, to further enhance Dentons’ global international trade and regulatory expertise.

Dentons launches in Latin America and the Caribbean

May 16, 2016

Global law firm Dentons, Colombia's Cardenas & Cardenas, and Mexico’s López Velarde today formalized their combinations. The launches follow the initial announcement last December that partners of each firm approved the combinations.

With these combinations, Colombia and Mexico are now home to the world's largest law firm. With more than 7,300 lawyers serving more than 55 countries, the Firm offers clients the benefit of quality experience in and of the communities in which they want to do business or resolve a dispute—now including the Firm's first physical presence in Latin America.

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