About
Provided by Sidley Austin LLP
For more information on the practice, please visit the practice's page at: https://www.sidley.com/en/services/international-trade
Chambers Review
Sidley Austin fields a highly regarded international trade legal team, which represents trade authorities and governments as well as corporate clients in WTO disputes. The practitioners in the USA, China and Europe work in concert to handle major international trade conflicts in the region, with a focus on the steel and energy industries, and also regularly act for tech and life sciences clients. The team is well versed in regulatory issues, export controls, trade sanctions, trade remedy investigations and proceedings. The firm additionally assists clients with pleading trade policy issues and its clients benefit from the specialist knowledge of its team of in-house economists. The firm's clients include Huawei Technologies and Nippon Steel.
Work Highlights
- Sidley Austin acted for the Government of Brazil in representing UNICA, the Brazilian Sugarcane Association, in its challenge under WTO subsidy disciplines to India's domestic support and export subsidies to the sugar cane and sugar industries.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"With in-depth knowledge of WTO law and good understanding of clients' policy needs, Sidley Austin has a very capable team with experienced partners and well-trained associates."
"With in-depth knowledge of WTO law and good understanding of clients' policy needs, Sidley Austin has a very capable team with experienced partners and well-trained associates."
Notable Practitioners
Andrew Shoyer in Washington, DC is a partner at Sidley Austin. He offers clients a wealth of expertise in US and EU export controls, tariffs and sanctions.
"We have relied on Andy for advice relating to complex export issues. We appreciate his experience and business-focused guidance when making important decisions about global operations."
"Andrew is very professional and pleasant to work with. He is very knowledgeable and experienced in this area."
Richard Weiner frequently assists Asian clients with US investigations. He often acts for clients in the oil and gas and energy sectors.