Leake & Andersson maintains a specialized practice in international trade and business. The Firm represents domestic and international business and government interests in a wide variety of international trade and business matters. Our practice includes traditional international business matters, such as export/import transactions, contracts for international sales of goods and services and international arbitrations, as well as representation in trade remedy cases before the International Trade Commission and International Trade Administration. The firm’s practice also includes a specialty unique in the Gulf South region, providing advice, representation and government affairs work on international free trade agreements, including issues relating to the World Trade Organization, North American Free Trade Agreement, Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement, and multiple bilateral Free Trade Agreements. The firm also provides advice to state and local governments on trade capacity and international economic development issues.

The firm is pleased to represent clients and provide advice in the following international trade and business matters:

• Export/import transactions
• International sale of goods and services
• Bilateral investment treaties
• International arbitrations
• United States trade remedy actions, including Safeguard, Section 301, and Antidumping and Countervailing Duty proceedings
• Concession and off-take agreements in foreign infrastructure projects
• Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
• Trade Adjustment Assistance Act
• World Trade Organization, North American Free Trade Agreement, and Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement
• International economic development
• Trade capacity building programs for state and local governments and small and medium sized enterprises