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Across the United Kingdom and abroad, supply chain disruptions, geopolitical struggles, and increased scrutiny on issues such as forced labour and environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards are having a direct impact on businesses. In recent years, and particularly since Brexit, international trade policies in the UK and other jurisdictions are being issued and revised more quickly and more frequently, creating a challenging environment for companies that depend on the cross-border movement of goods and services.

Crowell & Moring U.K. LLP can help. Together with Crowell lawyers and trade professionals located in key capitals and commercial centers — including Brussels, Doha, Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Shanghai, and Washington, D.C. — and in collaboration with C&M International, our global government relations, public policy, and public affairs affiliate, we have represented the interests of clients before national governments and international trade agencies throughout North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. If administrative or political solutions are not possible, clients benefit from our significant litigation experience before the World Trade Organization (WTO) and in national and international courts in dozens of jurisdictions.

Ranked among the top international trade practices by Chambers and Law360, we advise clients in the following areas:

Economic sanctions, including advise on the full compliance lifecycle of the sanctions enforced by the UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI), the European Commission and each of its Member States, and the United States and its Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), ranging from daily counselling, through training, program development, licensing, disclosures, investigations, and government representation
Customs, including valuation, classification and origin, drawback, free trade zones and free-trade agreements, tariff preference programs, duty recovery, audits, internal investigations, security and compliance programs, seizures, and penalty actions
Trade remedies, such as antidumping, countervailing duties and subsidies, and issues arising under domestic legislation and international agreements
Export controls, AML, and anti-corruption, including sanctions and embargoes, antiboycott actions, anti-money laundering laws and regulations, and compliance with the UK Bribery Act, the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), EU Member State anti-bribery regimes, and more
Global mobility and the movement of people, including market expansion and re-shoring, compliance and investigations, outsourcing and offshoring, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, foreign labour and employment, remote working, compliance with trade agreements, and business formation and structuring
Human rights and forced labour, including compliance with UK, EU and US forced labour compliance programs, supply chain regulations, release of detainees, and counselling in relation to suppliers and other third parties.

Ranked among the top international trade practices by Chambers and Law360, we advise clients in the following areas:

Economic sanctions, including advise on the full compliance lifecycle of the sanctions enforced by the UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI), the European Commission and each of its Member States, and the United States and its Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), ranging from daily counselling, through training, program development, licensing, disclosures, investigations, and government representation
Customs, including valuation, classification and origin, drawback, free trade zones and free-trade agreements, tariff preference programs, duty recovery, audits, internal investigations, security and compliance programs, seizures, and penalty actions
Trade remedies, such as antidumping, countervailing duties and subsidies, and issues arising under domestic legislation and international agreements
Export controls, AML, and anti-corruption, including sanctions and embargoes, antiboycott actions, anti-money laundering laws and regulations, and compliance with the UK Bribery Act, the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), EU Member State anti-bribery regimes, and more
Global mobility and the movement of people, including market expansion and re-shoring, compliance and investigations, outsourcing and offshoring, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, foreign labour and employment, remote working, compliance with trade agreements, and business formation and structuring
Human rights and forced labour, including compliance with UK, EU and US forced labour compliance programs, supply chain regulations, release of detainees, and counselling in relation to suppliers and other third parties.