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Combining the knowledge of local laws and cultures with a global reach is just one of the ways Baker & McKenzie separates itself from other firms. Our genuinely global perspective allows us to operate without boundaries around the world, in every jurisdiction that is important to your business.

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How We Can Help

  • Optimizing supply chain customs duties and implementing duty savings strategies in conjunction with tax optimization plans
  • Developing strategies to qualify for free trade agreements, General System of Preferences and other duty-savings programs
  • Advising on and obtaining binding origin rulings
  • Advising on optimal customs valuation strategies, including customs valuation rulings
  • Preparing business and policy strategies consistent with WTO agreements and regional and bilateral trade agreements (e.g., ASEAN or various FTAs)
  • Advising clients on market access requirements under WTO, ASEAN and other regional agreements, and bilateral agreements
  • Interacting with local customs authorities to resolve issues and secure favorable classifications, valuations, regulatory rulings and interpretations
  • Determining tariff classifications for single and multiple jurisdictions
  • Conducting legal audits and internal investigations to verify compliance with the FCPA and relevant non-US legislation or to investigate potential payment improprieties
  • Managing customs audits and investigations
  • Defending clients subject to penalty and other enforcement actions
  • Representing clients in international trade remedy actions such as anti-dumping, countervailing duty or safeguard proceedings
  • Advising on negotiation of new trade remedies rules in the context of trade liberalization
  • Representing clients in civil and criminal enforcement actions on export control, trade sanctions, anti-corruption, anti-boycott, anti-terrorism, and anti-money laundering as implemented by countries globally
  • Representing positions in WTO dispute settlement proceedings
  • Conducting studies of local and multijurisdictional customs duties, import and export restrictions, international trade agreements and other relevant laws
  • Conducting international customs and international trade compliance health checks
  • Developing global customs and trade compliance plans
  • Advising on controls and trade sanctions for strategic high-tech commodities
  • Conducting training on trade compliance, customs laws and guidance on business ethics
 
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We understand your industry, culture and goals. Our innovative solutions extend beyond practices and borders, just as your business needs do.

Our global perspective is based on our knowledge of local laws and customs everywhere we operate, while our lawyers understand issues across a broad spectrum of business and legal practices. This fluency allows us to bring the right talent and knowledge to deliver world-class commercially pragmatic advice.

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Every day our more than 3,800 lawyers, economists, tax advisors and other professionals share insights and best practices across borders and practices. We speak more than 75 languages and represent more than 55 nationalities, and the close relationships among our people fosters the trust needed to develop and deliver world-class solutions to multinational clients.

We share an uncompromising commitment to excellence, which explains why more of our lawyers are included as leading lawyers in the Chambers Global Guide to the World’s Best Lawyers than any other Global 20 law firm.

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Passionately global
We are passionately global — it's in our DNA.

We started with a vision of going global and were in eight countries before our 10th anniversary. Today we have 69 offices in 42 countries -- including the emerging markets so important to the growth of your business.
We offer world-class career opportunities around the globe, while our entrepreneurial culture makes Baker & McKenzie a unique place to develop professionally.

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