WTO Law - NAFTA

TCA Attorneys advises private undertakings as well as sovereign States on issues related to WTO law, trade law and NAFTA.

We provide clients with detailed and timely opinions, offering assistance in case issues of WTO law are to be treated before national or regional Courts (European Court of Justice, Court of International Trade, national jurisdictions). Futhermore, we are able to assist both private parties and sovereign States in WTO Dispute Settlement proceedings drafting amicus curiae briefs, written defenses on behalf of sovereign Member States and where requested, to directly take part in WTO Dispute Settlement proceedings as members of the delegation or leading counsels on behalf of sovereign States. In this context, our lawyers and counsels have gained a considerable experience in such matters by taking part in various WTO Dispute Settlement proceedings cases both before Panels, the Appellate Body and WTO Arbitrators in their past career within the European Institutions.

TCA Attorneys pays particular attention to the needs of developing countries in WTO matters in general, and WTO Dispute Settlement Proceedings in particular, in order to improve their participation in Dispute Settlement cases and negotiations.

More in detail, on the one hand, we offer a complete package service for developing countries that need assistance in WTO Dispute Settlement proceedings or negotiations at reduced and very accessible fees. On the other hand, should we be requested to do so by developing countries, and depending on the concrete circumstances of each case, we are also able to offer them pro-bono or quasi pro-bono WTO Dispute Settlement or negotiation assistance in such matters.

We also have a valid team able to assist developing countries in the drafting of position papers during negotiations as well as in assessing the practical and legal consequences of the results of such negotiations.

We are also specialized in assisting enterprises and association of enterprises that would like to see their legitimate Ainterest duly protected in taking action before the competent authority of the WTO Member States concerned, in the USA via a Section 301 complaint and in Europe via a TBR Complaint or informally, by provoking WTO Dispute Settlement proceedings on a private parties' input basis.