Trade Negotiations, Legislation and Policy
Barnes & Thornburg's international trade practitioners have years of experience, both in and out of government, working with authorities and company executives to resolve commercial problems around the world. We regularly work for industry coalitions, individual companies, trade associations and foreign sovereigns on complex international public policy issues and on U.S. trade-related legislative issues, not only formulating strategy, drafting legislation and designing plans of engagement, but also helping to implement them through direct engagement with officials at different levels of government. Where appropriate, we also make direct contact - formal and informal - with foreign government decision-makers.
Our attorneys bring years of experience at the highest levels of government. Our team includes attorneys who formerly held such titles as assistant secretary of commerce, chief negotiator at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, chief counsel to the Senate Minority Leader, staff member for the House Rules and Agriculture Committees, and counsel at the Commerce Department and International Trade Commission.