National regulations of increasing variety and complexity confront businesses participating in global commerce, expansion and transactions. From increasingly strict export controls to ever-expanding sanctions, you often face a daunting set of hurdles. Look to Dentons when you need trade regulation law and policy counsel. We are uniquely positioned to assist clients understand and comply with the international laws and regulations they are confronted with while doing business outside their borders.

Whether you need support with export related investigations (both civil and criminal), transaction due diligence, export licensing and interpretation or negotiation of export enforcement settlements, you can rely on our more than 25 years of experience in this area. You will be supported on whatever issues arise, including complex export compliance matters, cross-border due diligence and classified investigations.

Benefit from a team with extensive experience working with the US Departments of State, Commerce, Justice, Defense, Homeland Security and Treasury, as well as Energy and the military services and their counterparts in the UK, the EU, Canada, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Our team’s practice includes the complete conduct of internal investigations into actual or potential compliance issues arising under export control and international sanctions laws in the countries in which we have offices, including in the US the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), Export Administration Regulations (EAR), Office of Foreign Assets Controls Regulations, US Customs Regulations and Foreign Trade Regulations as well as extensive litigation experience before the International Trade Commission, US district courts, US Court of International Trade, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and other US administrative agencies, including the Federal Aviation Administration and Customs.

In today’s regulatory climate, your company can be required to provide information to a variety of government agencies - information you may not routinely release to the public. In the US, we will help you develop responses to various executive and congressional information requests and filings, including those under section 332(g) of the Tariff Act, BE-13 filings with the US Department of Commerce or ITAR registrations and 122.4 notices with the Department of State.

Cross-border transactions require experienced counsel to shepherd transactions with national security issues through the CFIUS process in the US and the Investment Canada Act national security reviews in Canada. You can rely on our extensive experience to help you develop a strategic approach to the resolution of national security concerns arising from investments in companies and businesses by foreign entities - with a track record covering almost every industry and transactions from dozens of countries, including the US, China, Japan, EU member countries (in particular, UK and Germany), Russia, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Turkey, Indonesia and several others.

Collaborate with our lawyers to design market access strategies toward imports or exports. Together, we can analyze how trade policies and politics shape the commercial arena and impact your business.

Recognition

Chambers USA Guide Recognizes Dentons With Excellent 2025 Rankings

June 5, 2025

Dentons is pleased to share its performance in the 2025 edition of Chambers USA. The Firm recorded notable milestones in both its lawyer and practice rankings, including two lawyers ranked as Star Individuals—a category for outstanding practitioners—and nine new practice rankings.

Insights

US eliminates most sanctions on Syria, but export restrictions remain

June 3, 2025

On May 23, 2025, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued Syria General License 25 (GL 25), effectively lifting most sanctions on Syria.

Tariffs on Automobiles and Automobile Parts on US Imports Have Been Announced

March 27, 2025

United States: The White House announced on March 26, 2025, that tariffs at the rate of 25% are being imposed on all automobile imports effective April 3, 2025, and on all automobile parts, effective May 3, 2025.

Department of Commerce Announces Implementation Instructions for March 12, 2025, Steel and Aluminum Additional Section 232 Tariffs

March 11, 2025

On February 10, 2025, President Trump signed Proclamation 10896, Adjusting Imports of Steel into the United States, imposing 25% tariffs on all steel imports and Proclamation 10895, Adjusting Imports of Aluminum into the United States (collectively the “Proclamation(s)”) increasing tariffs for aluminum products and certain steel and aluminum derivative products from 10% to 25% effective at 12:01 am eastern daylight time on March 12, 2025

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News and Events

Recent Press Releases

Dentons contributes Eurasia chapter in the Lexology Panoramic Trade & Customs 2025 guide

July 17, 2024

Brussels - Managing Partner Edward Borovikov, Counsel Igor Danilov, and Trade Policy Advisor Taras Povorozniuk from Dentons’ International Trade team in Brussels have contributed the Eurasia chapter in the Lexology Panoramic Trade & Customs 2025 guide.

Dentons named "Law Firm of the Year for Foreign Trade Law" at JUVE Awards 2022

October 28, 2022

Dentons was named "Law Firm of the Year for Foreign Trade Law" by Germany's leading legal medium at this year's JUVE Awards.

Dentons boosts UK International Trade and Regulatory practice with new partner hire

February 26, 2019

Dentons is boosting its International Trade practice in the UK with the hire of Roger Matthews. He will link up with International Trade experts across the global firm, as well as a newly-combined multi-disciplinary UK Regulatory and Trade group, to further enhance Dentons’ global international trade and regulatory expertise.

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