We advise both private sector clients and government agencies on compliance with WTO rules, obligations under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), and bilateral trade agreements affecting trade in goods, services, and investment.
We advise on anti-dumping, countervailing duties, and safeguard measures, both from the perspective of domestic producers seeking protection and importers contesting measures. Our work covers the legal framework, procedural requirements, and strategic positioning for trade remedy proceedings.
We help businesses manage customs compliance risk across East African borders, including classification, valuation, rules of origin compliance, and engagement with customs authorities. Our understanding of regional trade agreements enables us to identify legitimate optimisation opportunities within applicable legal frameworks.
We have contributed to donor and philanthropy-funded projects focused on trade facilitation and regulatory reform, including work at the COP 27 side event on Nationally Determined Contributions in the COMESA and EAC regions. Our engagement with regional institutions informs our advisory at the intersection of trade and climate.
Our International Trade Law practice covers trade policy, trade remedies, customs compliance, regional trade agreements, and the interface between trade and climate change. We advise on WTO rules and dispute mechanisms, AfCFTA implementation and compliance, COMESA and EAC trade frameworks, export controls, and import regulations. We have participated in regional trade and climate nexus projects, including work on tracking trade and climate change commitments in Africa, and have contributed to side events at COMESA and EAC forums. For private sector clients, we assist with market entry compliance across East African markets, trade agreement utilisation, and regulatory risk management in cross-border commerce.
International trade law increasingly intersects with climate policy, digital regulation, and regional integration, creating a complex environment that generalist trade advisors are not equipped to navigate. Clients trust us because we combine a grounded understanding of WTO rules and African regional frameworks with direct engagement in the policy processes that are reshaping those frameworks. Our participation in AfCFTA implementation debates, COP side events on trade and climate, and COMESA regulatory forums means our advice is grounded in how the rules are actually evolving, not just how they were written.
