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DTB Associates, LLP
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Our Services
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Trade Negotiations
Our partners are experts on the World
Trade Organization (WTO) and international trade agreements. We advise clients on the enforcement of existing trade
rules and assist them in their participation in ongoing trade negotiations, including the Doha Round of multilateral talks
and the bilateral and regional trade negotiations the U.S. has undertaken.
Legal
Services
We
serve as outside counsel for companies and associations seeking a Washington, D.C. presence without having to incur the cost
of their own in-house counsel. Our legal services include: the
analysis of foreign and domestic measures for compatibility with international trade laws; the
preparation of briefs in formal dispute settlement cases -- including under Section 301 of U.S. trade law; the
preparation and review of commercial and contractual agreements; and the evaluation of proposed legislation and regulations
to determine their impacts on our clients.
Business Support
DTB Associates offers business
support to a variety of clients from companies and associations interested in establishing a legal and commercial presence
in the U.S. or abroad, to the management on an interim basis, of the day-to-day operations of Washington, D.C.-based trade
associations. DTB
Associates, for example, operates an export trading company (ETC), which was formed by the
poultry industries of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and the United States as part of the Central America Free
Trade Agreement to administer U.S. poultry shipments to Central America. DTB also advises
exporters and importers on rules and regulations applying to shipments of products to and from the U.S. market.
Regulatory Matters
We have
been heavily involved in resolving regulatory problems in areas such as biotechnology, food safety,
plant and animal health, and fisheries issues. The misuse of sanitary and phytosanitary
(SPS) measures and other non-tariff barriers to restrict trade has become increasingly
common. We have a thorough and practical knowledge of the applicable provisions
of the WTO, trade agreements, and domestic U.S. regulations that govern
SPS and other market access issues, and how these
can be used to challenge successfully such restrictions.
Legislation and
Agricultural Policy
The partners of DTB Associates are registered lobbyists and are actively involved
in a variety of legislative initiatives on behalf of their clients including trade, agriculture, fisheries, immigration, and appropriations matters, both before the U.S. Congress and key agencies of the Administration. In the area of agricultural
policy, working with AgRisk Management, DTB Associates has been able to provide
economic analyses to back-stop these policy efforts.
Fee Structure
We have a flexible fee structure that can accommodate the particular needs of a client. Please contact us to
discuss your specific issue to see how we may be able to assist in finding a solution.
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