Greenberg Traurig Shareholder Renee A. Latour Shortlisted for WorldECR’s Young Practitioner of the Year
WASHINGTON (PRWEB) July 09, 2015 -- Greenberg Traurig Shareholder Renee A. Latour was named to the shortlist for WorldECR’s Young Practitioner of the Year Award. According to WorldECR, the various export controls and sanctions awards recognizes organizations and individuals for their outstanding work, vision, best practice, commercial benefit to the company, and contribution to international security in the fields of export control, sanctions compliance, and nonproliferation. Latour was profiled as advising global brand name organizations, from aviation to retail, in high-profile export control, sanctions, and anticorruption matters.
Latour focuses her practice on international trade regulation with an emphasis on compliance with U.S. export controls and economic sanctions. Latour assists clients on matters related to international trade that arise under the jurisdiction of various U.S. governmental agencies, including the Departments of Commerce, State, Treasury, and Defense. She advises on U.S. export control laws, anti-boycott laws, and special sanctions maintained by the U.S. Government against various countries including Iran, Cuba, and Sudan.
About Greenberg Traurig’s Export Controls Practice
Based in Washington, D.C., Greenberg Traurig's Export Controls team advises and represents clients on the full range of international goods, software and technology transfer issues. The attorneys have broad experience providing export controls and related regulatory counsel to both U.S. and foreign businesses. Industry-specific experience includes assisting companies in a wide range of industries such as aerospace, defense, firearms and ammunition, electronics, software and information technology, food, consumer products, biotechnology, medical device, and engineering services.
About Greenberg Traurig’s Global Trade & Investment Practice
Greenberg Traurig helps clients promote global trade and lower trade barriers. The Global Trade & Investment Practice Group works throughout numerous countries on trade policies, remedies, negotiations, disputes and other commercial issues as part of Greenberg Traurig's International Practice. The group is marked by a combination of experience and insight in strategic trade consulting and representation on issues relating to the World Trade Organization’s global trade rules. The attorneys offer strategic advice to assist clients in both sustaining and enhancing their competitiveness in the ever-changing world economy. Members of the group also have experience in the growing array of global trade dispute proceedings. The group's Global Trade Monitor blog addresses the many crucial facets of international trade, including the latest developments, laws, treaties, policies and politics that shape global relationships.
About Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Greenberg Traurig, LLP is an international, multi-practice law firm with approximately 1800 attorneys serving clients from 37 offices in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. The firm is among the 2015 BTI Brand Elite and among the most “Tech Savvy.” It was on the 2013-2015 BTI Client Service 30 listings of firms “most recognized by clients for providing excellent client service,” and one of the 2014 BTI Client Relationship Scorecard “Power Elite,” based on the nature and strength of its client relationships. More information at: http://www.gtlaw.com.
Lourdes Brezo-Martinez, Greenberg Traurig, +1 212.801.2131, [email protected]
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