Getting more bang for our buck!
STRATEGY FOR WINNING CONCESSIONS
SITUATION
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Hegemonistan import ban
on our grapes
 Alleged
“shoe string root rot”
 No proven transmission

Dispute import ban at WTO
Dispute Settlement Body
RECOMMENDATION

Hire better legal counsel
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To get concessions pre-Panel arbitration
Suggested practices:
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Sandler & Travis Trade Advisory Services,
Inc., Hong Kong
Vreelander, LLP, Washington, DC
Henninger & Lee, LLP, Singapore
JUSTIFICATION
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Busch and Reinhardt find that:
 Most
concessions won pre-Panel
 Developing nations win fewer pre-Panel
concessions
Due to poor
legal counsel
 If
dispute is not resolved pre-Panel,
concessions are less likely
 Developing countries: 41-64% chance of full
concessions versus
 Developed countries: 63-78% chance
OUTCOMES
Micronation
Henninger & Lee, LLP
QUESTIONS?