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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
Hire better legal counsel To get concessions pre-Panel
arbitration
Suggested practices: Sandler & Travis Trade Advisory
Services, Inc., Hong Kong Vreelander, LLP, Washington, DC Henninger & Lee, LLP, Singapore
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
Micronation
Dispute
Dispute
Don’t
Good CounselFull C
oncess
ions
Partial Concessions
Partial Concessions
NO
Concessions
Poor Counsel