Brazil: Mercosur-EFTA free trade agreement quotas apply in Brazil from 1 October 2026 for goods originating in Iceland and…
Took effect 1 October 2026
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For procurement, vendor management and supplier risk
Check the supplier, before you sign.
Ownership, sanctions, licences, customs and dispute terms: the questions to answer about a foreign supplier or adviser.
The questions your team asks first
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Each opens Ask WONE with the question asked. The answer cites WONE Global's checked records and names the Partner who can act.
What to check in each market
The guide areas your team relies on
- Beneficial ownership registers and what they show
- Sanctions and anti-bribery rules
- Licences the supplier must hold
- Customs duties, import licences and rules of origin
- Governing law, courts and enforcement of awards
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Recent changes for your team
Market notes in the areas above, built from statements checked against official sources, and guides written for your team.
Canada applies counter-tariffs (surtaxes) to a published list of US-origin products
Took effect 8 September 2026
Vietnam: Government Resolution No. 66.23/2026/NQ-CP, effective 24 July 2026
Took effect 24 July 2026
India: The United Kingdom-India free trade agreement, covering goods and services
Took effect 15 July 2026
For procurement: checking a foreign supplier or adviser
Beneficial ownership, sanctions, licences and the right to do the work: what to verify before signing.
22 October 2026
Eleven kits for the teams that run cross-border work
Legal, finance, tax, people, procurement, compliance, M&A, investment, family office, strategy and founding teams each get one page with the questions they ask, what to check in each market, and who …
22 October 2026
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Services and Partners
Who acts for your team
One WONE Global Partner for each service in each country. Where none is in place, WONE Global confirms a vetted Associate firm and tells you who it is first.
Anti-bribery, sanctions and complianceCustoms, trade and export controlsMarket research and partner checksContracts and commercial law
Kraków · PolandWONE Global Capability Partner · Poland
Andrzej Zacharzewski
Complete profile
Attorney at Law. Co-founder of the law firm. Provides litigation services to banks and advises corporate clients in international trade. Supervises the work of the Litigation Department and the International Desk. Chair…
Panamá · PanamaWONE Global Capability Partner · Panama
Ebrahim Asvat K.
- Buying, selling and investingNamed lead
- Contracts and commercial lawNamed lead
- Tax and structuringNamed lead
Ebrahim Asvat K. is a founding partner of Patton, Moreno & Asvat. His practice focuses on corporate law, asset and tax planning, mergers and acquisitions, and offshore business structures. He holds an LL.M. from Harvard…
Yaoundé · CameroonWONE Global Capability Partner · Cameroon
Gittel Ayuk
Gittel Ayuk is a dedicated legal practitioner with an LL.M. in Public Law from the University of Buea. She is a transactional lawyer with a focus on contracts, legal documentation, and advisory services for individuals …
Nairobi · KenyaWONE Global Capability Partner · Kenya
James Ngochi Ngugi
- Contracts and commercial lawNamed lead
- Disputes and arbitrationNamed lead
- Employment, payroll and immigrationNamed lead
Specialties: Commercial Transactions & Litigation
Tel Aviv · IsraelWONE Global Capability Partner · Israel
Karin Horev
- Contracts and commercial lawNamed lead
- Buying, selling and investingNamed lead
- Data protection and cyberNamed lead
Adv. Karin Horev has been practicing corporate and commercial law for more than 20 years, with a focus on complex technology-related matters. Over the years, Karin has led a large number of complex and wide-ranging tran…
Lusaka · ZambiaWONE Global Capability Partner · Zambia
Reagan Blankfein Gates
- Buying, selling and investingNamed lead
- Disputes and arbitrationNamed lead
- Contracts and commercial lawNamed lead
Reagan started his career in practice at Mainza & Company where he had interned while pursuing a bar qualification at the Zambia Institute of Advanced Legal Education (ZIALE) in 2008. Upon being called to the bar, Reaga…
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