Represented the Caribbean banana-producing states of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States, defending them in USTR’s Section 301 investigation of the European Union’s banana import regime. As former European colonies, the ACP States were beneficiaries under the Lomé Convention of preferential access to the EU market for bananas. In addition to providing legal advice, we worked with a leading public relations firm to design and implement a political strategy to present the ACP states’ position to the U.S. government.  We are also participating in all aspects of the WTO case that began when the Uruguay Round Agreements Act took effect.