International Trade/WTO

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Provided by Gide Loyrette Nouel

Gide Brussels International Trade team offers the knowledge of experienced trade lawyers combined with the expertise of former senior officials from the EU Commission (like Michel Servoz, a former Director-General of DG Employment, former Deputy Secretary-General of the European Commission and former senior official of DG Trade; and Pierre-Jacques Larrieu, former Head of Unit at DG Taxud). The team also relies (and coordinates in its daily practice) on Gide's extensive network of offices in multiple countries such as the UK, Turkey, Morocco, and China.

Gide is one of the few EU law firms to have developed its WTO and EU trade law activities to support EU businesses, in contrast with the many firms regularly aiding third countries in actions against the EU industry's interests.

The team assists its clients by lodging complaints against unfair practices such as dumping, subsidised imports, and poor enforcement of EU regulations, or by defending them in proceedings in third countries. Gide also assists its clients with the application of WTO and/or free trade agreements to remove/limit restrictive or discriminatory practices from third countries in the fields of goods, services, and investments.