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International Trade/WTO - Europe-wide

Band 2

What the Team is Known For
White & Case benefits from a broad trade law offering spread across Geneva, Brussels and London, and works closely with its Washington, DC office. The lawyers have extensive experience in trade defence matters on behalf of steel industry clients, having acted on the complainant side of highlight mandates including the EU's steel safeguard investigation. The firm acts for chemical producers and other industrial clients in investigations carried out by trade authorities. Well-reputed lawyers in Geneva advise key government clients and corporate third parties on WTO disputes. The White & Case trade team earns further praise for its capacity to handle both global sanctions compliance matters and diverse customs matters, including disputes over the customs classification of key products.
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Work Highlights

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  • White & Case acted for Eurofer in maintaining safeguards covering 26 groups of steel products.

Strengths

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  • White & Case is responsive, efficient and business-oriented.

    International Trade/WTO respondentGlobal

  • White & Case offers exceptional knowledge in international trade, with thorough experience trade remedy cases, attention to detail, flexibility and outstanding commitment to the client and projects.

    International Trade/WTO respondentGlobal

  • White & Case does an excellent job of researching and preparing the required legal memoranda to a very high quality and within the agreed timeframe.

    International Trade/WTO respondentGlobal

  • White & Case is always ahead of the possible future scenarios of a developing case and what the possible outcome might be. The defence based on those future possible scenarios prevents any surprises.

    International Trade/WTO respondentGlobal

  • White & Case is a renowned firm with expertise in cutting-edge fields such as VAT and customs law that takes into account the economic aspects of its clients' businesses.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Jasper Wauters
    Jasper Wauters

    Jasper Wauters

    Jasper Wauters handles WTO disputes for governments relating to the import of key products. He is also active on customs and anti-dumping matters.

    • Jasper Wauters delivers and responds in a very professional manner.

      International Trade/WTO respondentGlobal
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  • James Killick
    James Killick

    James Killick

    James Killick handles anti-dumping and safeguarding matters for global chemical and manufacturing companies. He notably acts for the European steel industry on a range of issues and has increasing activity regulated to the Foreign Subsidies Regulation.

    • James Killick really knows this topic and has a lot of experience, I feel confident he will have an answer to any question. He is the kind of person who can offer comfort when you are in distress.

      International Trade/WTO respondentGlobal

    • James Killick offers impressive knowledge of trade and competition laws, which is the perfect mix.

      International Trade/WTO respondentGlobal

    • James Killick is a great professional and a great human being to deal with. It is always a pleasure to discuss with him.

      International Trade/WTO respondentGlobal
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  • Charles Julien
    Charles Julien

    Charles Julien

    Charles Julien is active in negotiations concerning FTA and WTO disputes, with further expertise in anti-dumping investigations. His clients include state governments and trade associations, as well as steel and petrochemical companies.

    • Charles displays a high level of expertise and understanding of international trade matters, in-depth commercial knowledge and an ability to synthetise macro and micro matters into meaningful plans.

      International Trade/WTO respondentGlobal

    • Charles Julien is one of the best lawyers that I have worked with.

      International Trade/WTO respondentGlobal
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  • Sara Nordin
    Sara Nordin

    Sara Nordin

    Sara Nordin handles sanctions and customs issues, as well as assisting with trade compliance. She has further expertise in anti-dumping matters and WTO proceedings.

    • Sara Nordin is our go-to lawyer for sanctions and export control.

      International Trade/WTO respondentGlobal

    • Sara is great at giving responsive and pragmatic guidance to export and sanctions matters.

      International Trade/WTO respondentGlobal

    • Sara Nordin is solution-oriented and highly competent in her fields of specialisation.

      International Trade/WTO respondentGlobal

    • Sara Nordin really dives deep when responding to legal queries and has a tendency to go layers deeper than some other people I work with. She is very sensitive of tight deadlines.

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