Dylan Geraets

Dr. Dylan Geraets advises clients on a wide range of global trade issues, particularly on international dispute settlement, trade defence measures, customs rules, trade negotiations, sanctions, and export controls. Dylan represents clients in World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement proceedings and in proceedings before the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).

On a daily basis, Dylan advises on the interpretation of rules and procedures impacting trade in goods and services. This includes the provision of advice on customs matters such as rules of origin, tariff classification, customs valuation, and the applicability of special custom procedures.

Dylan regularly advises on the implications of the EU's sanctions and export control regimes in relation to certain dual-use goods and other controlled items. In addition, he guides clients in respect of their day-to-day sanctions compliance efforts under the EU sanctions regimes, as well as with respect to the implementation of sanctions imposed by the United Nations.

Dylan also advises on EU regulatory issues, including ESG-related matters such as supply chain due diligence, forced labour, and environmental issues including deforestation, the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), as well as instruments adopted or negotiated as part of the push for "Strategic Autonomy", such as the FDI Screening Regulation, the Foreign Subsidies Regulation, and the Anti-Coercion Instrument.

Dylan is fluent in English and German in addition to his native Dutch.