Ranked in 1 Practice Areas
3

Band 3

International Trade/WTO

Europe-wide

16 Years Ranked

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About

Provided by Vassilis Akritidis

Europe

Practice Areas

International Trade

Litigation and Trial

Professional Memberships

President of the Belgian-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce since 2008

Served as a non-executive board member in an industrial development bank and manufacturing companies

Languages Spoken

English

French

Greek

Work Highlights

-Represented Cerame-Unie, the European ceramic products’ confederation, in several trade defence complaints before the European Commission and before the European Courts.

-Represented Viraj Profiles Private Limited, the world’s largest stainless steel long products manufacturer, in about a dozen EU trade defence investigations, national and EU customs disputes, and litigation before the European Courts.

-Represented Maxim Tubes Pvt., Ltd., India’s largest stainless steel seamless tubes and pipes exporter, in a high-profile OLAF and EPPO investigation on origin, involving 17 EU Member States.

-Represented a major multinational producing car parts in EU trade defence proceedings.

-Represented major EU steel mills in US Dept. of Commerce antidumping investigations.

-Advised a multitude of manufacturers, service providers, financial institutions and transport/logistics operators, including large multinationals, on the application of EU trade sanctions, in particular against the Russian Federation.

-Advised several European, US and Asian clients on EU export control matters.

-Represented several companies and natural persons before OLAF and the EPPO.

-Advising a major multinational on the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation.

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International Trade/WTO - Europe-wide

3
Band 3
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Vassilis Akritidis heads the firm's trade department. He acts both for non-EU exporters as defendants and for European industry associations as complainants on EU trade defence matters. He also advises clients on trade compliance.

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