Victor Bovarotti Lopes

Practice Areas

Customs, International Trade, Tax and Government Relations

Career

Partner of Demarest's Customs, International Trade, Tax and Government Relations areas, Victor Bovarotti Lopes leads most of Demarest's work in the customs area, as well as in trade defense and litigation cases at the World Trade Organization (WTO). In his career, he has represented clients in significant cases involving various matters such as customs valuation, tax classification, tax planning, import licensing, interpretation of trade agreements (Mercosur, mainly) and special customs regimes (drawback, RECOF, REPETRO, among others).

Professional Memberships

Institute of International Economic Law (IIEL) of Georgetown University;

Commission on Customs Laws of the São Paulo Bar Association (OAB-SP);

International Trade Commission of the Brazilian Institute of Studies on Competition, Consumer Affairs and International Trade (IBRAC);

ICC Commission on Trade and Investment Policy.

Publications

Coauthor of the chapter “The Trade War and related WTO Disputes”, ENLAW International Trade Law Journal, Vol.1, June, 2019;

Coauthor of the book “RELEITURA DOS ACORDOS DA OMC: como interpretados pelo Órgão de Apelação”, 2013;

Author of the book "Drawback e a Inexigibilidade de Vinculação Física", Almedina, 2012;

Author of the article "Exchange undervaluation: The Solution Must Come from the WTO", The Latin American Journal of International Trade Law, Vol.1, March, 2013.