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Worldwide

• Drafting proposals and reports for projects funded by development cooperation donors like the EU and GIZ.
• Counselling on trade policy formulation, trade negotiations, export promotion, the European Green Deal, the European CRM Act, climate strategies and targets, and funding for climate action.
• Managing international cooperation and development projects (details below).
• Current clients include the EC and GIZ.

Greenland

• EU-funded project: Business Mission Greenland 2024 – Critical Raw Materials
• Responsible for the overall management of the project, including three key experts, local service providers, and support staff.
• Organising a business mission for EU stakeholders on CRM, energy value chains, and digital submarine infrastructure connectivity in Greenland.

LAC And The EU

• EU-funded project: EU-LAC Critical Raw Materials Support Action
• Responsible for the overall management of the project, including a budget of approximately EUR 1 million, four long-term experts (more than 500 working days), a pool of short-term experts, and support staff.
• Organising business missions and policy dialogues on CRM in the EU and LAC.
• Developing investment reports on CRM value chains in LAC.

Argentina

• EU-funded project: EU Climate Dialogues
• Responsible for designing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating project activities in Argentina, including three climate and energy-related policy dialogues involving nearly 500 government, business and civil.
• Developed country-specific policy documents, such as a country engagement strategy and a country profile.
• Provided expert input on policies related to CRM, biomethane, energy efficiency, green hydrogen, sustainable mobility, the Paris Agreement, and the European Green Deal.

Member States Of The EU, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru And Uruguay

• EU-funded project: EU-Latin America Partnership on Raw Materials
• Responsible for the overall management of the project, including a budget of €2.2m, seven long-term experts (more than 1,500 working days) and a pool of short-term experts.
• Organised two policy dialogues on CRM, facilitated the participation of the project in two key mining fairs in Latin America to reinforce EU strategic interests and priorities related to mineral resources, and designed.
• Responsible for implementing an online platform to support the development of industrial alliances along the raw materials value chain from the EU and Latin America to facilitate the advancement of a green and.

North Macedonia

• EU-funded project: Preparation of Long-term Strategy and Law on Climate Action
• Responsible for the overall management of the project, including a budget of €1.15m, three long-term experts (more than 700 working days) and more than 30 short-term experts (more than 1,000 working days).
• Assisted the Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning in developing a law on climate action, climate-related secondary legislation, and planning documents to transition to a sustainable low-carbon economy by 2050.

Member States Of The EU And The GCC

• EU-funded project: EU-GCC Dialogue on Economic Diversification
• Facilitated 12 events between EU and GCC stakeholders to exchange experiences and expertise on topics relevant to economic diversification.
• Counselled public and private stakeholders on issues relevant to advancing green economy policies to promote sustainable trade and investment.

Kosovo

• EU-funded project: Further support to the development of trade in Kosovo
• Supported the development of institutional capacity for trade policy formulation and negotiations on trade facilitation, trade in services, and dispute settlement before CEFTA.
• Assisted the Ministry of Trade and Industry in developing a law on foreign trade aligned with the EU acquis.

Europe, The Middle East And North Africa

Private Sector DevelopmentLed the acquisition of development cooperation projects, including designing and elaborating more than 20 technical and financial proposals in trade and private sector development.

Nepal

• EU-funded project: Support for Trade and Economic Capacity Building – Trade and Private Sector Development
• Responsible for the overall management of the project, including a budget of €5m, three long-term experts (more than 3,000 working days), and more than 40 short-term experts (more than 2,000 working days).
• Developed and implemented more than 30 trade-related capacity-building activities.
• Assisted the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies and government agencies in developing institutional capacity for trade policy formulation, trade negotiations, export promotion, and investment policy.

Belgium, Estonia And Greece

• EU and GIZ-funded project: Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe Foreign Trade
• Facilitated and moderated a regional meeting of CEFTA in trade in services.
• Developed and implemented a capacity-building workshop on trade in services and the WTO.
• Facilitated and moderated a study visit for CEFTA Parties to EU Member States on issues related to trade in services.

Worldwide

• Legal Affairs Division and Trade and Environment Division
• Developed and implemented eight technical assistance activities on non-tariff barriers to trade and trade disputes related to the environment.
• Counselled WTO members on issues including the relationship between multilateral environmental agreements and the WTO, environmental labelling schemes, tobacco control, trade negotiations, and climate and energy issues.

Worldwide

• Office of the General Counsel
• Negotiated and drafted financing agreements for development projects in 16 countries (total value of $210m).
• Facilitated a high-level summit with representatives of more than 50 governments and international financial institutions to explore sources and modalities for financing development projects.
• Developed an internal dispute resolution mechanism.
• Counselled the Fund on issues including litigation before the Administrative Tribunal of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and on disputes subject to arbitration.

Singapore

English Law and Funds Practice GroupsResearched and prepared legal memoranda on EU free trade agreement negotiations with Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Venezuela

Imery Urdaneta (now part of LEĜA Abogados). Corporate, International Trade and Tax Litigation Practice GroupsProvided legal advice on international tax, tax litigation, and customs.

Venezuela

• Macleod Dixon (now part of Dentons). Corporate and Energy Practice Groups
• Counselled energy companies in procedures before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID-World Bank) and the International Court of Arbitration (ICA-International Chamber of Commerce).
• Negotiated and drafted over 100 contracts, including joint operating agreements and asset sale and purchase agreements.

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