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EU STRATEGIES focuses on advising EU and foreign clients on EU regulations, mainly in the field of energy and climate, decarbonization, in particular in the chemical, fertilizers, ammonia and hydrogen sectors. As EUTRADEDEFENCE, we advise and represent EU and foreign clients in EU and third country trade defence proceedings (anti-dumping, anti-subsidy, and safeguards) as well as provide advice on broader international trade law, free trade agreements, and the WTO. As EU SANCTIONS, we advise EU and foreign clients on EU sanctions (in particular as applied to Russia) and EU export controls (dual-use and defence).

Drafting statutes, active participation in creation of Ammonia Europe; analysis, discussions and decisions on the ammonia industry's policy response to the challenges of climate change and decarbonizatio.

Analysis, discussions and decisions on the future of fertilizer, ammonia, hydrogen, chemical and agricultural industries' policy response to climate and decarbonization challenges.

I advise clients on international trade (EU and US trade remedy, export controls, and customs matters) and general EU law. Trade Defense: EU, US, Chinese, and Ukrainian anti-dumping, anti-subsidy and safeguard proceedings and related EU and US court litigation. Recent work includes Chinese AD cases against chemicals from the EU and Ukrainian safeguard proceeding against refined petroleum.Export controls: I advise companies on EU defense and dual use controls, and the increasing number of EU sanctions. Recent work includes (i) advising on export control issues relating to acquisition of an EU encrypted software exporter, (ii) helping companies file voluntary disclosures and manage export control audits by licensing authorities, (iii) advising on issues arising under new EU sanctions asset freeze programs (e.g., Tunisia, Libya), and (iv) implementation of the intra-EU defense transfers directive. Customs: I advise on classification, valuation, origin (non-preferential, GSP, FTA), and special customs procedures (IPR, OPR, etc). Recent work includes: (i) winning a BTI appeal in the Netherlands; (ii) conducting comprehensive EU customs compliance audits in many EU countries; and (iii) advising on origin under EU-Mexico FTA. WTO: we have represented EU exporters in WTO litigation challenging AD duties and coordinated the legal strategy and pleadings with relevant governments. We advise clients on WTO-compatibility of government actions and monitor WTO disputes and their effect on our clients' interests. I have extensive experience in advising clients on private standards under SPS and TBT Agreements.FTAs: advising a multinational company on EU legislative process with respect to EU-Korea FTA, advising on origin under EU FTAs (e.g., Mexico, Israel).Other: helping Eastern European companies impact the EU legislative process (input to European Commission, Council, the European Parliament), competition law, internal market measures, government procurement.

I advised clients on EU and WTO trade matters. On EU, I counseled clients on trade remedy, export controls, and customs matters. Trade remedy work included, for example, an expiry review of AD duties on footwear from China, and a Chinese AD case against EU chemical exports. On export controls, I advised companies on EU defense and dual use controls, and freezing of assets under EU sanctions programs. On customs, I advised on classification, valuation, setting up inward processing operations in the EU, as well as origin questions under the EU's GSP programs (including regional cumulation). On WTO matters, we have represented the interests of EU exporters in WTO litigation challenging imposition of AD duties on their exports and coordinated the strategy and legal pleadings with the relevant government. We also advised clients on WTO-compatibility of actions taken by governments on our clients' export markets and monitored WTO disputes and their effect on our clients' interests.We also advised on general EU law issues, such as interpretation of internal market measures (e.g., government procurement directives) or advice on whether other measures have the proper Treaty basis.

I advised foreign and US companies on US trade remedy proceedings, export controls, and foreign investment regulations. On trade remedy, I successfully represented a Polish steel company in a sunset review, removing the AD duties for my client. I have also drafted an AD petition for a U.S. client, which resulted in imposition of high AD duties on dumped imports. I also represented a number of foreign companies in a series of administrative and sunset reviews.On export controls, I advised clients on EAR regulations (e.g., VEU scheme) and ITAR issues. On foreign investment, I represented foreign companies acquiring U.S. targets in national security-sensitive sectors, and advised them on CFIUS and DOC regulations.