Mr Richard Luff > Van Bael & Bellis > Brussels, Belgium > Lawyer Profile
Van Bael & Bellis Offices
GLAVERBEL BUILDING, CHAUSSÉE DE LA HULPE
166 TERHULPSESTEENWEG
1170 BRUSSELS
Belgium
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Mr Richard Luff
Work Department
Trade
Position
Partner Richard Luff specialises in international trade law, with a particular focus on anti-dumping and anti-subsidy proceedings.
He represents clients before the European Commission, the EU Courts and the WTO.
Richard has handled more than 150 anti-dumping cases for clients from all over the world, including the US, China, Russia, Korea, Taiwan, Egypt, the Middle East, Latin America and Southeast Asia. His expertise encompasses a wide range of industries, including steel, textiles, chemical products, energy and electronics.
In the field of WTO law, Richard advises governments, public institutions and international clients on market access issues and other WTO-related matters, including WTO accession issues.
He has assisted WTO Members in WTO dispute settlement proceedings, extending from general anti-dumping and anti-subsidy issues to specific trade restrictive practices. Most recently, he successfully represented Argentina in Certain Measures on the Importation and Marketing of Biodiesel and Measures Supporting the Biodiesel Industry in the EU.
He is regularly asked by governments to run training programmes for their anti-dumping and anti-subsidy departments.
Languages
Richard Luff speaks French, English, Italian and Spanish.
Memberships
Member of the Brussels Bar
Education
London School of Economics, LL.M. in International Trade and Business Law, 1990
University of Brussels (ULB), Master of European Community Law, 1989
University of Brussels (ULB), Post-graduate Degree in Economic Law, 1987
University of Brussels (ULB), Master of Laws, 1986
Lawyer Rankings
Belgium > Customs, trade, WTO and anti-dumping
(Leading individuals)Van Bael & Bellis‘ team is composed of a large roster of trade and customs experts who are very well-regarded for their ability to handle a wide range of contentious cross-border trade defence cases. The team is very active in WTO work, acting for national governments in a number of disputes surrounding anti-dumping, customs, and tariff measures. It also regularly represents multinational clients in the industrials sector in EU anti-dumping, anti-subsidy, and anti-absorption investigations alongside measure expiry reviews and trade remedy challenges before the EU courts. Practice head Philippe De Baere is instructed to advise on a growing number of ESG and supply chain compliance matters as well as on questions surrounding EU sanctions and export controls. Further key contacts in the team include trade defence experts Fabrizio Di Gianni and Richard Luff, customs expert Pablo Muñiz, as well as Yuriy Rudyuk and Isabelle Van Damme.
Lawyer Rankings
- Customs, trade, WTO and anti-dumping Belgium
- Leading individuals Belgium > Customs, trade, WTO and anti-dumping