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Van Bael & Bellis Offices
26 BOULEVARD DES PHILOSOPHES
1205 GENEVA
Switzerland
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Van Bael & Bellis > The Legal 500 Rankings
Switzerland > WTO Tier 2
Van Bael & Bellis’s particular focus on representing governments in WTO dispute settlement proceedings allows it to cover all stages of the proceedings from consultation to implementation. It has an international team with multilingual capabilities and expertise in cross-border matters. The team is headed by Philippe De Baere, who has been involved in various major anti-dumping, anti-circumvention, and anti-subsidy proceedings, and Clotilde du Parc, who has assisted clients in a large number of WTO disputes involving a broad range of substantive areas.Practice head(s):
Philippe De Baere; Clotilde du Parc
Other key lawyers:
Isabelle Van Damme; Tetyana Payosova; Joanna Redelbach
Testimonials
‘Van Bael & Bellis has a broad coverage of EU trade law issues in general. They are always very prompt and good to make a succinct and helpful legal analysis.’
‘Phillip De Baere knows both the legal aspects and the people very much. He is great in managing the team, works and budgets.’
Key clients
Government of Indonesia
Work highlights
- Advises the Government of Indonesia in the WTO dispute settlement proceeding concerning certain measures imposed by the EU and its member states in the framework of its renewable energy directives limiting the use of palm oil and oil palm crop-based biofuels.
- Acted as legal counsel for the Government of Switzerland in this WTO dispute settlement proceeding brought by Switzerland against the measures imposed by the United States on steel and aluminium products pursuant to Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act.
Van Bael & Bellis > Firm Profile
Van Bael & Bellis is a leading independent law firm headquartered in Brussels with offices in London and Geneva. Established in 1986, we house a multinational team of lawyers who provide specialised advice to clients ranging from FTSE 100 companies and government bodies to international trade associations and global law firms. Since our inception, we have developed a reputation as one of the most skilful teams of lawyers in our areas of expertise.
Global: Van Bael & Bellis has a global client base. Our team consists of over 80 lawyers from more than 20 different countries who understand the subtleties of working within multiple jurisdictions and different cultural environments.
Focused: At Van Bael & Bellis, we are well known for our client-centred approach and our focused expertise in EU and national competition law, international trade and customs law, regulatory law, public international law, international dispute resolution as well as corporate and commercial law.
Independent: Our independent structure has enabled us to develop our firm in the way we believe best serves our clients’ needs. Moreover, our independence allows us to select the ‘best-of-the-best’ law firms anywhere in the world when working on projects involving jurisdictions beyond our in-house expertise.
Multilingual: Our working language is English, but we also work in many other languages, including Arabic, Bulgarian, Chinese, Danish, Dari, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Macedonian, Pashto, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish and Ukrainian.
Main Contacts
Department | Name | Telephone | |
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WTO dispute resolution (all stages of the proceedings, from consultation to implementation at Panel and Appellate Body stages) | |||
Assisting governments during WTO accession negotiations | |||
Advising governments and multinational companies on the complexities arising from Brexit |
Lawyer Profiles
Photo | Name | Position | Profile |
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Ms Tetyana Payosova | Associate Tetyana Payosova practises international trade law, with a particular emphasis on… | View Profile | |
Ms Clotilde du Parc | Partner Clotilde du Parc specialises in international trade law, with a particular… | View Profile |
Staff Figures
Number of lawyers : 84 at this office : 12Languages
Dutch English French German Polish SpanishMemberships
External Legal Counsel for the Advisory Center on WTO Law (ACWL)Other
Contacts : Philippe De Baere (managing partner): phdebaere@vbb.com Contacts : Clotilde du Parc (partner, head of office): cduparc@vbb.com Other offices : Brussels, London- WTO