Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Competition/Antitrust

Consultant, Brussels

Eric is an EU and international trade lawyer with over 35 years' experience. He is a Consultant in the Competition, Regulation and Trade group.

Eric's long experience of working in the EU institutions, bringing and presenting cases in the EU courts and to the WTO and other international bodies, contributes an additional perspective to problem solving that is particularly valuable.

Eric works closely with the our global network of offices, and his work focuses on WTO law and the EU's rules governing trade with non-EU countries, including the future relationship between the UK and the EU.

Prior to joining the firm Eric was a member of the European Commission's Legal Service between 1985 and 2016, where during part of the time he led the Trade Policy and WTO team. In that capacity, he routinely represented the European Commission in cases before the General Court and the European Court of Justice, and the European Union in WTO dispute settlement proceedings. He also participated in, and advised on, the negotiation of various international agreements involving the European Union.