Jennifer Revis > Baker McKenzie > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Baker McKenzie
280 Bishopsgate
London
EC2M 4RB
England
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Work Department

International Commercial & Trade

Position

Jennifer Revis is a partner in Baker McKenzie’s London office and co-leads our EMEA Customs Team.

Jennifer focuses her practice on the public regulation of international trade, particularly in a wide range of customs compliance issues. She regularly advises clients on import matters, including customs valuation, rules of origin, and classification. She has worked with clients designing and implementing their compliance programs, policies, procedures and risk assessments, and assisting them in customs audits. She has significant experience in managing global customs projects and disputes, particularly in the area of customs valuation (transfer pricing; assists; royalties). Jennifer also advises on FTAs and trade remedies matters.

Jennifer has been consistently recognised as a “Leading Individual” for Customs & Excise and “Next Generation Partner” for Trade, WTO Anti-Dumping And Customs. Clients describe her as “an outstanding customs lawyer and litigator with fantastic experience. She is also easy to work with and leads her team with aplomb”, “without a doubt, one of the best customs lawyers in the business (…) with an exceptionally deep knowledge of customs valuation concepts, as well as considerable experience applying those concepts in a variety of jurisdictions.”

Jennifer has been on secondment to the UK customs authorities (Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs) in their tax and excise litigation department and to the Firm’s European Law Centre in Brussels.

Languages

English, French, German

Memberships

  • Law Society of England & Wales – Solicitors’ European Group – Member
  • UK Customs Practitioners Group – Member

Education

  • College of Law at London (L.P.C.) (2003)
  • College of Law at Guildford (Post Graduate Diploma in Law) (2002)
  • University of Pierre Mendès, Grenoble (Maitrise des Sciences et Techniques en Relations Internationales) (2001)
  • University of Kent at Canterbury (Diploma International Relations) (2000)

Lawyer Rankings

London > Corporate and commercial > Customs and excise

(Leading partners)

Jennifer RevisBaker McKenzie

Drawing on the firm’s expertise in international trade, WTO, and tax, Baker McKenzie‘s market-leading customs and excise department offers full-service advice, including sanctions, export controls, foreign investment and anti-dumping/trade remedies. The group is well-versed in assisting companies with customs and excise investigations in connection to HMRC rulings and advises on supply chain customs issues in the context of trade disruption and geopolitical risks. The practice is headed by Jennifer Revis who covers international trade regulations, customs valuations and investigations. Ben Smith focuses on export controls, sanctions and customs advice, as well as anti-bribery/anti-money-laundering. Of counsel Jessica Mutton covers a range of issues including sanctions and export controls, anti-bribery and corruption, and tax evasion.

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London > Corporate and commercial > EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping and customs

(Leading partners)

Jennifer RevisBaker McKenzie

The international trade group at Baker McKenzie LLP draws on its global reach to provide clients with expertise on a range of trade matters involving UK, EU and US sanctions.  Its ambit also covers export controls, foreign investment, customs, anti-dumping and trade remedies. Co-practice head Sunny Mann is noted for his considerable experience in UK and EU export controls sanctions and anti-bribery rules. He jointly heads the practice alongside Tristan Grimmer whose expertise lies in trade sanctions and export controls, as well as compliance matters. Other key figures include Jennifer Revis, who serves as the leading customs contact in the practice. Ben Smith is regularly called upon for his expertise by clients in the energy, technology, telecoms, healthcare and transport sectors. Sven Bates – noted for his sanctions and trade compliance expertise – is also recommended.