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‘The team are well-connected in the international trade environment, with good understanding of the law and practices of the WTO as well as other relevant stakeholders. Their depth of experience provides clients with comprehensive legal services.’

‘Jasper Wauters knows WTO law and disputes practice. Charles Julien is equally comfortable in WTO cases and in domestic trade remedies actions. Marcus Sohlberg is an up-and-coming practitioner in this field.’

‘Jasper Wauters and Marcus Sohlberg are both excellent. Jasper is the person with exceptional professionality with abundant experiences. Marcus also has excellent knowlege and skills that are needed in this field.’ 

‘White & Case has a vast experience in international trade, trade remedies and dispute settlement. Their WTO practice is impeccable, among the best in the world, having a team of experienced lawyers in the field, some of whom have worked for several years at WTO, and that are fluent in many languages, which facilitates the communication with the client team.’

‘Jasper Wauters was in the best disposition to clarify any concern or doubt that we might had. We had the best experience working with Jasper. He definitely is a very professional and experienced lawyer.’

‘The team in Geneva is quite strong in trade remedy cases. Also, they can manage various cases that need transnational cooperation among multiple W&C offices globally.’

‘Jasper Wauters, is very diligent and helpful in understanding the client’s true needs and delivering what is needed.’

‘They always provided timly and acurate reviews and comments. I have received similar services from serveral other law-firms, but I do not hesitate to say that the White & Case in Geneva team is the best.’

‘The team is very strong and dedicated to their work and clients. They have an exceptional level of expertise in various sectors and in every aspect of arbitration.’

‘They are always available to their colleagues and clients. ’

‘Anne Véronique Schlaepfer has outstanding skills and a great expertise. Her experience undeniably gives another dimension to the cases. She is an excellent strategist and she always understands the bigger picture which always serves the parties to arbitration proceedings.’

‘Anne Véronique Schlaepfer is a very skilled and experienced arbitration litigator with a sharp and pragmatic approach to the file.’

‘A relatively small but extremely well organized team of legal professionals.’

‘They are very competent and entirely focused on getting the best results for their clients. ’

‘Very talented lawyers.’

‘Zelda Hunter and her colleagues know how to meet their clients expectations by listening to what people have to say, quickly analyzing information and making informed decisions.’

‘Competence in sport. Decency in human relations. Focus on the essentials of a controversy. Neither hungry for victory nor craven in negotiations. Really good. ’

‘Extraordinary relationships with the client and dedication. Encyclopedic knowledge and understanding of the issues dealth with.’

‘Jasper Wauters is not only a great professional, but also a person full of empathy and attentive to the client’s need. When you leave him after a talk, you have the feeling he really understood the matter in all details. ’

‘I really appreciate W&C’s team knowledge, client relationship, solution-oriented mindset, network and market knowledge. ’

‘The team has an outstanding knowledge of WTO law. They are not only excellent lawyers, but also economic and political advisors able to provide insight on international negotiations and activities necessary to build our advocacy strategy. They have a deep knowledge of our company and the internal way of working. They are a reference point for WTO law around the world and in particular in the Middle East. ’

‘W&C is highly specialised, reliable, competent, and available.’

‘Genevra Forwood is one of the very best partners practising trade law across Europe. She has a profound knowledge of the industry and her own practice and has the capacity to integrate herself in a very effective way into the business dynamics. ’

‘A great team of worldwide significance.’

‘Genevra Forwood is brilliant, very committed and trustworthy.’