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Switzerland > WTO Tier 1
White & Case S.A. has extensive experience working with governments and private clients in defending and advising on WTO disputes and trade remedies cases. The team handles a portfolio of international matters, working closely with its teams located in other jurisdictions. Team head Jasper Wauters, advises several high-profile clients in WTO dispute settlements and has a special focus on Brexit-related trade policy matters. Charles Julien advises clients on a various international trade and customs matters with a particular focus on the steel, petrochemicals, and paper industries. Marcus Sohlberg plays a significant role in supporting the team in handling WTO dispute settlement.Practice head(s):
Jasper Wauters
Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘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.’
Key clients
Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC)
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (TARGETS)
Eurofer
Equate
MEGlobal
QatarEnergy
Prometeon
Ezz Steel Group
United Carton Industries Company
Work highlights
- Represented QatarEnergy (formerly known as Qatar Petroleum) in three anti-dumping investigations in India on various chemical products leading to no duties being imposed in any of these investigations while imports from other countries were hit with anti-dumping duties and one safeguard investigation in the Philippines.
- Represents SABIC and eight producing and distributing affiliates in the EU anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of mono ethylene glycol (MEG) originating in Saudi Arabia and the US.
- Represented the Government of Korea in its WTO dispute with the United States over the safeguard measure imposed by the United States on Large Residential Washers.
Switzerland > Dispute resolution: arbitration Tier 3
Anne Véronique Schlaepfer helms the ‘talented’ White & Case S.A. arbitration practice, noted for her representation of EPC contractors in global projects and with experience handling parallel proceedings particularly regarding the IP elements of a construction dispute. More broadly, the team demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of the construction, mining and energy sectors, among others, whilst also possessing evident multijurisdictional capacity, covering complex mandates across Europe, the US, China, and the Middle East. Commercial arbitration expert Alexandre Mazuranic and Zelda Hunter, who has recently been engaged by clients to assist with engineering, power and biotech mandates, are other key members of the team.Practice head(s):
Anne Véronique Schlaepfer
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Testimonials
‘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.’
Key clients
Republic of Mozambique
Work highlights
- Represented the Republic of Mozambique in five Swiss arbitrations in connection with the $2bn multi-forum dispute with Abu Dhabi-based shipbuilder Privinvest, arising from the “Tuna Bond scandal”.
Switzerland > Sports law Tier 4
White & Case S.A. represents sporting federations, leagues, and individuals in a wide range of sport-related matters, both contentious and non-contentious. Team head Jasper Wauters has extensive expertise acting as a CAS arbitrator and advising clients on regulatory and sports policy issues, including disputes with competition law elements. Alexandre Mazuranic advises clients on contractual, regulatory, and commercial activities within the area of sports law.Practice head(s):
Jasper Wauters
Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘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. ’
Key clients
Public Investment Fund of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; and His Excellency Yasir Othman Al-Rumayyan, Governor of the Public Investment Fund
US Soccer Foundation
Work highlights
- Represented PIF, the majority owner of the LIV Tour, in a high-profile competition case brought by professional golfers and the LIV golf tour against the PGA Tour in US federal court.
- Representing the US Soccer Foundation in connection with the management, maintenance, and defense of its intellectual property portfolio, including possible issues under FIFA rules.
Belgium > Customs, trade, WTO and anti-dumping
White & Case LLP serves as the trusted advisor of a number of major companies and trade associations, with a particular focus on the steel industry, and focuses on acting in trade defence and WTO investigations and disputes. The team is very active in advising on the maintenance and enforcement of anti-dumping duties, while also handling matters related totrade safeguards and remedies for clients in their capacity as materials exporters. Trade compliance is a further area of expertise for the team, which is regularly instructed to advise on sanctions, supply chain, and customs matters. A consortium of lawyers leads the practice: James Killick handles trade defence and anti-dumping matters, Geneva-based Jasper Wauters is a key contact for WTO work, and Genevra Forwood and Sara Nordin are experts on sanctions and export controls.Practice head(s):
James Killick; Genevra Forwood; Sara Nordin; Jasper Wauters
Testimonials
‘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.’
Key clients
EUROFER
Saudi Aramco
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Moroccan agricultural association
Moroccan fisheries association
Japan Business Council in Europe
Work highlights
- Successfully represented Eurofer, the European Steel Association with 39 members in 22 countries, in an anti-dumping case against imports of certain hot-rolled flat products of iron, non-alloy or other alloy steel originating in Turkey.
- Acted for the Moroccan agricultural association and the Moroccan fisheries association in the ‘Western Sahara’ litigation before the Court of Justice of the European Union, concerning challenges brought to EU-Morocco trade agreements under public international law principles.
- Advised Saudi Aramco on a wide variety of trade policy issues and trade disputes across all jurisdictions.
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Charles Julien | Counsel | View Profile | |
Anne Véronique Schlaepfer | Partner | View Profile | |
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