Maria Krestiyanova > Dentons > Brussels, Belgium > Lawyer Profile

Dentons
RUE DE LA RÉGENCE 58
1000 BRUSSELS
Belgium

Work Department

Customs, Trade, WTO And Anti-Dumping

Position

Counsel

Career

Maria Krestiyanova is a counsel in Dentons’ Brussels office and a member of the Competition, Regulatory and Trade Practice Group. Maria specializes in advising on international trade, customs law and WTO, with particular emphasis on trade defence instruments. She has vast experience in dealing with anti-dumping, anti-subsidy and safeguard investigations in the EU, Eurasian Economic Union and other jurisdictions worldwide. She assists clients in choosing the best strategy from both a legal and business point of view by analyzing and auditing the sales, financial and cost accounting data.

She has experience in representing clients in various industry sectors, the main ones being steel and aluminium, but also chemical and automotive. Maria regularly assists various multinational groups with matters pertaining to customs and other related matters.

Languages

English, French, Russian

Education

Université Libre de Bruxelles, 2010, LL.M., in International Business Law
Université Libre de Bruxelles, 2009, Master of Laws

Lawyer Rankings

Belgium > Customs, trade, WTO and anti-dumping

(Rising stars)

Maria Krestiyanova  – Dentons

International institutions, trade associations, and industrial producers rely on Dentons‘ trade expertise, with the team being especially well-disposed to act in WTO disputes surrounding Eurasian trade as well as litigation matters before EU courts in connection with anti-dumping, customs, and other trade remedy measures. The team is also active on trade compliance matters, providing due diligence advice in connection with EU sanctions and ESG-related supply chain matters. Practice head Edward Borovikov is well-versed in trade and competition law, while Xiaoyi Tang is a key contact for issues surrounding cross-border transactions. Sanctions specialists Nicoleta Tuominen and Laurens Engelen are further names to note, as is WTO expert Maria Krestiyanova.