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EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping and customs

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The international trade group at Akin has developed a strong reputation across a wide range of trade matters - from compliance advice and internal investigations, to representation before customs, export controls and sanctions regulators across the UK, EU, US and other jurisdictions. Practice co-chair Jasper Helder is a vastly experienced partner whose transactional work focuses on strategies to mitigate sanctions, corruption and AML risks in emerging markets and Russia. Fellow co-head Chiara Klaui has over 15 years of compliance experience, with a broad focus which spans anti-corruption, anti-money laundering and national security-related investment reviews.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team is very efficient and is staffed to handle cross-border issues well.’

  • ‘Chiara Klaui is very sharp, efficient, and practical in her advice.’

  • ‘Exceptional knowledge of sanctions.’

  • ‘Jasper Heldar and Chiara Klaui are both very strong on EU trade controls matters. We consider them to be our principal peers in those areas, and they are among the first firms we would reach out to if we have a conflict in a given matter and our client requires support from a different firm.’

Key clients

  • VEON
  • Nexperia
  • Ad hoc Group of Ozon bondholders
  • Ad Hoc Committee of Noteholders of Nostrum Oil & Gas Plc
  • ExxonMobil
  • COFCO
  • Intel Corporation
  • Juniper Networks
  • NIKE, Inc.
  • Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V.
  • Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors
  • The Coca Cola Company
  • ARM
  • United Parcel Service (UPS)
  • Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited

Work highlights

  • Acting as global advisor to VEON on its compliance with Russia sanctions regimes adopted by multiple countries as well as counter-sanctions imposed by Russia and its divestment from the Russian market.
  • Advising Nexperia on UK, EU and US international trade and national security investment regulations relating to its acquisition of Newport Wafer Fab and representing Nexperia in its judicial review application of the UK government’s divestment decision regarding Newport Wafer Fab.
  • Acting as global sanctions compliance counsel to a major Middle Eastern oil company and its trading operations in the UK, EU, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Singapore.

Lawyers

Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Chiara Klaui
Akin
Chiara Klaui is known for her pragmatic and to the point advice on EU trade compliance matters addressing anti-bribery, anti-money laundering, customs, export controls, foreign direct investment as well as economic sanctions.  She provides compliance trainings, conducts internal investigations, assists with voluntary self-disclosures, and develops internal compliance programs for clients in the aviation, commodities, cyber-surveillance, defense, industrial, investment funds, IT, leisure, offshore, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, and shipping sector. To learn more about Ms. Klaui, please visit her full profile here: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/chiara-klaui.html

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Jasper Helder, Chiara Klaui

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