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Richard Luff

Partner Richard Luff specialises in international trade law, with a particular focus on anti-dumping and anti-subsidy proceedings. He represents clients before the European Commission, the EU Courts and the WTO. Richard has handled more than 150 anti-dumping cases for clients from all over the world, including the US, China, Russia, Korea, Taiwan, Egypt, the Middle East, Latin America and Southeast Asia. His expertise encompasses a wide range of industries, including steel, textiles, chemical products, energy and electronics. In the field of WTO law, Richard advises governments, public institutions and international clients on market access issues and other WTO-related matters, including WTO accession issues. He has assisted WTO Members in WTO dispute settlement proceedings, extending from general anti-dumping and anti-subsidy issues to specific trade restrictive practices. Most recently, he successfully represented Argentina in Certain Measures on the Importation and Marketing of Biodiesel and Measures Supporting the Biodiesel Industry in the EU. He is regularly asked by governments to run training programmes for their anti-dumping and anti-subsidy departments. · Van Bael & Bellis

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About

Partner at Van Bael & Bellis specialising in international trade law, with a particular focus on anti-dumping and anti-subsidy proceedings, representing clients before the European Commission, the EU Courts and the WTO. He has handled more than 150 anti-dumping cases worldwide and advises on WTO market access and accession issues.

Practice areas

International TradeTrade RemediesWTOEU LitigationLitigation

Office

Expertise

Anti-dumping & Anti-subsidy proceedingsWTO dispute settlement and market accessWTO accession issuesTraining for government trade departmentsSteelTextilesChemical productsEnergyElectronics

Education

  • London School of Economics, LL.M. in International Trade and Business Law, 1990
  • University of Brussels (ULB), Master of European Community Law, 1989
  • University of Brussels (ULB), Post-graduate Degree in Economic Law, 1987
  • University of Brussels (ULB), Master of Laws, 1986

Admissions

  • Member of the Brussels Bar

Languages

FrenchEnglishItalianSpanish