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Folkert Graafsma

Partner (Co-founder) · V V G B Advocaten-Avocats

BelgiumInternational Trade, EU LawEnglish, Dutch, French, German

About

Folkert Graafsma is a co-founding partner at V V G B Advocaten-Avocats in Belgium, specializing in international trade law, EU and WTO law, and customs. He is particularly noted for anti-dumping and countervailing duty work, having represented clients in over 170 AD/CVD proceedings (including landmark EU and US cases), and has clerked with the European Commission.

Practice areas

International TradeEU LawWTOCustomsTrade Remedies

Office

Expertise

Anti-dumping & Countervailing Duties (CVD)WTO dispute settlement and litigationCustoms compliance and enforcementRepresentation in EU and US trade remedy casesGeneral EU trade law

Education

  • MBA, Stanford University (Business School), USA (2009)
  • LL.M., Stanford University (Law School), USA (2008)
  • Master's degree, Radboud University (Nijmegen), The Netherlands (1989)

Admissions

  • Brussels Bar

Languages

EnglishDutchFrenchGerman