Van Bael & Bellis

Trade, Competition

Trade & Customs

Partner Gabriele Coppo regularly represents clients (including governments, industry associations, producers and importers) in the framework of EU anti-dumping, anti-subsidy, anti-circumvention as well as safeguard investigations. He further specialises in assisting European companies involved in trade defence investigations initiated by third countries.

In the field of EU customs law, Gabriele handles classification, valuation and origin disputes before the EU authorities (European Commission, OLAF) as well as the Italian customs authority. He regularly appears in customs litigation cases before the EU and Italian courts.

Gabriele advises clients with regard to WTO law and other trade-related matters such as geographical indications, marks of origin, export controls and sanctions.

Competition 

Gabriele regularly provides advice on a range of competition law matters. He represents clients in cartel investigations and merger filings before the European Commission and the Italian Competition Authority. Moreover, Gabriele assists companies and public authorities involved in State aid investigations. He has broad experience in competition litigation before the Italian and EU courts.

EU Regulatory 

Gabriele’s practice also covers EU internal market and regulatory issues, with particular focus on energy and environmental law. 

Gabriele Coppo joined Van Bael & Bellis in April 2008.

Gabriele Coppo speaks Italian, French and English.

Member of the Turin Bar Member of the Brussels Bar

Institut d'Etudes Européennes, Brussels – L.L.M. in European Law, magna cum laude, 2008 Faculté Internationale de Droit Comparé, Strasbourg – Diplôme de droit comparé II cycle, 2007 University of Turin –Law degree, magna cum laude, 2007