K&L Gates GP‘s Brussels team maintains close relationships with the firm’s international offices, which it routinely leverages to act for commercial clients in EU anti-dumping investigations and in trade measure reviews. The team also regularly advises on the FDI aspects of global M&A and advises a growing number of clients on EU sanctions compliance. Petr Bartoš frequently handles FDI and export control matters. Alessandro Di Mario left the team in September 2022, and former practice head Philip Torbøl left the firm in 2024, shortly before publication.

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Key clients

  • LG Chem Ltd.
  • TABC
  • Jota Aviation Ltd.
  • Amadeus IT Group SA
  • Securitas
  • FMI
  • EMM
  • Lummus Technologies LLC
  • Arconic Corporation
  • Ontex
  • Attindas
  • Essity
  • ATI, Inc.
  • FujiFilm Europe GmbH
  • Lacy Distribution, Inc.
  • E.ON SE
  • Kaman Corporation
  • Birdeye, Inc.
  • Entersekt Proprietary Limited
  • Google Inc.
  • Tight Co SL
  • Dorian LPG LLC
  • Macquarie Capital (Europe) Limited
  • Chemnav Shipmanagement Ltd.
  • Navitramp Freight Agency Ltd.
  • Ball Horticultural Company
  • Federated Hermes, Inc.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors
  • Sinch Holding AB
  • Quest Software Inc.
  • Julius Bär Group
  • Inner Mongolia Dazhong Mining Co., Ltd
  • JP Lease Products and Services
  • Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd
  • Coty, Inc.
  • Votorantim Cement
  • Prvo Plinarsko Drustvo (“PPD”)
  • Church & Co. Ltd
  • Xempus AG
  • Repligen Corporation
  • ACM Research Inc.
  • Ermenegildo Zegna Holditalia S.p.A (“Zegna”)
  • Prada S.p.A.
  • NIO Gmbh
  • James Hardie Industries plc

Work highlights

  • Assisted Julius Bär, a Swiss private banking corporation, with EU sanctions compliance related to the transfer of certain funds between two major financial cities in Europe.
  • Advised FMI on the removal of a duty suspension for imports into the EU on products currently produced by FMI in the EU.

Other key lawyers

Petr Bartoš, Nikolaos Peristerakis