Bregt Natens

Background

About Bregt Natens

Dr. Bregt Natens advises clients on EU and international trade law and regulations, with a focus on trade remedies, customs rules, market access and regulatory barriers. Bregt has significant experience representing clients before EU member state authorities in the context of trade remedies and customs matters and in litigation before the EU courts and the World Trade Organization (WTO). Bregt has assisted clients in a large number of anti-dumping, anti-subsidy, and safeguard cases in the EU, the United Kingdom, and third countries. Notably, he has experience from the initial, administrative phase of trade remedies proceedings up until litigation before the Court of Justice of the EU and the WTO Appellate Body. His experience covers complaints, original investigations, all types of reviews, anti-circumvention investigations, and compliance proceedings. Bregt also routinely represents clients in litigation before the EU courts and EU member state courts, and at the WTO. He has been involved in over 25 cases before the Court of Justice of the EU, concerning trade remedies, customs rules, and regulatory matters. Bregt further has extensive experience representing clients before the European Commission and customs authorities. Before entering private practice, Bregt gained experience in the Legal Affairs Division of the WTO, assisting a panel in dispute settlement proceedings. Bregt is a regular speaker at international conferences, and he frequently teaches EU and WTO law. His research, including a monograph on trade in services, has been published by leading publishers.