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A MAJOR INDUSTRIAL COMPANY

Advised on the application of the EU rules on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures

A MAJOR INVESTMENT BANK

Advised on the legality of the European Commission's proposal for the Capital Requirements Directive (2013/36/EU)

A CAR MANUFACTURER

Advised on the application of the EU's regulatory regime for reducing passenger car CO2 emissions

SOVEREIGN GOVERNMENTS

Advising EU and foreign sovereign governments in their trade relations including in disputes under the WTO and other trade agreements

BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO

Acted for our client in challenging the validity of the EU's Second Tobacco Products Directive – the case raised legally novel and politically sensitive questions concerning the balance of powers between the EU and its Member State

BRITISH AGGREGATES ASSOCIATION

Acted for our client in its successful appeals of European Commission State aid decisions relating to the UK's aggregates levy, an environmental tax which affects hundreds of quarries across the UK – the judgments handed down during this litigation are regarded as the landmark judgments in relation to the assessment of State aid in the case of sectoral environmental levies and represent the starting point for any legal analysis in this area

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Lode Van Den Hende

Partner, Brussels

Lode Van Den Hende
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Kyriakos Fountoukakos

Managing Partner, Competition Regulation and Trade, Brussels

Kyriakos Fountoukakos
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Laura Orlando

Italy Managing Partner, Joint Global Head of Intellectual Property, EMEA Co-Head of Life Sciences, Milan

Laura Orlando
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Silke Goldberg

Partner, London

Silke Goldberg
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Dr Marius Boewe

Partner, Düsseldorf

Dr Marius Boewe
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Miriam Everett

Partner, Global Head of Data Protection and Privacy, London

Miriam Everett
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Hayley Brady

Partner, Head of Media and Digital, UK, London

Hayley Brady
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Jenny Stainsby

Global Head – Financial Services Regulatory, London

Jenny Stainsby

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