In particular, Joanna advises governments at every stage of WTO dispute settlement proceedings as well as on the compatibility of WTO Members’ legislation and practice with WTO law, on ongoing trade negotiations and on issues relating to bilateral and regional trade agreements.
Joanna also frequently counsels on regulatory matters at the intersection of trade and sustainability such as the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, the EU Deforestation Regulation, the EU Forced Labour Products Ban or the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive.
In addition, Joanna has experience in trade defence matters and has been involved in several EU anti-dumping, anti-circumvention, anti-subsidy and safeguard investigations. In that context, she represents clients before the European Commission, the EU General Court and the EU Court of Justice.
Prior to joining Van Bael & Bellis, Joanna gained experience at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Trade, the Legal Affairs Division of the WTO and the Geneva office of a leading US law firm specialising in international trade law.
Representative matters
- Representing WTO Member in an offensive WTO dispute involving invocation of national security exception.
- Representing WTO Member in an ad hoc appeal arbitration proceeding.
- Advising third-country governments in relation to disputes arising from regional trade and cooperation agreements with the EU.
- Representing Giant, the world’s leading bicycle producer, in the proceedings before the General Court and the EU Court of Justice concerning the annulment of the EU anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures on bicycles and electric bicycles from China.
- Advising governments, steel manufacturers and traders with respect to the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).
- Advising companies in palm oil, rubber and wood sectors on the EU Deforestation Regulation.
Professional
- Admitted to Brussels Bar, 2017
Academic
- Master of International and European Law, University of Geneva, 2013 (summa cum laude)
- Master of European Studies (European Law), Adam Mickiewicz University Poznań, Poland, 2012 (summa cum laude)
- Certificate in Transnational Law, University of Geneva, 2010
- Bachelor of European Studies (European Law), Adam Mickiewicz University Poznań, Poland, 2010 (summa cum laude)
- Brussels Bar Association
- Recommended for Trade & Customs, Lexology (Who’s Who Legal)
Publications
- International Trade Law: World Trade Organization, Lexology (since 2015), co*-*author
- Commentary on the WTO Anti*-*Dumping Agreement, Cambridge University Press (2021), contributing author
- EU Anti*-*Dumping and Other Trade Defence Instruments, Wolters Kluwer, 6th edition (2019), contributing author
Speaking engagements (including webinars, podcasts etc)
- Market Protection Strategies in the Face of Global Challenges: Anti*-*dumping, Protectionism, and Competitiveness in the EU, webinar, Paged, 5 December 2024: speaker
- Trade, environment and climate change: the future UK*-*EU cooperation on carbon pricing, “Developing the UK*-*EU Relationship: TCA Review and Beyond” conference, British Institute of International and Comparative Law, London, 22 November 2024: speaker
- EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) and Carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM): What do they mean for South African trade and shipping, “Towards Greener Shipping” conference, Maritime Law Association of South Africa, Kwazulu Natal, 26 August 2023: speaker
- EU Carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), APEC Digital Innovation to Facilitate SMEs’ Green Transformation Forum, APEC, Taipei, 13 June 2023: speaker
- The EU proposal for a carbon border adjustment mechanism (“CBAM”) – implications for third countries, Van Bael & Bellis webinar, 15 September 2021: moderator
- Brexit and Trade – Customs and FTAs, Van Bael & Bellis webinar, 17 November 2020: moderator
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