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Paul Mertenskötter

Associate

Brussels +32 2 545 7517

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    Paul Mertenskötter advises companies, investors, and governments on a range of international trade, regulatory, and public policy matters. He has particular expertise in the rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and with trade agreements such as the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI), and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). His experience includes assisting clients in connection with complex customs, import, and product regulatory matters, foreign investment screening, foreign subsides regulation, as well as advice on the regulatory and funding elements of the European Green Deal. Paul is also part of the firm’s Business and Human Rights practice and he advises companies on internal due diligence processes, compliance statements, and legislative advocacy. He has handled matters before the European Commission, the European Parliament, and EU Member States.

    Prior to joining the firm, Paul clerked at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, and was a Fellow at the Institute for International Law and Justice at NYU Law School. His work has been published with Oxford University Press, the Law & Society Review, and the Cornell Law Review.

    Paul received his J.D., cum laude, from New York University School of Law, where he was a Guarini Government Service Scholar, Robert McKay Scholar, and the recipient of the Jerome Lipper Prize for outstanding work in international law. Prior to law school, Paul briefly worked in management consulting at McKinsey & Company and at a German think tank in Berlin. He received his B.A., with first class honors and distinction, from the University of York, where was awarded the PPE Finals Prize.

    Areas of Expertise

  • Practices and Industries
  • Representative Matters
    • Advising a large multinational company on EU trade policy, customs regulations, and public policy engagement to unlock shipments held in port.
    • Assist a sovereign investment fund with analyzing the implications of the European Commission’s new foreign subsidies rules.
    • Develop and execute an engagement strategy for a multinational company on the EU’s supply chain due diligence initiative.
    • Advise a government’s regulatory agency on international best practices for the administration of real estate and cultural property.

    Areas of Expertise

  • Credentials
    Education
    • Humboldt University, Ph.D., 2020
    • New York University School of Law, J.D., 2014
        • cum laude
        • Jerome Lipper Prize for work in international law
        • American Journal of International Law, Assistant to Editors-in-Chief
    • University of York, B.A.
        • first class honors with distinction
        • PPE Finals Prize
    Bar Admissions
    • Brussels
    • New York
    Judicial Clerkship
    • His Excellency, Judge Kenneth Keith, International Court of Justice, 2014 - 2015
    • His Excellency, Judge Bernardo Sepúlveda Amor, International Court of Justice, 2014 - 2015
    • His Excellency, Judge James Crawford, International Court of Justice, 2015
    • His Excellency, Judge Patrick Robinson, International Court of Justice, 2015
    Languages
    • English
    • German
    • French
    Pro Bono
    • Advise the European Cyclists’ Federation on legislative advocacy and public policy engagement in the EU.
    Memberships and Affiliations
    • World Economic Forum, CEO Action Group for the European Green Deal, Delegate
    Previous Experience
    • World Trade Organization, Visiting Scholar (2019)
    • Institute for International Law and Justice, NYU Law School, Institute Fellow (2015-2018)
    • South Sudan Law Society, Juba, Policy Analyst (2012)

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