Yves Melin is a Belgian avocat and a senior associate in our competition, trade and EU regulatory practice based in our Brussels office. He divides his practice between international trade law, customs law, and Belgian business and competition law.

Yves specialises in various aspects of international trade and customs law, with a particular emphasis on EC trade remedies (anti-dumping measures, countervailing measures and safeguards) and WTO law.

He advises governments and corporations on specific issues relating to EC and WTO international trade laws and practices and regularly speaks at seminars, conferences and training sessions organised on various international trade law topics. Yves provides assistance to clients throughout trade remedies investigations, in particular for the preparation of questionnaire responses and during on-the-spot verifications, representation before the European Commission and for the negotiation, implementation and monitoring of undertakings.

Yves represents clients before the European Court of First Instance and the European Court of Justice in disputes relating to international trade and customs laws.

As a Belgian business and competition lawyer, Yves also handles both advisory files and litigation cases, often in cooperation with Hammonds' other offices, in a wide range of commercial matters, with a special emphasis on competition, data protection, public procurement, contracts, distribution, trade practices and marketing.