
Panoramic: Automotive and Mobility 2025
Eva Monard
Partner Global Regulatory
Languages
Dutch, English, French
In the trade remedy area, she has assisted clients in more than 100 anti-dumping, anti-subsidy, and safeguard investigations in various jurisdictions. She also advises clients on their obligations under EU export controls laws and sanctions, by preparing compliance policies, reviewing transactions and dealing with competent authorities on their behalf. Eva advises clients on EU customs law, on issues such as classification, origin and valuation. She has guided several companies through pan-European customs investigations.
Eva assists clients with novel trade barriers driven by environmental or human rights related considerations, such as the EU Deforestation Regulation and legislation dealing with forced labour and other supply chain due diligence. She also assists clients in relation to the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation.
Eva assists governments at all stages of World Trade Organization dispute settlement proceedings, before panels and the Appellate Body. She also advises clients on the compatibility of national legislation with WTO trade laws and free trade agreements.
Chambers client commentary views her as "probably the best trade lawyer of her generation" and comment that she has an "open and straightforward style of presenting that makes people like her instantly."
Secured the lowest duty rate for a Hong Kong biodiesel manufacturer and obtained the exclusion of SAF in an EU anti-dumping investigation on imports of biodiesel from China.*
Secured the lowest duty rate for a leading EV manufacturer in the context of the EU anti-subsidy investigation regarding Battery Electric Vehicles from China.*
Secured the lowest duty rate for a US PVC manufacturer in an EU anti-dumping investigation on PVC imports from, inter alia, the US.*
Assisted a Government in various WTO disputes at the panel as well as Appellate Body stage.*
Assisted a major U.S. pulp and paper company on EU deforestation legislation and traceability requirements.*
Advised a global battery manufacturer on various aspects of the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation.*
Obtained the annulment of the EU’s first ever GSP safeguards measures regarding imports of Indica rice originating in Cambodia for the Cambodian government and the Cambodia Rice Federation.*
Supported a Chinese solar manufacturer on the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, Forced Labour Regulation, and German Supply Chain Act, incl. supply chain mapping and risk analysis.*
*Matter handled prior to joining Hogan Lovells.