Lourdes Catrain

Lourdes Catrain has achieved milestone successes in all areas of EU trade law and economic sanctions, including the completion on behalf of a sovereign government of a free trade agreement with the European Union, the judicial delisting of an entity from the EU Iran sanctions list, the termination of an anti-subsidy investigation on behalf of the government of Indonesia, and a series of voluntary disclosures in various EU jurisdictions on breaches of economic sanctions and export control laws. In the EU’s largest trade dispute with China, regarding solar panels, she represents the interests of a key EU upstream supplier that forcefully opposes the continuation of measures against imports from China. Lourdes led the foreign investment filings related to the €12.3 billion acquisition by GE of Alstom’s energy activities. She recently secured a significant customs victory for a global biopharmaceutical group before the Court of Justice of the European Union, case C-182/19, in relation to the customs classification of a range of products used to treat joint and muscle pain. 

She regularly advises companies on complex business dealings with countries subject to EU sanctions and, with the anti-corruption and white-collar crime teams, conducts an internal investigation and prepares voluntary disclosures to Member State authorities.

Lourdes is highly ranked in the top tier by Chambers and The Legal 500.

Phone: +32 2 505 0933
Email: lourdes.catrain@hoganlovells.com
Website: www.hoganlovells.com