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Vineet Hegde

Dr. Vineet Hegde

Associate
Baker McKenzie BV/SRL

Biography

Dr. Vineet Hegde is a junior associate in the International Commercial & Trade Practice Group in the Brussels office. He joined Baker McKenzie in August 2023.

Vineet advises clients on European Union and international trade law, with a focus on trade remedies, WTO law, customs rules, rules of origin, market access, and regulatory barriers.

Prior to joining Baker McKenzie, Vineet interned at a leading law firm in international trade in Brussels. Previously, he was a doctoral researcher and teaching assistant at KU Leuven. He has also worked for the Government of India in Washington, DC, USA.

Vineet's research has been published in leading journals. He also regularly teaches on international trade law.

Practice Focus

Vineet advises on international trade law, including trade remedies, customs, rules of origin, market access and regulatory barriers.

In the area of trade remedies, Vineet regularly assists clients in anti-dumping, anti-subsidy, safeguards and circumvention investigations.

Admissions

  • Brussels (B-list)~Belgium (2023)
  • India (2018)

Education

  • KU Leuven (PhD) (2024)
  • Georgetown University Law Center (LLM with distinction, Dean's list honoree, CALI Award for excellence in US Constitutional Law) (2017)
  • Christ University School of Law (Law Degree) (2016)

Languages

  • Dutch
  • English
  • French
  • Hindi
  • Kannada

Publications

Journal articles

Co-author, "Reform of Global Trade Governance: Role of the European Union", 44(5) Journal of European Integration, August 2022

Co-author, Special and Differential Treatment under the World Trade Organization: A Legal Typology, 24(3) Journal of International Economic Law, 2021

Co-author, "Is the Rules-based Multilateral Trade Order in Decline? Current Practices, Trends and their Impact", 10(1) Cambridge International Law Journal, 2021

Co-author, "China’s ‘Going Global’ Policy: Transnational Production Subsidies Under the WTO SCM Agreement", 23(4) Journal of International Economic Law, 2020
Society of International Economic Law / Journal of International Economic Law / Oxford University Press Essay Prize for "China's 'Going Global' Policy: Transnational Production Subsidies Under the WTO SCM Agreement" published in Journal of International Economic Law 2020

Chapters (books and handbooks)

Co-author, "The EU’s Engagement with Foreign Powers" in Jan Wouters, Manfred Nowak et. al. eds., The European Union and Human Rights: Law and Policy, Oxford University Press, 2020