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Frank Schoneveld is a partner in the international law firm of McDermott Will & Emery/Stanbrook LLP based in its Brussels office. He is a member of the Firm's EU Regulatory practice and European Competition and Trade groups. His practice includes advising on EU competition law, EU regulatory law and trade in the life sciences, industrial machinery, energy and chemicals sectors.
From his base in Europe Frank Schoneveld has advised for over 20 years on EU law. He brings a wealth of wider experience as he was previously European Counsel for the Australian Government based in Brussels, and later was Head of the General Commercial Law Division of the UN Works Agency based in the Middle East. He has significant experience in international arbitration and litigation. He has spoken and written widely on international regulatory and competition issues and international arbitration, including: "The EU Legal Representative & Good Manufacturing Practice for EU Chemical Trials", International Clinical Trials Conference, New York 2008; "European Competition Law & Energy Company Unbundling", Platts EU Competition in Energy Conference, Amsterdam 2007; "Cartel Sanctions and International Competition Policy" World Competition, Vol. 26 N� 3; and "The International Comparative Legal Guide to International Arbitration 2004: Spain" (Global Legal Group, London).
Frank is an arbitrator and panelist for the UN World Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva and for the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in London. He is admitted to practice in England, in Madrid, Spain, and before the Supreme Court of Western Australia and High Court of Australia.
Representative Experience
Lead Counsel in numerous EU merger notifications to the European Commission and advising on cartel investigations/prosecutions of the European Commission.
Advising IT, chemical, pharmaceutical and machinery manufacturers and mining companies on EU competition and IP law aspects of software and patent licensing, cooperation agreements, aftersales and aftermarket conduct, trade associations, "dawn raids" and compliance programs.
Advising a large oil and gas producer on recovery of assets and debts through international arbitration and litigation in the United Kingdom, Russia, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Cyprus and Lithuania.
Advising multi-national corporations on cross border commercial law for the supply of goods and services in the airport, oil & gas extraction, textile, telecoms and food processing sectors.
Advising Scandinavian, American and Asian machinery and parts manufacturers on product standards, trade law and export controls.
Advising multinational pharmaceutical and medical device corporations on EU marketing, import and manufacturing authorizations, clinical trials and investigations, GCP, GMP and GDP.
Advising machine manufacturers, life science and mining companies on the EU chemicals regime (REACH & Dangerous Substances), environmental rules (e.g. Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Waste Packaging, WEEE & ROHS, ozone depleting substances), and worker health and safety.
Principal advisor and negotiator for Australia in the Energy Charter and WIPO Copyright and Neighboring Rights Treaties.
Advising a Central European government on its application for membership of the European Union and implementation of WTO obligations.
Education
University of New South Wales, 1998
University of Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1986
University of Western Australia, 1982
Languages Spoken
English
French
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