Byron Maniatis

Byron has been practicing EU and international trade law for over a decade, with a focus on trade compliance, trade remedies, international trade agreements, and dispute settlement. He frequently works on matters before the European Commission and EU Member State authorities, and has assisted clients in the context of more than two dozen cases before the Court of Justice of the European Union.

He regularly advises on compliance with economic sanctions and export controls, such as preparing compliance policies, engaging in due diligence of proposed transactions, as well as engaging with competent authorities in the context of audits, investigations, or voluntary disclosures. Similarly, he advises on EU customs law, including on the customs classification and origin of goods.

Byron also advises on ESG-driven trade barriers that are increasingly imposed by the EU, including the Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D), the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), and the proposed Forced Labour Regulation (FLR).

He has been involved in many of the most high-profile EU anti-dumping, anti-subsidy, and safeguard investigations, as well as similar investigations in various jurisdictions across the world, and advises clients on the recent EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR).

Byron has also been involved in all stages of dispute settlement proceedings before the World Trade Organization (WTO), and advises clients on the WTO compatibility of national measures.

Finally, Byron devotes a substantial part of his practice to pro bono initiatives, and sits on Steptoe’s Pro Bono Committee.