A Boutique Practice Dedicated To International Trade

Dr. Akhil Raina

Dr. Akhil Raina, Managing Partner at AR Legal

Counsel to governments and industry

Licensed to practice in India and registered at the Brussels Bar. More than a decade of experience litigating international trade disputes, representing clients in trade remedy investigations, and advising governments and companies on trade-related ESG mandates.

Core Expertise

  • WTO Law
  • Trade Defence
  • Customs
  • Trade-related ESG

Education

  • PhD (Belgium; Marie Curie Fellow)
  • LLM (Spain; ELSA Scholar)
  • BSc, LLB (India; Trade & Inv. Law Honours)

Academia

Dr. Raina's academic work runs alongside his legal practice and forms an integral part of his professional work. His research has been published by Oxford and Cambridge, and he has taught at institutions including KU Leuven in Belgium and the World Trade Institute in Switzerland, with teaching engagements in India as well. He has trained students and government officials across Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America.

AR Legal is a Brussels and New Delhi-based boutique law practice dedicated to international trade. Our practice advises governments and multinational companies on the full range of trade law and policy – in WTO disputes, trade remedy investigations and customs matters, as well as in the expanding body of trade-related regulatory compliance obligations.

Our practice is built on a simple but deliberate model: senior professionals working in a network of experts, with teams calibrated to each specific mandate. Every matter is handled directly by Dr. Raina. For each assignment, a carefully assembled group of specialists is put together – experienced trade lawyers in the relevant jurisdictions, economists and quantitative analysts where required, and policy or subject-matter experts where depth in a particular sector or regulatory framework is needed.

Our work covers global (WTO) and regional (FTA) rules; and we work with authorities in the EU (DG Trade), the UK (TRA), India (DGTR), as well as those in the US, Canada, China, and across Asia and Latin America.