Services

In a nutshell, LotusLex.eu offers the highest level expertise in most areas of European Union law with the aim of helping clients to navigate the complexities of EU rules, find solutions to their European issues and maximise the opportunities that EU laws and regulations create.

 
We work for:
  • Law-firms without specific know-how in EU law and/or not based in Brussels
  • European industries / multinational companies
  • Importers / exporters
  • Investors
  • Public administrations

Key areas of expertise

  • Internal market (free movement of goods, persons, services and capital - public procurement and concessions)
  • Customs and tax issues
  • Common agricultural policy
  • Environmental protection
  • Food safety and consumer protection
  • Maritime affairs and fishing
  • Union funding (Structural Funds, EDF, EU budget)
  • Community fraud and OLAF investigations
  • Direct remedies in case of violations of EU law (e.g., complaints to the Commission, complaints to the European Ombudsman, actions for damages)
  • Indirect remedies (e.g., references for preliminary rulings pursuant to Article 267 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU)

Key services

Specialised legal advice

Analysis and legal assessment of the client’s issues regarding EU law; search for appropriate solutions, also through the remedies provided by the EU legal system (e.g., EU complaint procedures, references for preliminary rulings under Article 267 TFEU …) and -, where appropriate - direct contacts with the relevant Commission services; identification of the best available strategies to achieve desired results

Legal representation before the European courts and/or the competent national courts

Advocacy and/or litigation in front of the Court of Justice of the EU, the General Court of the EU and the national courts of most EU Member States

Legal representation before European and/or national public bodies

Legal assistance before the competent DGs of the Commission, the Commission’s Executive Agencies, the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), the EU Court of Auditors, national administrations (e.g., in the areas of customs, agriculture, tax …).
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