André Bywater is a commercial lawyer with a focus on regulatory compliance, processes and investigations. His practice has engaged both the private and public sectors. He was Brussels-based for many years focusing on a multitude of EU issues during which time he worked across Europe and beyond. He has assisted and advised mainly European and US in-house counsel and other company personnel. Further, he has also addressed a variety of legal matters in the context of EU-funded projects building the expertise and capacity of government ministries and agencies in Central and Eastern Europe and further afield. He therefore brings to the practice a wide range of experience and skills.

He qualified as a lawyer in the UK in 1993. He is a Cambridge University graduate and a fluent French speaker with a reasonable command of Russian.

Areas of Practice

• Data Protection
• Bribery/Corruption
• Internal Investigations
• Crisis Management
• Trade Sanctions
• Competition/State Aid
• Regulatory/Environmental
• The Chemicals Sector