CVAmin Alavi

Mr. Alavi possesses a wealth of expertise and over 10 years of professional and academic experience as advisor, lecturer and legal analyst on matters related to international trade law and policy such as WTO membership, and negotiating free trade agreements with the EU. Apart from representing Denmark at the WTO, Mr. Alavi has also worked with many governments and private companies in Denmark, UK, Sweden, ASEAN countries and Balkan countries.

His main areas of expertise include: WTO agreements; multilateral and bilateral trade agreements, especially with the EU as a party; various dispute settlement mechanisms; Rules of Origin; Trade Facilitation; and Technical Barriers to Trade. He has worked on inter alia agricultural sector, heavy industries, and car industry.

Mr. Alavi has successfully designed and lead workshops, role plays, and team-building activities.

Education:

Year, Institution Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained:2007 - University of Copenhagen, Denmark PhD International Relations & International Trade Law

2004 - University of Lausanne, Switzerland WTO-law (LLM course)

2002 - WIPO Academy, Switzerland Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights

2002 - University of Copenhagen, Denmark MA International Relations

1993 - University of Copenhagen, Denmark BA Political Science

Personal Information:

Family name: AlaviFirst name: AminDate of birth: 28.08.1966Nationality: DenmarkResidence: SwitzerlandLanguages: Danish (Fluent), English (Fluent), Persian (Fluent), Swedish (Spoken), German (Spoken)Email: aminalavi@outlook.com

Long-Term Work experiences:

Position Institution Date from - Date to Location Job Description

Consultant Own Business

From 2005 Switzerland Consulting, designing and leading workshops for governments and companies on issues covering International Trade, WTO law (GATT and GATS), Trade Negotiations, WTO membership, FTA negotiations, Trade Facilitation, Rules of Origin and dispute settlement

Associate Professor in International Trade Law

and EU External

Trade

Aarhus University, Departmen

t of Law

Oct. 2007 -Feb. 2016

Aarhus, Denmark

Teaching and research on:EU External TradeWTO LawPreferential Trade AgreementsDevelopment LawThe EU in a global world

Visiting Professor

University of Haifa

December 2013 – Now

Haifa, Israel Teaching “WTO law” and EU External Trade

PhD Researcher

Danish Institute for International Studies

(DIIS)

Apr 2003 – Sept 2007

Copenhagen, Denmark

Researcher, analyst and consultant on EU´s bilateral trade agreements with third countries and Danish policy options on trade matters in the EU and the WTO.

External Lecturer

Roskilde University

Centre

Sept 2006 – Sept 2007

Roskilde, Denmark

Teaching EU-law (free movements)

Visiting researcher

Danish Ministry of

Foreign Affairs

2003 - 2005 Geneva, Switzerland

Visiting researcher at the Danish mission to the WTO in Geneva, with special focus on Dispute Settlement System, Developing countries, and the Doha Round of Negotiations

Analyst and Consultant

May Group Mar 2002 – Aug 2003

Switzerland Public Policy Analysis, e.g. electricity sectorAssisting private companies in the bidding process to the EU and World Bank funded public procurement projects

Selected short-Term work Experiences:

Position Institution Date from - Date to Location Job Description

Analyst - April 2015- now

Based in Switzerlnad

Conducting analyses and policy formulation for investment companies and other private companies regarding trade with and investment in the EU and/or future EU FTA partner countries, e.g. Balkan countries, ASEAN countries.Drafting analyses and strategies for private companies and investment groups on impact of trade with EU, US and China on their businesses (mainly industrial and agricultural goods)

Senior expert

EU October-November

2013

Prishtina, Kosovo

Designing and leading workshops and providing Specialist Advice and Training on Trade Law and Disputes under the project: “Technical Assistance to Further Development of Kosovo´s Trade Policy” – Topics included: Dispute Settlement, Engaging private stakeholders in trade policy matters

Senior expert

ASEAN-secretariat

Nov. – Dec. 2012

Phenom Penh, Cambodia

Expert and instructor in ENHANCING ASEAN FTA NEGOTIATING CAPACITY TRAINING WORKSHOP on trade negotiations with the EU – Topics included: Trade facilitation, Rules of Origin, Trade in agricultural products

Senior expert

ASEAN-secretariat

May 2012 Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia

Expert and instructor in ENHANCING ASEAN FTA NEGOTIATING CAPACITY TRAINING WORKSHOP on “Rules of Origin” and “Dispute Settlement”, TBT, SPS

Analyst A legal study for

the University

of West Indies

June 2010 Copenhagen, Denmark

‘Rules of Origin in Caribbean-EU Economic Partnership Agreements’. Carried out a legal analysis on how the Rule of Origin regime can be implemented.

Consultant Swedish November Stockholm, Designing and leading a workshop on

Position Institution Date from - Date to Location Job Description

National Board of

Trade

2009 Sweden Rules of Origin from a Comparative Perspective, the Swedish National Board of Trade on the International Training Programme on Rules of Origin- a comparative teaching module on different types of Rules of Origin in the EU and the US preferential trade agreements for trade and customs officials from African countries.

Speaker World Bank –

Conference Series

ABCDE

June 2008 Cape Town, South Africa

Gave a presentation at a Development & International Organisations Conference entitled ‘Strengthening Development in the WTO: Theoretical View with Practical Implications’.

Consultant Danish Ministry of

Foreign Affairs

2007 Copenhagen, Denmark

Analyzing ‘Special and Differential Treatments Provisions in the TRIPs’- carrying out legal analyses of the negotiations proposals for the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Analyst Danish Ministry of

Foreign Affairs,

DIIS

2006 Copenhagen, Denmark

Political and legal analyses of the negotiations on the special and differential treatment provisions in the WTO and the proposed S&DT provision in the Doha Round for DIIS and Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Analyst Philippines delegation

to the WTO

2006 Geneva, Switzerland

Negotiating Special and Differential Treatments rules – A study for the Philippines delegation to the WTO

Analyst Russian Heavy Industry Association

2005 Denmark/ Switzerland

Research and consultancy work on the impact of ‘Russia’s accession to the WTO’- carried out various political and legal studies on the negotiations process, implications of accession/non-accession, including its implication for Russia’s Rule of Origin regime, Russia’s relations with selected other countries.