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Arnoud's successes include the following ground-breaking cases:\n\nCase C-365/15 (interest in customs cases)\nCase T-460/14 (sweetcorn)\nCases C-659/13 (footwear Clarks)\nCases T-401/06 and C-249/10P (footwear Brosmann)\nCase T-107/08 (silico-manganese)\nCase T-314/06 (refrigerators)\nCase T-107/04 and T-151/06 (silicon)\nCase T-199/04 (bed linen)\nCase C256/16 (footwear)\nCase T-479/20 and C-517/22P (fasteners)\n{{ FIELD }}Arnoud Willems is a Partner in the International Trade Team of King \u0026amp; Spalding. Arnoud advises clients on all aspects of trade law, including trade remedies, customs, trade compliance, and trade agreements. With over 30 years of experience, he is a trusted adviser to entrepreneurs, executives, and diplomats with an unparalleled network. Arnoud deeply understands how trade rules shape global flows of capital, investment, goods, technology, and services, especially with respect to competitiveness, and the application of trade rules to various sectors. He helps clients navigate complex rules, manage their risks, and become more successful in their long-term strategy. \nArnoud has assisted complainants, respondents, associations, governments, importers, and users in more than 200 high-profile anti-dumping, anti-subsidy, safeguard, and anti-circumvention investigations. Along with representing clients in such cases before the European Commission, national and EU courts, he has worked on several third-country cases (Russia, China, Türkiye, Philippines, Indonesia, Brazil). Arnoud’s cases often involve pan-European strategies with simultaneous litigation in several countries.\nRegarding customs matters, Arnoud has broad experience in advising clients on EU customs issues, including entry, classification, valuation, origin, tariff suspensions, authorizations, audits, refunds/remissions and fraud allegations, notably OLAF and EPPO. A key aspect of his practice concerns working with EU and national authorities to help clients unlock customs issues or assist with resolving differences in approach between various EU member states.\nRegarding trade agreements, Arnoud advises clients on leveraging market access and enforcement tools provided by trade rules in the WTO, free trade, investment, and other agreements. With these tools, Arnoud has helped companies address key trade and regulatory barriers affecting their ability to move, sell and protect goods, services, and intellectual property across borders. To conclude, Arnoud has assisted governments and companies in negotiating trade agreements, especially in making them concrete, and by creating so-called gold standards by leveraging best practices.\nRecognized Band 1 International Trade/WTO — Chambers Global, 2006–2026\nRecognized as Global Elite Thought Leader in Trade \u0026amp; Customs Europe, Recommended in International Sanctions - Lexology Index, 2025-2026 Partner Recognized as Global Elite Thought Leader in Trade \u0026amp; Customs Europe, Recommended in International Sanctions Lexology I - 2025-2026 Recognized Band 1 International Trade/WTO Chambers Global - 2006-2026 Recognized Band 1 International Trade/WTO Europe-Wide Chambers Europe, 2008-2024 Clients praise Arnoud as \"a born strategist\", \"tenacious and strategic, well informed and respected, and pleasant to work with\", and that \"he masterminds all details and makes cases look simple and presents them convincingly. 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Lexology, 2025 Awarded \"Client Choice Award\" for Trade and Customs Lexology, 2020 and 2021 Recognized for trade and customs, and for economic sanctions, with market sources praising him a \"rock when it comes to trade and customs work\", and a \"leading practitioner who is well respected for his deep customs experience\" Who's Who Legal, 2020   Admitted to Legal Hall of Fame for being among the top 10 best EU Trade lawyers Legal 500 Europe, 2007-2018 Recognized in Belgium since 2013 Best Lawyers Mentioned in list for EU court litigation work Financial Times Innovative Lawyers, 2017   Recognized as one of the top EU lawyers for economic sanctions and export controls, especially for the technology and finance sectors since 2014 WorldECR Leiden University  Brussels Rotary Club Tervuren (Brussels) – Former president The University of Maastricht; The Higher School of Economics in Moscow; Hong Kong University Law School – Guest Lecturer Commission on Customs and Trade Facilitation of the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris – Member Commission on Trade and Investment Policy of the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris – Member International Law Association – Member International Bar Association (Trade Committee) – Member Advised a global nuclear energy company on the development of an anti-subsidy risk assessment, including a compliance manual. 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Matter concluded with no prosecution and return of most seized funds to the business and its owners{{ FIELD }}Successfully defended an individual in an investigation of bank and a high-level executive in AML matter by the Department of Justice. Matter resolved with a non-prosecution agreement{{ FIELD }}Defended the owner of an online gold trading platform in AML investigation (an unlicensed money transfer investigation) brought by United States Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles{{ FIELD }}Led the defense of the target of the multiyear investigation by the FTC and the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Cleveland. The Department of Justice twice informed the firm that it intended to indict the client. However, following a series of vigorous presentations, the U.S. Attorney’s Office declined to bring any charges whatsoever{{ FIELD }}Led the defense of a federal securities claim levied against a partner at a major national law firm. Dave succeeded in convincing the federal court in Los Angeles to dismiss the entire complaint against the client, with prejudice, at the outset of the matter{{ FIELD }}Recently led the defense of the CEO of a Fortune 500 company in an investigation by the SEC of insider-trading allegations. The matter was concluded with no action by the SEC as to Dave’s client{{ FIELD }}Represented the former chief credit officer of First Bank of Beverly Hills, who was sued in Los Angeles Federal Court by the FDIC for negligence and fraud in connection with his tenure at the bank. The matter was recently settled and dismissed, with no judgment or bar against Dave’s client{{ FIELD }}Recently served as lead counsel in a federal breach of contract and declaratory relief action in the Central District of California in a battle between two telecom heavyweights. After receipt of the motion for summary judgment, the opposing client withdrew half of its allegations, and the matter settled very favorably for the firm’s clients{{ FIELD }}Recently served as lead counsel for the defense of a nationally recognized service company sued in California courts for a class action alleging violations of consumer protection laws{{ FIELD }}Earned a final arbitration award of more than $34 million in a case that involved two large, multinational corporations following a lengthy and hotly contested arbitration. In this high-stakes litigation, the trial team convinced the arbitrator to award 100 percent of the damages, fees, and costs they requested on behalf of their client at the arbitration{{ FIELD }}Defended a manager of a $5-billion fund who was accused of engaging in an illegal kickback scheme in a highly publicized matter stemming from the SEC’s investigation into CALPERs. 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He has represented numerous individuals and entities facing governmental investigations and other complex litigation issues in both state and federal courts around the country.  David has deep experience in dealing with high-profile cases, having prosecuted and defended many matters of public interest, including those involving health care fraud, financial fraud and money laundering charges. He has handled numerous parallel investigations with the SEC and other regulatory bodies, as well as numerous successful appeals before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.\nPrior to entering private practice, David was the Deputy Chief of the Major Frauds Section of the United States Attorney’s Office in the Central District of California. In that capacity, he spent two years supervising the subsection responsible for all health-care-fraud-related prosecutions within the district.\nDavid has been designated as a leader by Chambers USA, Martindale-Hubbell, and other publications. Five times, from 2016-2019 and 2021, David was honored as one of California’s Top 100 Lawyers by the state’s leading legal publication. David is also a nationally recognized speaker, often speaking at events around the country on issues facing litigators and judicial officers.\nDavid is also a respected member of the legal community. He previously served as the president of the Federal Bar Association of Los Angeles, and the co-chair of the Lawyer Representatives for the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference.\nIn the past, David has also served as co-chair of the ABA’s National Committee on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the ABA’s Securities Fraud Committee, and the ABA’s Financial Institution Fraud Committee. Partner Top 100 Lawyers in LA Los Angeles Business Journal 2025 Top-Tier Rankings in Legal 500 United States 2024 Guide Band 1, Litigation: White-Collar Crime \u0026amp; Government Investigations Chambers USA, California (2015-2025) David is a dynamic advocate. 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Earning national recognition for the result, Dave received a rare directed verdict against the SEC following trial for much of the case, and the ALJ later dismissed the SEC’s remaining fraud theories against his client. Dave was tapped for this representation after earning a complete dismissal at trial for the client in a previous proceeding Recently served as lead trial counsel for a health care company in a matter where plaintiffs alleged over $100M in damages as a result of alleged employment discrimination by the company.  The trial team successfully convinced the court to bifurcate all claims, which led to a defense victory at the initial trial Achieved an extraordinary resolution after more than 6 years of litigation for RD Legal Funding and its CEO in a matter against the CFPB and the New York AG. RD Legal Funding settled this critical matter for a mere $1 civil penalty and no admission of liability and no other penalty to the clients. That result is unprecedented in the financial services sector in a contested litigation. This result follows a groundbreaking ruling in 2018 which held that CFPB is an unconstitutionally structured entity. Leads the defense of the former CEO of Ontrak who was recently charged with insider trading by the Department of Justice. The case was touted by DOJ as a groundbreaking prosecution focused on alleged malfeasance by Peizer in connection with the implementation of a 10b(5) trading plan – the first prosecution of its kind. This case has made national news and is another example of David being at the top of the list for the most sensitive cases. Served as lead counsel in the defense of a medical professional who was arrested and nationally publicized as part of the opioid problem in the U.S. in February 2019 – dubbed Operation Hypocritical Oath. After a series of defense presentations, the government reversed course and agreed to divert and eventually dismiss the case against his client. Represented one of the charged parents in the high-profile “Varsity Blues” investigation conducted out of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Boston. June 28, 2022, his client received a sentence of no prison time. The case has brought additional national attention to King \u0026amp; Spalding’s California White Collar practice. Currently serves as lead counsel for Kimora Lee Simmons in a $200 million dispute with her ex-husband Russell Simmons over alleged fraud in connection with the purchase and transfer shares in the energy drink company Celsius relating to the 1MBD prosecution in New York. Has successfully defended dozens of health care executives, professionals and entities in federal investigations into alleged violations of the Anti-Kickback Statute, Stark Law, and civil False Claims Act matters in courts around the country Recently made national news for convincing a federal judge in New York to dismiss a case against his client and find that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is unconstitutionally structured Led the defense before the SEC and DOJ of the former president and chief operating officer of America’s largest home mortgage lender during the Financial Crisis.  After several presentations to both agencies, Dave earned a full declination for his client, despite the fact that the SEC pursued a case against the lender’s chairman and two subordinates to the client Recently won a significant verdict in a trade-secret civil trial in Los Angeles Superior Court. 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Matter concluded with no prosecution and return of most seized funds to the business and its owners Successfully defended an individual in an investigation of bank and a high-level executive in AML matter by the Department of Justice. Matter resolved with a non-prosecution agreement Defended the owner of an online gold trading platform in AML investigation (an unlicensed money transfer investigation) brought by United States Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles Led the defense of the target of the multiyear investigation by the FTC and the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Cleveland. The Department of Justice twice informed the firm that it intended to indict the client. However, following a series of vigorous presentations, the U.S. Attorney’s Office declined to bring any charges whatsoever Led the defense of a federal securities claim levied against a partner at a major national law firm. Dave succeeded in convincing the federal court in Los Angeles to dismiss the entire complaint against the client, with prejudice, at the outset of the matter Recently led the defense of the CEO of a Fortune 500 company in an investigation by the SEC of insider-trading allegations. The matter was concluded with no action by the SEC as to Dave’s client Represented the former chief credit officer of First Bank of Beverly Hills, who was sued in Los Angeles Federal Court by the FDIC for negligence and fraud in connection with his tenure at the bank. The matter was recently settled and dismissed, with no judgment or bar against Dave’s client Recently served as lead counsel in a federal breach of contract and declaratory relief action in the Central District of California in a battle between two telecom heavyweights. After receipt of the motion for summary judgment, the opposing client withdrew half of its allegations, and the matter settled very favorably for the firm’s clients Recently served as lead counsel for the defense of a nationally recognized service company sued in California courts for a class action alleging violations of consumer protection laws Earned a final arbitration award of more than $34 million in a case that involved two large, multinational corporations following a lengthy and hotly contested arbitration. In this high-stakes litigation, the trial team convinced the arbitrator to award 100 percent of the damages, fees, and costs they requested on behalf of their client at the arbitration Defended a manager of a $5-billion fund who was accused of engaging in an illegal kickback scheme in a highly publicized matter stemming from the SEC’s investigation into CALPERs. 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