Nadiya Nychay

Nadiya Nychay delivers high-stakes strategic counsel to multinational corporations, financial institutions, and sovereign entities navigating the intersection of complex international trade law, economic security, and shifting global foreign policy.

With more than 25 years of experience — anchored by five years serving as a legal officer at the World Trade Organization (WTO) Secretariat in Geneva — Nadiya looks beyond purely technical legal text. She helps C-suite executives, boards, and private equity funds anticipate the commercial fallout of economic statecraft, drawing on deep familiarity with United Nations instruments and multilateral frameworks to transform regulatory volatility into resilient global operations.

Nadiya's core areas of strategic experience include: Geopolitical Risk & Sanctions Architecture: advises global leaders on the operational and transactional impacts of EU, UN, and extraterritorial U.S. sanctions regimes, including highly sensitive measures regarding Russia, Belarus, Iran (JCPOA), Libya, North Korea, Syria, and Cuba. Trade Remedies & Global Dispute Resolution: defends and pursues anti-dumping, countervailing duty, and safeguard matters before the European Commission. Handles international litigation spanning Europe, Asia, Australia, and the Americas, uniquely informed by her time advising WTO Panels on complex subsidies, trade remedies, and market access disputes. Supply Chain & Tariff Optimization: structures cross-border operations to maximize rules of origin and tariff advantages across major global trade frameworks, including CETA, USMCA, CPTPP, the EU-UK TCA, the EU-Japan EPA, the EU-Korea FTA, and the pending EU-Mercosur FTA. Next-Generation Regulatory Compliance (ESG & CBAM): guides boards through supply chain restructurings required by evolving EU sustainability frameworks, including CBAM, disclosure under CSRD, and value chain auditing under CSDDD. And Corporate Integrity & Trade Defense: advises on U.S. trade law extraterritoriality, AML, data protection, and FCPA/REACH compliance across the steel, renewable energy, pharmaceutical, and financial sectors.