Atli Stannard advises clients on EU trade law and policy, technology regulation, and the governance of strategically significant industrial sectors, with a particular focus on the geoeconomic forces shaping European regulation, industrial policy, and the transatlantic relationship. Clients describe him as providing “exceptional levels of insight.”

Atli guides clients in highly regulated industries through complex EU policymaking processes, protecting and advancing their core business and regulatory priorities. He is a member of the firm’s Public Policy, International Trade, Sustainability, and Business & Human Rights practices.

Atli’s trade practice covers the full suite of EU trade instruments, including the EU Anti‑Coercion Instrument, trade defence investigations, customs classification and market‑access issues, investment-related tools (FDI and the foreign subsidies regulation), and environmental-related trade tools such as CBAM. He frequently advises on regulatory issues at the intersection of trade and technology—covering platform, data, AI, and competition policy—where digital and geoeconomic considerations converge.

His work also encompasses the EU frameworks governing medical technologies and other strategically important industrial sectors—such as automotive, and food and beverage—and includes supporting clients on environmental and EU ESG policymaking. Across these domains, he helps clients identify regulatory risks early, anticipate institutional dynamics, and build clear, actionable strategies—working closely with them to engage effectively with the European Commission, European Parliament, Council of the EU, and Member State and UK governments.