Bettina Mertgen

Partner in the Foreign Trade Law Practise, GvW – Graf von Westphalen

Bettina Mertgen advises companies involved in international trade on all matters of customs, excise and foreign trade law as well as green trade. She defends clients in audits and in alleged violations of customs, excise, green trade or foreign trade regulations, assists in setting up new or reviewing existing compliance management systems (CMS/ICS) in this area and conducts litigation in areas such as customs valuation or tariff law.

Her focus areas are:

· Foreign Trade Law (Embargoes, Sanctions, Export Control, Investment Control, Reporting)

· Customs Law

· Excise Duties (Energy, Electricity, Alcohol, Coffee and Tobacco Tax)

· Green Trade (LkSG, CSDDD, Deforestation, CBAM etc.)

She gives lectures in export control law in the lecture ‘International Business Law’ at the University of Applied Sciences in Mainz.

Practice Area

Commercial

Panel

Contributing Author

Experience

Deloitte Legal (2015 - 2025)
Baker McKenzie (2007 - 2015)

Membership

Bar Association Frankfurt
Chamber of Tax Advisors Hessen
European Forum for External Economic Relations (EFA) [Europäisches Forum für Außenwirtschaft e.V.]