Dr. Jan Bohanes is Senior Counsel at the Advisory Centre on WTO Law (ACWL), where he advises over 80 developing country governments on their rights and obligations under World Trade Organization (WTO) law. His work includes providing legal advice, assisting in dispute settlement proceedings before WTO tribunals, and training government officials.
Before joining the ACWL, Dr. Bohanes served in the Secretariat of the WTO Appellate Body, where he advised WTO appellate judges, and previously practiced as an associate attorney at Sidley Austin LLP.
An accomplished scholar, he has published extensively on international trade law and teaches at leading institutions, including the World Trade Institute in Bern and the Geneva Graduate Institute (2016–2025).