Sanctions Regulation

Sanctions law and regulatory risk.

We advise on disputes, compliance, foreign trade, reputational issues and regulatory status where sanctions directly affect assets, payments, business structures and performance obligations.

Sanctions law and regulatory risk

• Supporting challenges to restrictive measures and applications for removal from international sanctions lists.
• Representing Russian investors in disputes with foreign financial institutions, including matters involving blocked assets.
• Handling disputes with foreign counterparties concerning non-performance caused by sanctions restrictions.
• Acting in court and arbitral proceedings, including proceedings in foreign jurisdictions.

Sanctions compliance and risk management

• Comprehensive sanctions risk diagnostics and development of risk maps.
• Review of corporate structures, contractual relationships and financial flows for sanctions compliance.
• Counterparty due diligence with a sanctions focus.

International databases and reputational risk

• Review and correction of data on beneficial owners, directors and senior management in international databases, including LSEG World-Check, Nexis Diligence and Dow Jones.
• Support in reducing reputational risk and correcting inaccurate information.

Export control and foreign trade

• Advice on export control issues.
• Support in obtaining export licences and related permits.
• Legal analysis of foreign trade transactions for sanctions exposure.

Assets and financial restrictions

• Assistance in asset unblocking procedures for corporate and private clients.
• Structuring solutions to mitigate the impact of sanctions.

PEP and regulatory status

• Advising on Politically Exposed Person (PEP) status.
• Supporting review and correction procedures relating to PEP status in international databases.