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Businesses operating across borders are increasingly exposed to sanctions and export control risk. The consequences of breaching these laws can be severe. Our experts support businesses with assessing risk, implementing preventative measures and dealing with non-compliance.
Our multi-disciplinary team includes lawyers, corporate intelligence specialists and forensic accountants means we have the skills in-house to support you.
Partner with lawyers outside the UK and EU to provide a holistic view of exposure to sanctions and export control risk.
With a focus on the sectors that are impacted greatest by sanctions and export control laws, we have a deep understanding of the issued faced.
We offer a complete service to support you with sanctions and export control measures:
Our advisers act on domestic and international projects of all shapes and sizes, working with many of the leading names across this diverse sector. Browse our experience below, or use the filters to look-up recent work in particular geographies and legal disciplines.
Acting as sanctions counsel in the restructure of bondholder arrangements involving designated persons as noteholders, and successfully obtaining a licence from OFSI to allow the restructuring to proceed.
Advised an international energy company on sanctions breaches linked to bank accounts held with Russian sanctioned banks, the subsequent disclosures to OFSI and submission of licence applications.
Advised a UK university on an investigation and engagement with HMRC and OFSI in relation to potential engagement of academics at the university with a foreign university designated under sanctions.
Conducted due diligence and forensic intelligence for an international energy company on the ownership and control of a UAE entity and advising on potential sanctions breaches.
Successfully represented a US headquartered oil & gas service company in relation to breaches of UK export controls leading to enforcement action being disposed by way of a warning letter.
Together with US counsel, provided sanctions advice to a governmental authority of a country in the Middle East in respect of risks arising from Russian sanctions.
Advised a global company in the aerospace industry in conducting a compliance risk assessment and further compliance measures in several risk areas, including anti-corruption, anti-trust and fair competition, data protection, data security, export and sanctions.
Advised our client on the successful negotiation with HMRC of a significantly reduced compound penalty for an export control breach.
Advising a UK headquartered travel company on a sanctions investigation by the OFSI and, on the conduct of a sanctions risk assessment and the implementation of a sanctions compliance programme.
Advised a bank on sanctions compliance and notification to OFSI.
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