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Sanctions

In a fast-evolving, global environment, where penalties for any breach are severe and the need to bring timely challenges is crucial, our sanctions team provides specialist advice, backed by worldwide experience.

We have significant global experience working on sanctions and related investigations and have been involved in navigating the sanctions regimes in a range of countries, including Russia, Iran, Myanmar, North Korea and Syria.

Our team has advised a number of high-net-worth clients facing the consequence of sanctions laws and regulations, challenging their designated status and navigating through complex licencing issues before authorities such as OFSI, OFAC and other European regulators. We have also advised clients who face sanctions breach investigations by domestic and overseas authorities including the US and Jersey.

Our practice also includes advisory work, assisting clients across several industries including the financial services, retail, commodities telecommunications and transport, addressing possible exposure under domestic and international sanctions regimes covering the United Nations, the UK, the US (in combination with trusted partner law firms) and the EU.

Our notable experience

Our experience includes advising:
A Russian commodities company on the impact of the UK and EU Sanctions on Russia in the context of ongoing litigation in the UK Courts.
The former Chairman and majority shareholder of a listed Russian company in the telecommunications industry in the context of exposure he faced from the imposition of sanctions measures against him together with assisting him in preparing detailed written submissions to OFSI to seek a revocation of his designated status
A Jersey registered company on whether the European Council’s Regulations on Sanctions and the UK Sanctions regulations prohibited them from importing specified commodities from Russia.
Complex Trust structures (owned by a high-profile Russian Oligarch) in Jersey, Isle of Man and the Cayman Island on potential exposure arising from the EU, UK and US Sanctions regimes.
A high-net-worth individual with alleged connections with the Government of Russia in the context of challenging his designated status in the UK.
Clients at the cutting edge of legal developments arounds the sanctions and licencing regimes, where our experience includes submissions to the Court of Appeal in respect of the impact of sanctions on costs orders and leading to the judgment of the Senior Judge of the Commercial Court on the operation of the General Licence for legal fees.

Our specialists

Michael Potts

Partner

mpotts@pcb-byrne.com

0207 842 1640

07770 802430

Languages:

English, French

Anthony Riem

Senior Partner

ariem@pcb-byrne.com

0207 842 1650

07887 732522

Languages:

English

Nicola Boulton

Partner

nboulton@pcb-byrne.com

0207 842 1659

Languages:

English

Arozo Gajia

Associate

agajia@pcb-byrne.com

020 7842 1632

07734 500514

Languages:

English

Alice Roberts

Senior Associate

aroberts@pcb-byrne.com

0207 842 1654

07384 253603

Languages:

English

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