Experience Advising:

• Advising the joint liquidators of a company with a designated Russian ultimate parent in the largest Court-approved liquidation by asset value in Irish history on EU sanctions.
• Advised numerous aircraft lessors with EU sanctions compliance, including insurance settlements for aircraft detained in Russia and ‘No Russia/No Belarus’ clause implementation.
• Advised extensively on Irish/EU export controls compliance, including licensing requirements, audits and regulatory engagement.
• Advised the first company investigated in Ireland for a sanctions violation; no charges were ultimately brought.
• Assisted countless companies with regulatory engagement on historic compliance issues and updating compliance controls.
• Guided financial institutions and a multinational brokerage firm through restructurings impacted by frozen funds under EU asset freeze measures.
• Advised countless multinational technology companies on EU sanctions issues such as Russian media broadcasting bans and intangible exports.
• Assisted an international commodities company with complex EU asset freezing measures compliance and licensing applications.
• Provided detailed guidance on sanctions regimes beyond Russia, including Syria, Belarus, Venezuela, Myanmar, and Libya.