• Advising several companies across a range of sectors on compliance with new U.K. and European Union (EU) economic and trade sanctions imposed on Russia and Belarus since February 2022.*
• Advising a multinational mining company on sanctions and export control compliance and the drafting of internal sanctions compliance policies and sanctions uplift programs after a global risk assessment.*
• Advising financial institutions on transaction-specific assessments of sanctions compliance from a U.K. and EU perspective.*
• Advising a global pharmaceutical company on its economic and trade sanctions compliance program as well as assisting with obtaining specific licenses from the U.K. authorities to continue operations in Russia.*
• Advising a global software company on all aspects of its U.K. and EU economic and trade sanctions compliance program as well as registering for the use of export licenses with the Irish authorities.*
• Developing extensive U.K. and EU sanctions and AML programs for multiple companies.*
• Assisting with the provision of global sanctions advice on complex cross-border transactions to multiple clients.*

*Matters handled prior to joining Akin.