Advises on a full range of international trade issues including economic and trade sanctions, export controls, and anti-bribery and corruption (ABC) and anti-money laundering (AML) matters.

Simi assists clients navigating complex issues arising out of the changing regulatory landscape.

Her clients span across industry sectors such as energy, financial services, consumer, technology, pharmaceuticals and life sciences.

Her work encompasses advising clients on compliance in the context of international sanctions, assisting with the drafting and implementation of trade compliance programs, preparing voluntary disclosures and supporting clients engaging with regulatory agencies and institutions.

Representative Work

Providing export controls advice to a leading global fabless semiconductor company, including regulatory engagement with the UK authorities and its export control licensing strategy for continued operations.
Assisting clients divesting from Russia and how to deal with assets trapped in Russia in compliance with UK and EU sanctions.
Providing strategic sanctions advice to global companies exploring opportunities in Syria following the easing of UK and EU sanctions.
Supporting major energy companies on compliance with international sanctions in the context of trading operations across Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

Advising on sanctions and international trade control risks in connection with M&A transactions and other trade-related provisions in related financings.
Assisting a multinational technology company with their export control strategy and licensing options ensuring lawful and commercially viable market access for their items.
Assisting a global leader in health and biosciences apply for and successfully obtain licenses from multiple EU authorities for continued critical operations in Russia.
Advising several companies across a range of sectors on compliance with UK and European Union (EU) financial and trade sanctions imposed on Russia and Belarus since February 2022.
Advising a multinational mining company on a sanctions and export control compliance overhaul through the drafting of robust internal sanctions compliance policies and procedures following 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 financial and trade sanctions compliance program as well as assisting with obtaining specific licenses from the U.K. authorities to continue patient critical operations in Russia.
Advising a global software company on all aspects of its U.K. and EU financial and trade sanctions compliance program as well as registering for the use of export licenses with EU authorities.

List may include matters worked on prior to joining Akin.