Practice area

International sanctions & embargoes

Map your exposure and secure your flows against sanctions regimes.

A moving risk

Restrictive measures evolve constantly: EU sanctions, OFAC measures with extraterritorial reach, sectoral embargoes. A transaction lawful yesterday may be prohibited tomorrow, and liability often runs up the whole chain.

Beyond the lists, the challenge is to identify beneficial owners, possible diversions and contact points with sensitive jurisdictions — from Russia to Chinese controls on rare earths.

How I help

Exposure analysisMapping of flows, counterparties and at-risk destinations.
ScreeningSetting up and operating third-party screening; handling alerts.
Structuring flowsSecuring operations and financing in a sanctioned environment.
Incident handlingWhat to do in case of an alert, freeze or authority request.

FAQ

How do I know if a transaction is prohibited?

By cross-checking the lists, the nature of the goods, the destination and end-use, and tracing beneficial owners.

Do US sanctions affect me from France?

Often yes: OFAC and the EAR have extraterritorial reach (USD operations, US goods or technologies).

What to do on a screening alert?

Do not execute, document, and have it analysed promptly to decide on a block or clearance.

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