Navigating Legal Disputes With Russian Entities Under EU, UK and US Sanctions Regimes
A Webinar Presented by Dechert LLP and Peters & Peters

Anna advises individuals and corporates on all aspects of financial crime and economic sanctions risk, compliance and enforcement. Anna is ranked in Chambers and Partners UK (2022) as 'a well-known expert on anti-money laundering' and is also recommended for her specialist knowledge of economic sanctions. She is described as an 'excellent lawyer', 'who understands sanctions and POCA very well'.

Laura M. Brank, the head of Dechert’s Russia practice, has been advising corporations, investment funds, banks, multinational institutions, and high net worth individuals on complex corporate and finance transactions in emerging markets for over two decades. She has provided strategic legal advice to clients on their business activities in Russia and throughout the Former Soviet Union (“FSU”) since 1995 when she first moved to Russia, supervising major local and cross-border M&A, joint venture, and debt and equity financing transactions, and counseling clients on commercial contracts, compliance and sanctions matters. She has particular expertise in the mining and energy sectors and has advised extensively on TMT, life sciences and real estate matters.

Darshak S. Dholakia, partner at the International Trade and Government Regulation practice, advises clients on compliance with international trade laws, including economic sanctions programs administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), anti-money laundering (AML) provisions of the USA Patriot Act, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and other anti-corruption laws, and export controls (Export Administration Regulations (EAR), the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), and the Part 110 and 810 nuclear export control regulations). Mr. Dholakia regularly conducts internal investigations, develops compliance programs, oversees risk assessments, conducts due diligence for corporate transactions and interacts with government agencies in relation to compliance and enforcement-related proceedings as well as trade-remedy disputes.

Alexandre de Gramont focuses his practice on international commercial arbitration and investor-state arbitration across a range of industries, arising from nearly every corner of the globe. He also handles related litigation matters in the trial and appellate courts of the United States. He has been recognized as a leading international arbitration lawyer in publications such as Chambers Global, Chambers USA, The Legal 500, The International Who’s Who of Commercial Arbitration, The Best Lawyers in America, Washington, D.C.’s Best Lawyers, and Benchmark Litigation. Mr. de Gramont is Chambers-ranked both for his work in international arbitration and for enforcement matters.

Alistair is a Senior Associate in our Business Crime & Investigations team, with experience of advising individual and corporate clients on a wide range of criminal and regulatory matters. Alistair is currently working on a variety of cases, including INTERPOL red notices, mutual legal assistance, extradition and an HMRC investigation. He also has experience advising on the processing of criminal data, sanctions and regulatory investigations. Prior to joining the firm, Alistair was at a boutique white collar crime firm, where he worked on a similar range of criminal and regulatory matters. These included the defence of high profile extradition proceedings, representations to INTERPOL, and financial investigations.

Keith is Peters & Peters’ Head of International and one of the firm's key partners. Keith specializes in international disputes and the location, freezing and recovery of misappropriated assets involving emergency relief procedures and the management of legal teams from many jurisdictions. His work often involves multi-jurisdictional actions in the USA, continental Europe and worldwide. He is widely recognized as one of the UK’s leading lawyers in civil fraud with a reputation for addressing and resolving the most intractable of disputes and crises faced by individuals and companies.