McDermott Will & Schulte provides comprehensive coverage of trade, customs, and sanctions related matters, with significant expertise in key jurisdictions including the US, the EU, and China. The group covers both contentious and non-contentious issues, and has a specialism in M&A transactions involving sanctioned entities or regions. Leading the team in London is Raminta Dereskeviciute, a highly experienced practitioner with notable strength in high risk jurisdictions such as Russia and Iran. Working alongside Dereskeviciute is Ludovica Rabitti, who covers a broad range of corporate and regulatory matters, and Michal Chajdukowski, whose areas of particular strength are compliance, risk mitigation, and internal investigations. William Merry contributes additional knowledge of corporate crime matters.
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Key clients
- Main Capital Partners
- Verdane
- Ardian Semiconductors
- NORD Holding
- NGO Museum of Contemporary Art of Ukraine
- Tecnimont S.p.A (Republic of Italy) / MT Russia LLC (Russian Federation)
Work highlights
Advised Ardian Semiconductors on its acquisition of Ion Beam Services (IBS), a leading European semiconductor equipment and services provider with a particular focus on dual-use regulations and cross-border compliance.
Assisted NORD Holding with its sale of a majority stake in Dr. Födisch Umweltmesstechnik AGto the global technology leader ABB Ltd. while providing export control guidance and sanctionscompliance advice related to the company’s software and historic transactions with Russia and Iran.
Represented Main Capital Partners in the acquisition of UK-based Isograph Ltd., a leadingprovider of safety engineering software, by PeakAvenue GmbH, focusing on the complexclassification of safety engineering software under UK and EU dual-use regulations.
Practice head
Raminta Dereskeviciute
Other key lawyers
Ludovica Rabitti; Michal Chajdukowski; William Merry