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EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping, customs, and sanctions

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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP advises its high-profile client base across sanctions, export controls, customs, FDI screening, and cross-border investigations. The team acts for major players in the energy, banking, aerospace, and technology sectors. Recent highlights include advising aviation and leasing clients on the consequences of Russian sanctions, including complex insurance and asset ownership issues. Co-chair Matthew Oresman is a trusted adviser to business executives, governments, and NGOs on trade matters. Fellow co-chair Steven Farmer is regularly instructed to lobby governments for trade-related legislative amendments and regulatory guidance.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘Strong team with deep industry knowledge and contacts.' 

  • ‘Steve Farmer is a market leader in the sanctions space. Clever, personable and practical.' 

  • ‘The extremely high competency level and the timely approach to every single request that we have makes the service we receive from Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, one of the best customer service experiences we received.’

  • ‘Steven Farmer, Iris Karaman and Matthew Oresman are three of the key legal professionals which crystallize the unique experience described above.’

  • ‘Personal service by top lawyers, sanctions specialization, practical advice pertinent to market practices.’

  • ‘Pillsbury's sanctions practice is able to cover all key jurisdictions, and its lawyers from different offices work seamlessly together.' 

Key clients

  • Meta Platforms
  • Chevron Corporation
  • Bank of Cyprus
  • Intelsat Corporation
  • Aalto HAPS
  • Bombardier Aerospace
  • Sony Pictures Entertainment
  • TD Synnex
  • Hellenic Bank
  • 1stdibs.com
  • SunExpress
  • Akamai Technologies

Work highlights

Advised the Meta trade legal team for many years on UK/EU export control, sanctions, customs and other trade related issues.
Advised Chevron for many years in relation to UK/EU export control, sanctions and other trade related issues.
Provide ongoing support to Bank of Cyprus on UK, U.S., and EU sanctions, AML compliance, and cross-border regulatory matters.

Practice head

Steven Farmer; Matthew Oresman

Other key lawyers

Iris Karaman