Ryan Junck heads up the international arbitration team at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP, which stands out for its strong focus on sanctions matters. The team advises private corporations and financial institutions across a broad range of industries on export control matters, trade sanctions, counter-sanctions, and market exits, as well as issues relating to the interactions between sanctions regimes. Junck is the key contact for sanctions matters, working alongside export control specialist Jonathan Benson.
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Work highlights
Advising Agility Public Warehousing Company KSCP following the annulment of a 2021 award issued by the ICSID, dismissing Agility’s $664 million claim against the Republic of Iraq brought under the Iraq 2015 Iraq-Kuwait bilateral investment treaty (BIT) and international law.
Advising a multinational commercial insurance broker on the UK, EU and US export controls and UK trade sanctions potentially applying to encryption software developed and deployed by the client.
Advised a leading global financial services firm regarding complex US, EU and UK sanctions compliance matters.
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Ryan Junck
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Jonathan Benson