Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP‘s Global Trade and Investment practice, based in Washington DC, provides a broad range of services to clients which include entities operating within the national security and defense sectors. The team is capable of advising on FARA issues, export controls compliance, CFIUS, sanctions compliance, investigations, and litigation. Notably, sanctions specialists and co-chairs of the group, David Mortlock and Britt Mosman have continued to advise the Office of the President of Ukraine on US sanctions laws and export controls against Russia, in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This is exemplary of their expertise, which is regularly exercised through the counsel of clients on potential challenges surrounding their cross-border activity.
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Work highlights
- Advised the Office of the President of Ukraine on U.S. sanctions laws and export controls against Russia, in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
- Advised a large group of reinsurers regarding the sanctions implications of their coverage of the cargo after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps hijacked an oil tanker on international waters.
- Served as leading experts on U.S. and global sanctions regimes for a host of clients spanning different industries and jurisdictions.
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David Mortlock; Britt Mosman