Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has experience counseling multinational companies, financial institutions, and sovereign bodies on a range of issues relating to economic sanctions and export controls. With the ability to identify and mitigate compliance risks through internal reviews, investigation advice, and licensing procedures, the firm has been particularly active with proceedings relating to Russian sanctions. Washington DC-based Chase Kaniecki leads the team and has been advising both domestic and international clients across industries such as technology and energy. Kaniecki is supported by Yulia Solomakhina, a special counsel based in New York with notable expertise on Russian sanctions, and Samuel Chang who was promoted to partner at the start of 2025.
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Key clients
- The OPEC Fund for International Development
- Nayara Energy
- European Investment Bank
- Azimut-Benetti
- Cooper Machinery Services
- Suzano
- Ozon Holdings Plc
- Fintech Advisory Inc
- Actigen Ltd
- Midjourney
Work highlights
- Advising Midjourney, a leading San Francisco-based generative AI research lab and program, in the development of its trade compliance policy,
- Advising multiple clients sanctions and export control matters relating to Venezuela.
- Advising Nayara Energy Limited in ongoing sanctions and export controls compliance counseling in matters relating to petroleum sales, refining, and transportation.
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Samuel Chang
Chase Kaniecki
Practice head
Chase Kaniecki
Other key lawyers
Samuel Chang; Yulia Solomakhina