This week on EMBARGOED! host Tim O'Toole is joined by guests Dr. Laura Louca of Blomstein and Caroline Watson of Miller & Chevalier to talk about how EU and U.S. sanctions have evolved in the past 18 months in a time of growing sanctions infrastructure in Europe and growing coordination of policy in the U.S.  They'll focus on similarities and differences in U.S. and EU regimes.

Roadmap:

• Before 2023 Russia sanctions
• Russia sanctions in 2023 have been very different
  • Unprecedented coordination
  • Key differences between U.S. and EU Russia sanctions
    • Issuance
    • Jurisdiction
    • Licensing
    • Seizure/expropriation of assets
    • Recourse for sanctioned parties
    • Challenges with divestment from Russia
    • Export controls

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Thanks to our guests for joining us:

Dr. Laura Louca: https://www.blomstein.com/en/team.php?p=dr-laura-louca

Caroline Watson: https://www.millerchevalier.com/professional/caroline-j-watson

Questions? Contact us at podcasts@milchev.com.

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