An internationally renowned panel of experts will discuss recent sanctions developments in the US, EU and UK, focusing on:

• recent Russia designations by OFAC and their consequences;

• navigating risks and compliance challenges of US secondary sanctions;

• divergent US and EU approaches on Russia and Iran;

• the EU position on sanctions on Russia and Ukraine and the dilemmas facing the EU and its Member States including Cyprus;

• the impact of the withdrawal of the US from the JCPOA with Iran and EU blocking legislation;

• licensing and enforcement;

• possible remedies and avenues of redress for those affected by sanctions;

• the implications of Brexit for sanctions regimes in the UK and its Overseas Territories: the Cayman Islands, BVI and Bermuda; and

• the position of the Cyprus government and its competent authorities towards local enforcement of sanctions by credit and financial institutions.

Agenda:

Registration and networking: 9:30am
Introduction from the Chair: 10:00am
Session 1: 10:10am - 11:30am
Networking: 11:30am - 11:50am
Session 2: Panel Q&A: 11:50am - 12:30pm
Closing remarks: 12:30pm

We look forward to seeing you there.

Please register at the link above.

Chair

Pavlos Aristodemou
Managing Partner, Harneys, Cyprus

Speakers

Aki Corsoni-Husain
Partner and Global Head of Regulation, Harneys, Cyprus

Maya Lester QC
Brick Court Chambers, London (and co-author of europeansanctions.com)

Alan Kartashkin
Managing Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton, Moscow

Carl Micarelli
International Counsel, Debevoise & Plimpton, New York

Thursday, 5 July 2018

Four Seasons Hotel
67-69 Amathountos Avenue
Limassol, Cyprus