October 16, 2025

EU Sanctions for American Lawyers | Episode 86

57 minutes

Host Tim O'Toole discusses the latest EU sanctions on Russia with returning guests Collmann Griffin (Miller & Chevalier) and Dr. Tobias Ackermann (BLOMSTEIN). They focus on EU sanctions on Russia imposed that may be stricter than or conflict with their U.S. counterparts.

Roadmap:

Logistics of the sanctions

Imports and purchase - aluminum and Russian petroleum

Software

Finance and crypto

"Best efforts" - EU operators that own or control non-EU entities, including U.S. companies with EU-based subsidiaries, are required to use “best efforts” to ensure that those entities do not undermine EU sanctions against Russia and Belarus

"No Russia" and "No Belarus" clauses

Future measures

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Thanks to our guests for joining us:

Collmann Griffin: https://www.millerchevalier.com/professional/collmann-griffin

Dr. Tobias Ackermann: https://www.blomstein.com/en/team/dr-tobias-ackermann

Questions? Contact us at [email protected].

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