Big Law’s Russia Sanctions Lawyers Shift Focus to Enforcement

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine hits the seven-month mark, the legal landscape is shifting for corporations around the world navigating a slew of sanctions stemming from the military action.

“The Russian sanctions are remarkably broad and were enacted with incredible speed,” said Wilson Sonsini partner Mike Casey in an email. “We expect to see a massive uptick of enforcement activity in 2023.”

Companies and their lawyers scrambled in the early days of the fighting to understand thousands of new Russia-targeted economic sanctions and export controls, including from the US, the UK, and the European Union. Now they have a ...