Sanctions & Compliance
Fortior Law advises corporations, financial institutions, commodity traders, shipping operators and investors on international sanctions, export controls and compliance risk management across complex cross-border transactions and disputes. Our lawyers assist clients with sanctions compliance under the regimes of the European Union, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, the United States and other major regulatory frameworks, particularly in matters involving energy, commodities, shipping, banking and international trade.
We advise on the design, review and implementation of sanctions and compliance policies, including counterparty screening, politically exposed person (PEP) checks, beneficial ownership reviews, supply chain risk assessments and controls tailored to sanctions-sensitive industries. Our team has access to specialist compliance databases, court records and cross-border investigative networks, allowing us to conduct enhanced due diligence on counterparties, future partners, employees, vessels, cargoes and logistics chains.
Our sanctions practice is particularly strong in disputes and crisis situations. We regularly advise clients whose funds, cargoes or transactions have been blocked by correspondent banks, financial institutions or intermediaries due to sanctions concerns, false positive matches or restrictions affecting counterparties, vessels or ports. Our team includes New York-qualified lawyers who assist with OFAC licence applications, bank engagement strategies, voluntary disclosures and, where necessary, coordination with US litigation counsel to recover blocked funds.
We also work closely with investigators and forensic IT specialists across multiple jurisdictions to assist clients with asset tracing, identifying business activities of counterparties, vessel ownership structures, logistics chain exposure and sanctions circumvention risks. This capability is particularly valuable in disputes involving deceptive shipping practices, parallel enforcement actions and politically sensitive energy and commodities transactions.
