Scope
Relevant sanctions regimes, parties, ownership and jurisdictions.
Fixed-scope review · Sanctions risk
Sanctions Risk Review
A focused review of sanctions exposure in a transaction, counterparty, ownership structure, payment route or contract.
Deliverables
What you receive
The review is designed to support a documented decision on whether and how the transaction may proceed.
Screening
Sanctions lists, ownership and control, connected persons and restrictions.
Transaction analysis
Goods, services, banks, payment flows and commercial rationale.
Safeguards
Recommended conditions, contractual protections and escalation points.
- A new counterparty, owner, intermediary, bank or jurisdiction is involved.
- A payment or delivery may be affected by sanctions or export controls.
- A bank or business partner has requested a documented assessment.
- The contract requires appropriate representations, undertakings and suspension or termination rights.
- Management needs a reasoned position on whether and how the transaction may proceed.
Who it is for
When this service is useful
Suitable before approval, signing or payment, or when a bank or counterparty has raised a sanctions concern.
Documented sanctions position
The written sanctions assessment
The assessment records the checks carried out, any restrictions identified and the information or approvals still needed. It explains the legal options and any limits to our advice.
Reviewed
Parties, ownership and control, subject matter, routes, banks and jurisdictions.
Analysed
Applicable restrictions, licences, exceptions and contractual exposure.
Delivered
Written advice on the risks, further information needed and any conditions for proceeding.
Outside the scope
Regulatory filings, licences or implementation unless separately agreed.
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Selected matters
Selected matter
Sanctions Compliance for International Operations
US and EU sanctions analysis, screening procedures, due diligence and employee training.
Selected matterSanctions Delisting and Risk Reduction
Delisting support and sanctions-compliance measures for depositaries and brokers.
Selected matterFrozen Assets at a Canadian Bank
Legal strategy and communications with a bank in Canada concerning frozen assets.
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Further reading
Insight
What a Sanctions Review of a Transaction Should Cover
The information needed to assess sanctions affecting the parties, goods or services, banks and payment arrangements.
InsightSanctions Clauses in International Contracts
The trigger, notice requirements and consequences of a sanctions clause, including suspension and termination.
Need to assess a transaction before it proceeds?
Send the party details, ownership information, contract and payment route.
Assess sanctions risk