The sanctions against Russia have come to stay. The European Union, for example, has just adopted its 13th sanctions package. Other jurisdictions will undoubtedly follow.
The conference will focus on the plethora of sanctions regimes, their marked differences and the practical difficulties that arise from this multiplicity (legal professions, client representation, banking).
10.00 Welcome Address
Gianni Rizzello, Klein Rechtsanwälte, Zurich
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Multitude of Sanctions Regimes: Banks
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10.15 Introduction: Extra-Territoriality
Martin Boric, Klein Rechtsanwälte AG, Zurich
10.45 Panel: Individual presentations followed by panel discussion
Michael Lauber, MCLC Consulting, Luzern
Isabelle van Damme, van Bael & Bellis, Brussels
Flavio Romerio, Homburger AG, Zurich
Dimitrios Karathanassis, Leustein Rechtsanwälte, Zurich
Raimund Röhrich, Bank Julius Bär & Co. Ltd
12.30 – 14.00 Buffet Lunch
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Multitude of Sanctions Regimes: Legal Professions
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14.00 Introduction: Legal Privilege and Client Representation
Sandrine Giroud, Lalive SA, Geneva, Vice-President and elected President of the Geneva Bar
14.30 Panel: Individual presentations followed by panel discussion
Didier de Montmollin, DGE Partners, Geneva, and delegate of the Swiss Bar Association at the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE)
John Binns, BCL Solicitors, London
Ansgar Schott, BakerMcKenzie, Zurich
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Summing up
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16.45 Closing Remarks
Marcel Alexander Niggli, University of Fribourg and Klein Rechtsanwälte AG, Zurich
Martin Boric, Klein Rechtsanwälte AG, Zurich
Michael Lauber, MCLC Consulting, Luzern
Isabelle van Damme, van Bael & Bellis, Brussels
Flavio Romerio, Homburger AG, Zurich
Dimitrios Karathanassis, Leustein Rechtsanwälte, Zurich
Raimund Röhrich, Bank Julius Bär & Co. Ltd
Sandrine Giroud, Lalive SA, Geneva, Vice-President and elected President of the Geneva Bar
Didier de Montmollin, DGE Partners, Geneva, and delegate of the Swiss Bar Association at the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE)
John Binns, BCL Solicitors, London
Ansgar Schott, BakerMcKenzie, Zurich
Marcel Alexander Niggli, University of Fribourg and Klein Rechtsanwälte AG, Zurich