Sanctions
UK Guide 2025 : UK-wide
Band 3
Contact number
(020) 7710 1000Chambers Review
Latham & Watkins' UK-based lawyers advise clients on economic sanctions and export controls. Its team works with clients on regulatory compliance, risk assessment and enforcement issues. Its client base includes banks and asset managers.
Work Highlights
- Latham & Watkins advised TP Global Operations on the UK sanctions aspects of its acquisition of the non-Russian business and assets of Truphone.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Latham & Watkins' team are professionals, capable of in-depth analysis and at the same time very clear and direct in their legal arguments and explanations."
"Latham & Watkins continue to provide invaluable support to us across all the different sanctions regimes. They provide pragmatic advice in a user-friendly way."
"TheLatham & Watkins sanctions team is very well prepared and capable of advising on the same matter under US, UK and EU perspectives."
"Latham & Watkins' team are professionals, capable of in-depth analysis and at the same time very clear and direct in their legal arguments and explanations."
"Latham & Watkins continue to provide invaluable support to us across all the different sanctions regimes. They provide pragmatic advice in a user-friendly way."
"TheLatham & Watkins sanctions team is very well prepared and capable of advising on the same matter under US, UK and EU perspectives."
Notable Practitioners
Charles Claypoole has a notable sanctions practice that sees him assisting clients with navigating UK, EU and US sanctions.
"Charles is really a professional for any complex and sophisticated UK/EU sanctions matter. He is clear and authoritative."
"Charles is an expert in the law, but what makes him such a brilliant lawyer is that he is provides us with pragmatic advice that we can apply to our operations."
"Charles has an encyclopedic understanding of sanction regimes and has experience from managing numerous sanctions-related cases."