Sanctions

Leading Juniors
Rising stars

Leading Juniors

Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.

Malcolm Birdling

Brick Court Chambers

'Malcolm is incomparable in the sanctions space. He is, without doubt, the best junior and is a silk in waiting. There is nothing he does not know, and no ask is too tall. An exceptional advocate with an unrivalled work ethic. There simply are not enough superlatives.'

Paul Wright

Brick Court Chambers

‘Deep knowledge of sanctions and export controls. Pragmatic approach and open minded on commercial solutions. A pleasure to deal with.’

‘Alex is the sultan of sanctions. He is a silk in all but name when it comes to advising on this complicated and risk-heavy area of law. His written and oral advice is clear and practical.’

Tom Leary

Blackstone Chambers

'Tom is great with the detail of a case, able to get to the heart of a matter and to get right to the point. His advocacy is calm, logical and well thought through.'

Tim James-Matthews

Matrix Chambers

'Tim has incredible levels of legal knowledge - he has a case to hand for all situations and provides brilliant written advocacy which demonstrates a complete grasp of the law and facts.'

Khadija Leuenberger

The 36 Group

'Good sanctions expertise in the shipping area.'

Sophie O’Sullivan

Outer Temple

‘Sophie is a leading sanctions junior at the Bar. She has impressive experience in this narrow area of law and practice. Her strengths include communication and written advocacy. She continues to develop her experience, making up one of a handful of juniors with the sanctions background required by clients in all sanctions areas of practice. She is well liked among instructing solicitors and is impressive on her feet.’

Tom Rainsbury

3 Verulam Buildings

'Tom has developed a niche doing work for government bodies - he has a real expertise in this area.'

Jacob Turner

Fountain Court Chambers

'There isn't anything Jacob doesn't know about sanctions. He is responsive and provides advice in a very client-friendly way. Sanctions work is complex but he is able to advise with ease.'

Thomas Yarrow

Deka Chambers

'Thomas has excellent knowledge of public law and human rights, with experience in a wide range of areas, from sanctions to cutting edge issues such as state use of facial recognition.'

Rising stars

Rising stars at the Bar are defined as barristers between four and eight years’ call who are seen as up-and-coming members of the Bar in their respective practice areas by clients and peers alike. They will already be instructed in high-profile, complex, and high-value contentious and non-contentious matters, working with and opposite more experienced leading counsel.

Ali Al-Karim

Brick Court Chambers

‘Ali has a growing reputation in this area, especially in the interplay between sanctions and company law.’

Rayan Fakhoury

Blackstone Chambers