Sanctions

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.
Jason Pobjoy
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Jason Pobjoy
Blackstone Chambers
‘Jason is a go-to counsel for knotty sanctions questions. He approaches matters with clarity and precision and gets straight to the heart of the issue. In an area that often requires equivocality, he is able to get off the fence and provide definitive answers.’
Malcolm Birdling
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Malcolm Birdling
Brick Court Chambers
‘Malcolm is a go-to junior for this work. His work for both individuals and government in this area means he has an amazing breadth and depth of knowledge of both the law and practice.’
Alex Haines
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Alex Haines
Outer Temple Chambers
'Alex has an encyclopedic knowledge of financial sanctions - he's a leader in this field. Because of his work for HM Government, he has a good instinct for how relevant public authorities or ministers are likely to respond. He is very good at strategy.'
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Tom Leary
Blackstone Chambers
‘Tom is great in the sanctions space and really knows his stuff. He understands not just how to interpret the rules, but also what the guidance says and how that translates to real world practice.’
Khadija Leuenberger
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Khadija Leuenberger
The 36 Group
‘Khadija is a superstar - she is able to turn her mind to the most complex legal issues and produce excellent results. As far as sanctions-related work is concerned, Khadija has significant expertise in this area.’
Sophie O’Sullivan
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Sophie O’Sullivan
Outer Temple
‘Sophie’s advocacy skills are commendable, particularly in the realm of sanctions. She exhibits strengths in crafting persuasive arguments and demonstrating a nuanced understanding of complex legal issues related to sanctions.’
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 built up a strong reputation in sanctions work – punches well above his weight call-wise.’
Emile Simpson
Pump Court Tax Chambers
‘Technically very capable. Emile's knowledge of the UK law, trends, developments and practical approach of OFSI is bordering encyclopaedic. But his approach with client intermediaries is always to distil these quite difficult matters into bite-size chunks.’

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