Ms Raminta Dereskeviciute > McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP
22 Bishopsgate
London
EC2N 4BQ
England
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Work Department

Trade, Agriculture & EU Reg

Position

Raminta Dereskeviciute focuses her practice on product compliance, trade regulation (sanctions and export controls) and ESG. She has significant experience in advising on EU and UK chemical legislation (REACH), product safety and liability rules and frequently represents clients before the European Chemicals Agency Board of Appeal. Raminta also advises businesses on the implications Brexit has in relation to a range of regulatory compliance issues.

Raminta counsels clients on the EU and the UK sanctions regimes and export controls, including in higher risk jurisdictions such as Russia and Iran. Her experience covers the review and design of compliance programs, including giving training to client teams on controlled goods, prohibited jurisdictions, persons and activities. Raminta assists companies in liaising with regulators when assessing whether their activities are in breach of EU or UK sanctions regimes, or whether authorisations / licenses from the national authorities are appropriate. Raminta has participated as a chair and speaker on sanctions related panels at the Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime.

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Lawyer Rankings

London > Risk advisory > ESG

McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP assists clients ranging from start-up companies to significant intergovernmental bodies and NGOs with work including impact financings and transactional, litigation and regulatory matters in the field of ESG. Regulatory partner Raminta Dereskeviciute co-heads the team and is a recognised authority in EU and UK chemical legislation (REACH), metals and mining policies. Ranajoy Basu excels in emerging markets work and frequently leads on social and development impact bonds and green structured finance transactions. Impact finance specialists Siddhartha Sivaramakrishnan and Priya Taneja are further names to note.