Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions Blog published the alert titled UK publishes further amendments to the UK-Russia Regulations on 1 April 2022. Read the article via the link here. Please also visit our Sanctions Blog for the most recent updates.

Ben Smith is a Partner in Baker McKenzie’s London office and a member of the firm’s Compliance & Investigations and International Trade practice groups. Both these practices are ranked Tier 1 by Legal 500 UK. Ben joined the London office of Baker & McKenzie in September 2007. He has also worked in Baker McKenzie's San Francisco and Brussels offices, as well as on secondment to the legal and compliance teams at three FTSE 100 UK plcs. The Legal 500 UK ranked Ben as a “Rising Star”, noting “Ben Smith is a pleasure to work with. Professional, knowledgeable and always ready to assist with practical solutions.”

Zeyang Gao is an associate in Baker McKenzie's Competition, Trade and Foreign Investment Department in London. Zeyang trained at Baker McKenzie and qualified in September 2020. Zeyang has also worked on secondment in the EU Competition & Regulatory Affairs practice of Baker McKenzie's Brussels office.