Gibson Dunn Lawyers Contribute to International Comparative Legal Guide – Sanctions 2026
Article | October 7, 2025
Partners Adam Smith and David A. Wolber are contributing editors to the International Comparative Legal Guide – Sanctions 2026 and, together with associates Dharak Bhavsar and Zach Kosbie, co-authors of the expert analysis chapter on “U.S.-China Strategic Competition and the Impact of Economic Statecraft on Global Financial Institutions and Corporates.”
Partner Benno Schwarz and associate Nikita Malevanny are among the co-authors of the publication’s Germany chapter, and of counsel Samantha Sewall and associates Justin duRivage, Sarah Burns, and Hui Fang are co-authors of the U.S. chapter.
The International Comparative Legal Guide – Sanctions 2026 covers legal basis/sanctions authorities, implementation of sanctions laws and regulations, enforcement, and general topics – in 12 jurisdictions.
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View the expert analysis chapter “U.S.-China Strategic Competition and the Impact of Economic Statecraft on Global Financial Institutions and Corporates.”
View the Germany chapter.
View the USA chapter.
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Gibson Dunn’s International Trade practice includes some of the most experienced practitioners in the field — the practice’s lawyers have worked extensively across Asia, Europe, the Gulf, and the Americas, and many have served in senior government and enforcement roles as principal architects of key sanctions and export controls regimes and relief, including with respect to UN sanctions and U.S. measures against Iran, Russia, Cuba, and Myanmar.