International Comparative Legal Guide – Sanctions Laws and Regulations 2027
Client Alert | September 22, 2026
Gibson Dunn is pleased to announce with Global Legal Group the release of the International Comparative Legal Guide – Sanctions Laws and Regulations 2027.
Gibson Dunn partners Adam M. Smith and David A. Wolber are the contributing editors to the publication and, together with associates Dharak Bhavsar and Hui Fang, 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”.
Gibson Dunn partner Benno Schwarz and senior associate Nikita Malevanny are co-authors of the Germany Chapter, together with Veit Bütterlin-Goldberg and Svea Ottenstein from AlixPartners.
Gibson Dunn senior associate Irene Polieri and associate Josephine Kroneberger are co-authors of the United Kingdom Chapter.
Gibson Dunn of counsel Samantha Sewall and Audi K. Syarief and associate Sarah Burns are co-authors of the USA Chapter.
You can view these informative and comprehensive chapters via the links below:
CLICK HERE to view Sanctions Laws and Regulations | 2027.
CLICK HERE to view Sanctions 2027 | U.S.–China Competition and the Impact of Economic Statecraft.
CLICK HERE to view Germany | Sanctions Laws and Regulations 2027.
CLICK HERE to view United Kingdom | Sanctions Laws and Regulations 2027.
CLICK HERE to view USA | Sanctions Laws and Regulations 2027.
About Gibson Dunn’s International Trade Practice Group
Gibson Dunn’s International Trade practice includes some of the most experienced practitioners in the field. Our global experience is unparalleled – 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 U.N. sanctions, and U.S. measures against Iran, Russia, Cuba, and Myanmar.
For further information, please feel free to contact the authors, the Gibson Dunn lawyer with whom you usually work, or any leader or member of the firm’s International Trade Advisory & Enforcement and Sanctions & Export Enforcement practice groups.
United States:
Matthew S. Axelrod – Co-Chair, Washington, D.C. (+1 202.955.8517, maxelrod@gibsondunn.com)
Adam M. Smith – Co-Chair, Washington, D.C. (+1 202.887.3547, asmith@gibsondunn.com)
Ronald Kirk – Co-Chair, Dallas (+1 214.698.3295, rkirk@gibsondunn.com)
Stephenie Gosnell Handler – Washington, D.C. (+1 202.955.8510, shandler@gibsondunn.com)
Donald Harrison – Washington, D.C. (+1 202.955.8560, dharrison@gibsondunn.com)
Christopher T. Timura – Washington, D.C. (+1 202.887.3690, ctimura@gibsondunn.com)
David P. Burns – Washington, D.C. (+1 202.887.3786, dburns@gibsondunn.com)
Nicola T. Hanna – Los Angeles (+1 213.229.7269, nhanna@gibsondunn.com)
Courtney M. Brown – Washington, D.C. (+1 202.955.8685, cmbrown@gibsondunn.com)
Chris R. Mullen – Washington, D.C. (+1 202.955.8250, cmullen@gibsondunn.com)
Samantha Sewall – Washington, D.C. (+1 202.887.3509, ssewall@gibsondunn.com)
Audi K. Syarief – Washington, D.C. (+1 202.955.8266, asyarief@gibsondunn.com)
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Karsten Ball – Washington, D.C. (+1 202.777.9341, kball@gibsondunn.com)
Dharak Bhavsar – Denver (+1 303.298.5971, dbhavsar@gibsondunn.com)
Sarah Burns – Washington, D.C. (+1 202.777.9320, sburns@gibsondunn.com)
Hugh N. Danilack – Washington, D.C. (+1 202.777.9536, hdanilack@gibsondunn.com)
Justin duRivage – Palo Alto (+1 650.849.5323, jdurivage@gibsondunn.com)
Hui Fang – Washington, D.C. (+1 202.887.3620, hfang@gibsondunn.com)
Bill Huesken – Denver (+1 303.298.5948, bhuesken@gibsondunn.com)
Dorkas Laura Medina – Washington, D.C. (+1 202.777.9444, dmedina@gibsondunn.com)
Sarah L. Pongrace – New York (+1 212.351.3972, spongrace@gibsondunn.com)
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Erika Suh Holmberg – Washington, D.C. (+1 202.777.9539, eholmberg@gibsondunn.com)
Scott R. Toussaint – Washington, D.C. (+1 202.887.3588, stoussaint@gibsondunn.com)
Shuo (Josh) Zhang – Washington, D.C. (+1 202.955.8270, szhang@gibsondunn.com)
Asia:
Kelly Austin – Denver/Hong Kong (+1 303.298.5980, kaustin@gibsondunn.com)
David A. Wolber – Hong Kong (+852 2214 3764, dwolber@gibsondunn.com)
Fang Xue – Singapore (+65 6507 3692, fxue@gibsondunn.com)
Qi Yue – Beijing (+86 10 6502 8534, qyue@gibsondunn.com)
Soo-Min Chae – Singapore (+65 6507 3632, schae@gibsondunn.com)
Arnold Pun – Hong Kong (+852 2214 3838, apun@gibsondunn.com)
Europe:
Attila Borsos – Brussels (+32 2 554 72 10, aborsos@gibsondunn.com)
Patrick Doris – London (+44 207 071 4276, pdoris@gibsondunn.com)
Michelle M. Kirschner – London (+44 20 7071 4212, mkirschner@gibsondunn.com)
Penny Madden KC – London (+44 20 7071 4226, pmadden@gibsondunn.com)
Irene Polieri – London (+44 20 7071 4199, ipolieri@gibsondunn.com)
Benno Schwarz – Munich (+49 89 189 33 110, bschwarz@gibsondunn.com)
Nikita Malevanny – Munich (+49 89 189 33 224, nmalevanny@gibsondunn.com)
Josephine Kroneberger – London (+44 20 7071 4971, jkroneberger@gibsondunn.com)
Melina Kronester – Munich (+49 89 189 33 225, mkronester@gibsondunn.com)
Vanessa Ludwig – Frankfurt (+49 69 247 411 531, vludwig@gibsondunn.com)
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