Sanctions against Russia have dominated the news since the start of the invasion of Ukraine, a year ago. Political debates about the benefits and harms of such sanctions have obscured the difficulties they pose for all parties involved in their practical implementation. The conference will focus on these difficulties and attempt to provide an overview of them from the perspective of the various parties involved.
10.00 : Welcoming
Thomas Klein & Gianni Rizzello
Introduction to the Topic
Marcel Alexander Niggli
Legal framework
10.15 : Federal Act on the Implementation of International Sanctions (Embargo Act) and the Ukraine Ordinance
Dimitrios Karathanassis
10.35 : Forfeiture of Assets of Sanctioned Individuals
Louis Frédéric Muskens
11.00 : Sanctions & Legal Services: Questions & Answers
Birgit Sambeth, Sandrine Giroud, Lukas Wyss
11.45 – 13.15 : Buffet Lunch
Implementing the Ukraine Ordinance: Practical Challenges & Specific Difficulties
13.15 : SECO
Erwin Bollinger
Precious Metals Sector
Federico Domenghini
Lawyers : Martin Boric, Banking Sector, Raimund Röhrich
Lawyers : Ansgar Schott
Summing up
16.00 : Roundtable
Erwin Bollinger, Raimund Röhrich, Federico Domenghini, Martin Boric, Ansgar Schott
16.45 : Closing Remarks
Marcel Alexander Niggli
Erwin Bollinger, Head of Bilateral Economic Relations Division and Federal Council Delegate for Trade Agreements at SECO Martin Boric, Attorney-at-Law at Klein Rechtsanwälte AG Federico Domenghini, Attorney-at-Law at Domenghini & Partners AG Sandrine Giroud, Vice-president of the Geneva Bar Association, Attorney-at-Law at Lalive SA Birgit Sambeth, President of the Swiss Bar Association, Attorney-at-Law at Altenburger legal + tax AG Dimitrios Karathanassis, Attorney-at-Law at Klein Rechtsanwälte AG Thomas Klein, Attorney-at-Law at Klein Rechtsanwälte AG Louis Frédéric Muskens, Lecturer in Criminal law, Attorney-at-Law at Bär & Karrer AG Marcel Alexander Niggli, Full Professor at University of Fribourg, Senior Counsel at Klein Rechtsanwälte AG Gianni Rizzello, Attorney-at-Law at Klein Rechtsanwälte AG Raimund Röhrich, Global Head Financial Crime Compliance at Bank Julius Bär & Co. Ltd Ansgar Schott, Attorney-at-Law at Baker McKenzie Lukas Wyss, President of the Zurich Bar Association, Attorney-at-Law at Walder Wyss SA