Alaco

Alaco's sanctions guide for November provides an update on how the UK and EU have joined OFAC in targeting those responsible for the violent crackdown on protests in Iran. Western sanctions continue against Russia with the introduction of the EU's eighth package which extends import restrictions to a host of strategic sectors. more >

Alaco is delighted to be presenting at IMN International Litigation Finance Forum in London. more >

Alaco's Oliver Gorton, James Birkett and Cleo Newton are attending OffshoreAlert's conference in London. more >

Alaco is pleased to announce that it has joined the Sigma7 portfolio of companies. Sigma7, the market leading risk information and services platform backed by Growth Catalyst Partners, acquired Alaco from its founders and directors, who remain with the company alongside all the Alaco team. more >

Alaco's Nicolae Reutoi joined a panel at Istanbul Arbitration Week to discuss effective strategies that help clients monetise an award. The experts also analysed the challenges of large-scale international arbitration and how to overcome these. more >

Alaco's sanction guide for October provides an update on new sanctions against Iran in response to its cyber warfare activities and recent crackdown on protests. In Russia related news, the UK and US have made new designations in response to Russia's annexation of territory in eastern Ukraine. more >

Alaco's Austen Josephs and Phoebe Boswall are attending C5's London anti-corruption conference on Tuesday 20th to Wednesday 21st September. more >

Alaco's sanction guide for September reports no substantive changes to the US, UK and EU sanctions programs, including to measures related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Nonetheless, there have been multiple high-profile designations, and two notable reports published on the effectiveness of sanctions on Russia. more >

OFAC yesterday designated the Solicitor General and Chief Prosecutor of Liberia, Sayma Syrenius Cephus, under the Global Magnitsky Sanctions program for his alleged involvement in corruption. more >