Bloomberg Law
April 13, 2016, 8:37 PM UTC

Stuck in the Middle with You: Russia, Law Firms and the U.S.

Gabe Friedman
Freelancer

Earlier this week, in a simulated attack, Russian warplanes repeatedly whizzed by a U.S. Navy ship traveling through international waters in the Baltic Sea, according to multiple news reports .

With tension between Russia and the U.S. rising, law firms are finding themselves right smack dab in the middle.

Bloomberg reports that amid sweeping U.S. sanctions, many penalized Russian entities, including two of its largest banks, are making a “broader push” to hire U.S. law firms and lobbying shops to navigate “the sanctions minefield.”

Add to that list the country’s largest oil-producer, state-owned Rosneft OSJC. Although Rosneft is subject to U.S. and European sanctions, ...

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