BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Brussels BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20001029T030000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=10 TZNAME:CET TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20000326T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:CEST TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260621T083501Z - 98891@eupv478 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20261012T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20261012T163000 CREATED:20260621T083501Z DESCRIPTION:Savi ng European companies from existing sanctions through a voluntary firewall \nSaving European companies from existing sanctions through a voluntar y firewall The seminar aims at presenting the legal and practical aspects under which a voluntary firewall can be established in the EU. The followi ng subject matters will be discussed:Firewalls by legislation/operators: p rinciples figuring in the Commission’s guidance notice d.d.29/11/2023Est ablishing a firewall: things to do and not to do: a step-by-step practical approachTo sell or not to sell the sanctioned person’s shares?Voluntary firewalls seen from an American perspective SPEAKERS Yana KHUDANYAN Yana Khudanyan is an international legal and corporate executive specialized in European\, International\, and Corporate Law. She currently serves as CEO of European Staal Holding B.V. and is an external partner and collaborato r at Grisay Lawyers & Consultants\, after previously acting as Chief Legal Adviser and international legal consultant on cross-border transactions\, corporate governance\, and regulatory compliance matters. She has extensi ve experience working with Russian assets\, including frozen assets\, sanc tions compliance\, and the implementation of firewall structures in comple x international environments. She completed multiple legal studies\, inclu ding European and International Law studies at Vrije Universiteit Amsterda m\, and is currently completing a European Law programme at Leiden Univers ity. Dominique GRISAY Dominique Grisay has had a complete career as profes sor of EU law in Belgium and France. As a lawyer\, he has practiced EU com petition and Trade law for almost 40 years and is a recognized CCBE sancti ons specialist. His practice involve a large number of sanctions’ files\ , and he has successfully managed an important voluntary firewall in 2024. He has also participated\, as speaker\, in numerous seminars on sanctions . Laura BRANKS With a career spanning 25 years\, Laura Banks is a [...] DTSTAMP:20260621T083501Z SUMMARY:Saving European companies from existing sanctions through a volunta ry firewall X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Saving European companies from existing sanctions through a v oluntary firewall\nSaving European companies from existing sanctions t hrough a voluntary firewall The seminar aims at presenting the legal and p ractical aspects under which a voluntary firewall can be established in th e EU. The following subject matters will be discussed:Firewalls by legisla tion/operators: principles figuring in the Commission’s guidance notice d.d.29/11/2023Establishing a firewall: things to do and not to do: a step- by-step practical approachTo sell or not to sell the sanctioned person’s shares?Voluntary firewalls seen from an American perspective SPEAKERS Yan a KHUDANYAN Yana Khudanyan is an international legal and corporate executi ve specialized in European\, International\, and Corporate Law. She curren tly serves as CEO of European Staal Holding B.V. and is an external partne r and collaborator at Grisay Lawyers & Consultants\, after previously acti ng as Chief Legal Adviser and international legal consultant on cross-bord er transactions\, corporate governance\, and regulatory compliance matters . She has extensive experience working with Russian assets\, including fro zen assets\, sanctions compliance\, and the implementation of firewall str uctures in complex international environments. She completed multiple lega l studies\, including European and International Law studies at Vrije Univ ersiteit Amsterdam\, and is currently completing a European Law programme at Leiden University. Dominique GRISAY Dominique Grisay has had a complete career as professor of EU law in Belgium and France. As a lawyer\, he has practiced EU competition and Trade law for almost 40 years and is a recog nized CCBE sanctions specialist. His practice involve a large number of sa nctions’ files\, and he has successfully managed an important voluntary firewall in 2024. He has also participated\, as speaker\, in numerous semi nars on sanctions. Laura BRANKS With a career spanning 25 years\, Laura Ba nks is a [...] END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR