EU and German Financial Sanctions and AML: Legal Expert Reports

RA Dr. Hendrik Müller-Lankow, LL.M. (UCL)
4 days ago
1 min read

Financial sanctions disputes rarely turn on abstract principles. They turn on payment chains, custody and settlement mechanics, the treatment of “funds” and “economic resources”, control and ownership analysis, the “making available” prohibition, and the way EU restrictive measures are operationalised inside regulated financial institutions. In contentious and supervisory contexts, decision-makers therefore need a concise, source-based legal expert report (expert opinion) that reflects both the sanctions framework and financial markets reality.

Kronsteyn provides legal expert reports on EU and German financial sanctions and on AML/CTF requirements. Depending on the legal question, a report may address sanctions only, AML/CTF only, or the sanctions–AML interface. The work is tailored to cases where regulatory rules intersect with banking and capital markets law, including blocked payments and transaction execution, correspondent banking and payment services, securities accounts and custody restrictions, corporate actions, clearing and settlement topics, and situations involving market participants and other regulated entities.

These expert reports are prepared for use in dispute resolution and decision-making settings worldwide, including litigation and arbitration, enforcement contexts, and regulatory procedures. The distinguishing feature is the combination of sanctions and AML/CTF expertise with a strong financial markets law background—so the analysis is legally robust while remaining technically credible for banks, investment firms, funds and market infrastructures.