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Ignacio

Ignacio Escondrillas

Lawyer
About

Ignacio advises on many aspects of trade compliance and supply chain, with a particular focus on economic sanctions and export controls. He has experience advising international clients across a range of sectors including technology & telecommunications, pharma, financial services & insurance, energy, aviation, maritime, as well as luxury and other consumer goods.

He provides day to day complex cross-border transactional advice on economic sanctions and assists with the design and implementation of compliance programmes. Ignacio also represents clients before European sanctions...

Ignacio advises on many aspects of trade compliance and supply chain, with a particular focus on economic sanctions and export controls. He has experience advising international clients across a range of sectors including technology & telecommunications, pharma, financial services & insurance, energy, aviation, maritime, as well as luxury and other consumer goods.

He provides day to day complex cross-border transactional advice on economic sanctions and assists with the design and implementation of compliance programmes. Ignacio also represents clients before European sanctions regulators, such as the Member States’ competent authorities or the European Commission, in relation to license applications, reporting obligations and consultations.

In addition, Ignacio advises clients on EU tech regulatory and policy matters, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), satellites and telecommunications.

EXPERIENCE

  • Regularly advising on economic sanctions and export controls to clients in a wide range of sectors, such as financial services, maritime, aviation, energy, technology & telecommunications, and consumer goods.
  • Representing clients before national competent authorities and assisting them with license applications and notifications, particularly in the context of EU sanctions against...
  • Regularly advising on economic sanctions and export controls to clients in a wide range of sectors, such as financial services, maritime, aviation, energy, technology & telecommunications, and consumer goods.
  • Representing clients before national competent authorities and assisting them with license applications and notifications, particularly in the context of EU sanctions against Russia.
  • Supporting several international financial institutions (including through an external secondment) with their sanctions compliance obligations in the framework of their global operations.
Education
  • Universidad Internacional de Valencia, Master’s Degree in Legal Practice, 2024
  • Diplomatic School of Spain, Master’s Degree in International Relations and Diplomacy, 2019
  • Universidad de Murcia, LL.B, 2017
Languages
  • Spanish
  • English
  • French

Publications

  • Changes to the EU Sanctions Best Practices, 06 August 2024
  • The EU adopts its 14th package of sanctions against Russia, 27 June 2024
  • EU adopts Directive criminalizing sanctions violations, 07 May 2024
  • EU adds nearly 200 asset freeze listings, expands export restrictions with 13th Russia sanctions package, 28 February 2024
  • The EU Adopts Its 12th Package of Sanctions Against Rus...

Presentations and seminars

  • Panelist, “International Sanctions Law Training”, Universität Liechtenstein, Seminar (2023)
  • Panelist, “Complying with EU Sanctions for Lawyers”, Academy of European Law (ERA); Training for a European lawyers association (2023)

Prior Experience

  • Ignacio has previously worked as a Legal Advisor in a Brussels-based law firm and in several positions at the European Commission, notably at DG FISMA’s Sanctions Unit.

Memberships and Affiliations

  • Spanish-qualified lawyer
  • Brussels Bar (EU list)

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Location

Brussels
70 Rue aux Laines
Brussels
1000
Belgium