Europe, Russia
Legal trio leads Russian oligarchs' anti-sanction campaigns in Brussels

France, Russia
Air Liquide grapples with internal dissent as it tries to pull out of Russia

Air Liquide, still waiting for the official authorisation to withdraw from Russia, is facing internal discord between its compliance department and the management of its subsidiary Air Liquide Russia.

Spotlight | United States
FBI alerted of Russian oil trader Niels Troost's secret US business interests

Troost has largely gone underground since being named in news reports as a key energy broker for Russia. He denies charges of sanctions busting or any illegal activities, but recently cancelled a trip to New York, according to a source.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Royal Navy vet Bennett at Capita, Governances, Gateley Omega, Xirius helps EU

London
Royal Navy vet Bennett's success as defence sector consultant

Paris
Governances cuts ties with Lagardère auditor

London
Gateley Omega, the investigative arm of Ukrainian recovery fund lawyers

Brussels
Maingain helps defend European sanctions

France, United Kingdom
Petr Aven and Mikhail Fridman lead the charge against sanctions

The two businessmen are each trying as much to distance themselves from the Russian government as to take on sanctions imposed on them by the UK and the European Union - and they are using the same circles of French and British lawyers to do so.

Spotlight | United Kingdom
Sanctions race generates new market for investigation and assistance work for oligarchs

Londongrad has gone into a frenzy since the start of the Western riposte to Russia's invasion of Ukraine on 24 February. The entire ecosystem which has grown up around the oligarchs is working to help them escape sanctions and limit the reputational and financial damage they are expected to cause.