Israeli Sanctions Defence Lawyer — OFAC, EU & UK Designations
We represent Israeli individuals and companies facing OFAC, EU Council, UK OFSI sanctions. Challenge designations, freeze orders, and denial of services before Israeli courts, EU General Court, and UK tribunals. Multi-jurisdictional defence built on cross-border regulatory expertise.
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Israeli Legal Representation for OFAC, EU and UK Sanctions
We are Israeli sanctions defence lawyers representing individuals, companies, and financial institutions facing OFAC SDN designations, EU Council restrictive measures, and UK OFSI asset freezes. Our practice covers delisting applications before the US Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control, annulment actions before the EU General Court in Luxembourg, and judicial review before the UK High Court and Upper Tribunal. We also defend clients before Israeli courts when local banks or service providers freeze accounts or deny services based on foreign sanctions lists.
Sanctions designations trigger immediate asset freezes, banking restrictions, travel bans, and denial of professional services. Israeli companies doing business with Europe or the United States face secondary sanctions risk, correspondent banking restrictions, and reputational damage. Our team holds active licences in Israel, England & Wales, and EU member states. We coordinate administrative petitions, judicial review, and court proceedings across three jurisdictions simultaneously, ensuring no deadline is missed and no procedural avenue is left unexplored.
Between 2015 and 2023, the EU General Court annulled approximately 73 percent of challenged Council restrictive measures on procedural or substantive grounds. OFAC reconsideration applications involve negotiations with the US Treasury, production of exculpatory evidence, and liaising with the US State Department. UK delisting requires detailed submissions to OFSI, ministerial review, and if necessary, appeals to the Upper Tribunal Tax and Chancery Chamber under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018. We have represented Israeli clients in all three systems. Related services include Interpol defence, Red Notice removal, CCF applications to the Commission for the Control of Interpol's Files, and extradition defence under the Extradition Law 5714-1954 before Jerusalem District Court and Tel Aviv District Court.
Within 24 hours we assess the designation, identify freezing authorities, and file urgent applications for interim relief or transaction licences where applicable.
We determine which jurisdictions imposed or adopted the sanctions, calculate appeal deadlines (EU General Court: 2 months + 10 days; UK Upper Tribunal: 30 days), and identify optimal challenge venues.
We gather exculpatory documentation, witness statements, corporate records, banking data, and expert opinions to rebut designation grounds — mistaken identity, lack of control, changed conduct, or procedural defects.
Simultaneous or sequenced submissions to OFAC Sanctions Compliance Division, EU General Court Registry, UK OFSI ministerial review, and Israeli courts if local enforcement is challenged.
We represent clients at oral hearings before the EU General Court, Upper Tribunal in London, and Israeli district courts. We negotiate with US Treasury officials, EU Council Legal Service, and OFSI to secure delisting or narrowed restrictions.
Israeli Lawyers Qualified Across Three Sanctions Regimes
15+ years defending OFAC, EU and UK sanctions cases. Qualified in Israel, England & Wales. Former counsel at London international arbitration practice. Represents Israeli companies in US Treasury negotiations and EU General Court annulment actions.
Multi-Jurisdictional Sanctions Outcomes
"We were designated by the EU Council under Syria sanctions. Daniel filed an annulment action at the General Court in Luxembourg and obtained interim suspension of the asset freeze within 6 months. The Council withdrew our listing before final judgment. Our European banking relationships were restored."
"OFAC placed our CEO on the SDN list. The firm submitted a detailed reconsideration petition with corporate governance documentation and independent compliance audit results. Treasury removed the listing after 14 months. We retained our US dollar correspondent banking."
"UK OFSI froze our London subsidiary accounts under counter-terrorism regulations. Miriam filed judicial review proceedings in the High Court and a parallel Upper Tribunal appeal. OFSI granted a licence for operational expenses within 3 months, then delisted us after ministerial review."
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Asset Freeze? We Respond Within 24 Hours
Contact us immediately if you or your company face OFAC designation, EU Council restrictive measures, UK OFSI freeze orders, or Israeli bank account restrictions. Multi-jurisdictional defence starts today.
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