Jan DUNIN-WASOWICZ

Jan Dunin-Wasowicz. member of the Paris, New York and D.C. bars, is partner and co-founder of Bennink Dunin-Wasowicz, an independent European law firm based in Paris and Amsterdam that focuses on sanctions, export controls and trade compliance more generally. His practice covers cross-border compliance and enforcement, multi-jurisdictional internal and government investigations, as well as international dispute resolution. Before founding Bennink Dunin-Wasowicz in 2024, Jan was partner and Co-Chair of the Sanctions, Export Controls & Anti-Money Laundering practice group of a New York law firm, based in the Paris office.

Jan has significant multi-sectoral experience advising on compliance with economic sanctions and trade controls. His sanctions and trade controls practice covers the full spectrum of regulatory compliance and implementation and enforcement matters, including risk assessments, design and evaluation of sanctions and export control compliance programs, merges & acquisitions, contractual negotiation and reviews, transaction due diligence, licensing, internal investigations, remediation and related disputes. Jan has particular experience with enhanced sanctions and export controls due diligence, particularly in the context of detecting and preventing circumvention risks.

Concerning his anti-corruption practice, Jan has experience navigating the multi-jurisdictional and international aspects of compliance assessments and internal investigations. He has designed and audited compliance programs, performed internal investigations and due diligence reviews on third-party agents and joint-venture partners around the world, including in connection with U.S., UK, and French enforcement authorities, as well as multilateral development bank and export credit agencies inquiries. Jan was named to Global Investigations Review (GIR)’s 2024 40 under 40 list.

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Jan speaks and writes frequently on subjects related to sanctions and export controls. He has been quoted and has appeared in several leading media. Jan is an Associate Fellow of the Royal United Services Institute. He teaches sanctions at Sciences Po Law School and the European University Institute.

Jan hosts This Month in EU Sanctions, a podcast dedicated to EU sanctions, export controls and trade compliance more generally:
👉https://shows.acast.com/this-month-in-eu-sanctions
👉Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4lwRQQOf6dULYywfbFaOvE?si=76a43b3b7f5c4393
👉Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/this-month-in-eu-sanctions/id1793639765