Blog Post 02.23.23
Oleg Khokhlov, a highly regarded District of Columbia and Russia-qualified lawyer with LL.M. degrees from University of Pennsylvania and Georgetown, advises banks, fintech companies and multinational corporate clients on a broad range of transactional finance, sanctions and compliance matters.
Oleg represents clients in restructuring, distressed debt, venture capital and asset finance deals, and has significant experience in aircraft finance.
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A native Russian speaker who has worked in Moscow, London and now in Washington, DC, Oleg offers significant global business perspective to inform clients’ risk management strategies, including advising on U.S. sanctions, export controls, and AML and banking compliance issues.
Oleg has practiced law for more than two decades in Russia, where, most recently, he was a partner in an international law firm’s Moscow office. Oleg has been recognized by Chambers Global and The Legal 500 for Banking & Finance in Russia.
Representative Experience
- Advised international banks, industrial and technology companies on U.S. sanctions and export controls matters.
- Advised major international and domestic lessors on aircraft leasing matters and restructuring of distressed portfolio of commercial aircraft.
- Essential part of global outside counsel to Japan’s largest oil and gas exploration and production company, providing sanctions and export control due diligence and contract negotiation support for energy projects worldwide, with focus on U.S. sanctions.
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- Counsels the major Cypriot bank on an ongoing basis regarding U.S. sanctions, AML compliance matters and the interplay with rules in other jurisdictions. Our advice supports the bank’s critical role at the frontline of sanctions compliance involving Russia, Ukraine, the Middle East and beyond.
- Advised on U.S. sanctions and export control compliance in the complex cross-border liquidation for multiple entities. This included a State Department delisting petition, multiple OFAC licenses, a chapter 15 insolvency case in Arizona involving blocked aircraft and intricate licensing issues tied to the entities’ bond structure.
Professional Highlights
- Highly recommended for Banking & Finance by Chambers Global, IFLR1000 and The Legal 500
- Certified Global Sanctions Specialist (CGSS)
- Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS)
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- Received Cohen Scholar Award for studies at the University of Pennsylvania
- Member, ACAMS, the largest international membership organization for Anti-Financial Crime professionals
Education
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LL.M., Georgetown University Law Center
LL.M., University of Pennsylvania, 2021
University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School, 2021
Business and Law CertificateLomonosov Moscow State University, 2007
Postgraduate StudiesJ.D., Kutafin Moscow State Law University, 2003
cum laude
Admissions
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Russian Federation
District of Columbia
Courts
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U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Superior Court of the District of Columbia