Good Practice

Everything is a crisis – lessons from the Russian front

Issue 29.
December 2022

Author
John Pisa-Relli
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John Pisa-Relli currently serves as consulting legal counsel to a multinational aerospace and defense company headquartered in the United States, where he advises on a wide range of trade compliance matters. For the previous ten years, he directed the internal trade compliance program for Accenture, the world’s largest business consulting firm. Prior to joining Accenture, John served in the US federal government, practiced law privately, and served as in-house director of trade compliance with a multinational aerospace and defense group headquartered in Europe. Connect with John on LinkedIn..

The Russia sanctions have presented some of the most challenging issues I’ve ever faced in 30 years of practice in trade compliance. But they also helped me tap into strength, resilience, resourcefulness, and courage I never knew I possessed.

As I write this column, we are around 12 weeks away from the anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Much has been said about the worldwide impact caused by the death and destruction, from the devastating humanitarian toll to the ripple effects ...

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