Partner Mark Norris⁠ will participate in GTR Africa 2026 London, hosted by Global Trade Review (GTR) on November 12, the theme for which is “Charting Africa’s trade and export trajectory.” Mark will join the panel discussing “Looking ahead or back to basics? ECA reform priorities to remain competitive”, which will be moderated by Chris Mitman at Acre Impact Capital and include Ram Shalita at Bluebird Finance & Projects and Anders Vium

Ameek Ashok Ponda, Sarah Wellings and Connie Lee updated their white paper, "Remediation of M&A REIT Targets," for additional administrative authorities, deal precedents, and recent case law. The white paper was published most recently by Practising Law Institute’s “Real Estate M&A and REIT Transactions” as part of its 2024 Real Estate Practice Course Handbook Series and serves as the playbook for diligencing and remediating real or perceived REIT qualification failures.

Geoffrey Wynne, partner at Sullivan & Worcester and head of its Trade & Export Finance Group, joined Alex Gray, Director of Trade and Transaction Banking at the London Institute of Banking and Finance (LIBF), for a discussion with Eleonore Treu, Director of Trade Finance Week at ICC Austria, at the ITFA Annual Conference in Split, Croatia. The conversation explored how artificial intelligence is changing the skills required in trade finance, the

Sullivan & Worcester (Sullivan) has welcomed Veronika Koroleva as counsel in its market-leading Trade & Export Finance practice in London. Joining from Hill Dickinson, where she was Head of Trade Finance, Veronika brings extensive experience in trade and commodity finance, including structured trade, receivables and supply chain finance. Veronika’s arrival builds on the expansion of the practice following the additions of Robert Parson and Matthew Cox as partners in 2025 and

On October 1, 2026, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") proposed a comprehensive new custody framework for crypto assets. Subject to significant conditions, the proposal would permit SEC-registered investment advisers to self-custody certain client crypto assets when no qualified custodian is reasonably available for the particular asset. It also would permit registered investment companies and business development companies ("BDCs," and together with registered investment companies, "regulated funds") to

Geoffrey Wynne has contributed to an article for Trade Treasury Payments (TTP), by Eleanor Hill, titled “Who Lends to Commodity Borrowers Without a Track Record?”, following the second 2026 Sullivan and TTP co-hosted Trade and Commodity Finance Breakfast Club, held on Tuesday, 15 September at The Lansdowne Club in London. The discussion, which was moderated by Geoff, featured Tanya Epshteyn at Czarnikow Group, James Lowrey at Lloyds Bank and John MacNamara

Geoffrey Wynne was quoted in the article "When the Price Is High and There’s Limited Supply," published in Financial World [sub. req'd], the monthly digital magazine of Walbrook Institute London, in October 2026. The article discusses growing concerns over access to critical raw materials and other essential goods, and how those concerns are reshaping global supply chains. It also explores how trade finance can be used to support supply chain resilience and help

Sullivan & Worcester will host two events in London and Edinburgh on 11 and 12 November, 2026, as part of International Trade Week 2026, exploring how export credit agency (ECA) financing can help venture-backed technology companies fund international growth without diluting equity. Partners James Shaw, Ben Williams, Daniela Barrdear and Mark Norris, from the firm's Emerging Companies & Venture Capital and Trade & Export Finance practices, will discuss how UK Export

Partner Mark Norris⁠ will participate in GTR Africa 2026 London, hosted by Global Trade Review (GTR) on November 12, the theme for which is “Charting Africa’s trade and export trajectory.” Mark will join the panel discussing “Looking ahead or back to basics? ECA reform priorities to remain competitive”, which will be moderated by Chris Mitman at Acre Impact Capital and include Ram Shalita at Bluebird Finance & Projects and Anders Vium

Ameek Ashok Ponda, Sarah Wellings and Connie Lee updated their white paper, "Remediation of M&A REIT Targets," for additional administrative authorities, deal precedents, and recent case law. The white paper was published most recently by Practising Law Institute’s “Real Estate M&A and REIT Transactions” as part of its 2024 Real Estate Practice Course Handbook Series and serves as the playbook for diligencing and remediating real or perceived REIT qualification failures.

Geoffrey Wynne, partner at Sullivan & Worcester and head of its Trade & Export Finance Group, joined Alex Gray, Director of Trade and Transaction Banking at the London Institute of Banking and Finance (LIBF), for a discussion with Eleonore Treu, Director of Trade Finance Week at ICC Austria, at the ITFA Annual Conference in Split, Croatia. The conversation explored how artificial intelligence is changing the skills required in trade finance, the

Sullivan & Worcester (Sullivan) has welcomed Veronika Koroleva as counsel in its market-leading Trade & Export Finance practice in London. Joining from Hill Dickinson, where she was Head of Trade Finance, Veronika brings extensive experience in trade and commodity finance, including structured trade, receivables and supply chain finance. Veronika’s arrival builds on the expansion of the practice following the additions of Robert Parson and Matthew Cox as partners in 2025 and

On October 1, 2026, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") proposed a comprehensive new custody framework for crypto assets. Subject to significant conditions, the proposal would permit SEC-registered investment advisers to self-custody certain client crypto assets when no qualified custodian is reasonably available for the particular asset. It also would permit registered investment companies and business development companies ("BDCs," and together with registered investment companies, "regulated funds") to

Geoffrey Wynne has contributed to an article for Trade Treasury Payments (TTP), by Eleanor Hill, titled “Who Lends to Commodity Borrowers Without a Track Record?”, following the second 2026 Sullivan and TTP co-hosted Trade and Commodity Finance Breakfast Club, held on Tuesday, 15 September at The Lansdowne Club in London. The discussion, which was moderated by Geoff, featured Tanya Epshteyn at Czarnikow Group, James Lowrey at Lloyds Bank and John MacNamara