Practice Areas · Compliance & Regulatory · Economic Sanctions
Economic Sanctions Recruiters
Sartori & Partners recruits economic sanctions lawyers across the US, combining deep practice-area mapping with a confidential, partner-led search process.
Inside the Economic Sanctions market.
Our proprietary Titan AI maps the relevant field first; experienced consultants qualify it by hand. The figures describe the talent market we cover.
- 250+
- lawyers with economic sanctions experience
Sartori & Partners places economic sanctions lawyers across the US market, with a mapped talent pool of 250+ specialists spanning sanctions compliance, enforcement defense, and cross-border transactional advisory. Economic sanctions law sits at the intersection of national security policy and commercial practice, demanding practitioners who can navigate OFAC designations, secondary sanctions exposure, and license applications with both technical precision and commercial judgment.
The discipline has grown increasingly demanding as sanctions programs multiply in scope and jurisdictional reach. Practitioners in this specialism advise financial institutions, multinational corporations, and private equity funds on compliance program design, voluntary self-disclosure, and penalty negotiations, while also counseling on the sanctions implications of complex cross-border deals. The profile of a strong sanctions lawyer therefore spans regulatory fluency, crisis management capability, and transactional facility in equal measure.
Our search practice in Compliance & Regulatory — Economic Sanctions covers the full seniority range, from senior associates building enforcement defense experience through to partners who lead enterprise-wide sanctions programs or advise governments on program design. We work on retained and exclusive mandates, bringing verified market intelligence to every search rather than relying on surface-level candidate pools.
Live economic sanctions roles.
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Dodd-Frank recruitersThe searches we run in Economic Sanctions.
Law-firm and corporate mandates alike — from a confidential lateral partner move to a first general counsel — each run on the same evidence-led method.
Lateral Partner & Practice-Group Moves
Confidential lateral partners and practice-group lift-outs, assessed on portable business, conflicts and platform fit.
Explore this search 02In-House & General Counsel
GC, deputy GC and senior counsel for companies operating across multiple jurisdictions.
Explore this search 03Associate & Counsel Recruiting
Mid-level and senior associates and counsel, matched on practice depth and trajectory, not keywords.
Explore this search 04Compliance & Regulatory Leadership
Chief compliance officers and regulatory leaders for the most heavily supervised practices.
Explore this searchBoth sides of the search.
For law firms
Lateral partners, practice groups and associates — a shortlist drawn from the full field of a practice, not a rented database.
Learn moreFor companies
General counsel, compliance and legal-operations leaders for businesses building or scaling a legal function.
Learn moreFor candidates
Considering a move? We approach senior lawyers privately and confidentially — nothing moves without your say-so.
Learn moreEconomic Sanctions recruitment — common questions
What qualities define the strongest economic sanctions candidates in the US market?
The strongest candidates combine regulatory depth with commercial adaptability. On the regulatory side, that means hands-on experience with OFAC enforcement actions, voluntary self-disclosures, and specific-license applications across multiple sanctions programs. Commercially, top performers understand how sanctions intersect with deal structuring, financing conditions, and supply-chain due diligence. Clients consistently value lawyers who can translate dense regulatory risk into board-level guidance without losing technical precision. At the senior level, a credible enforcement defense track record and relationships within the regulatory community carry particular weight.
How many live economic sanctions roles does Sartori & Partners have?
We have 568 live economic sanctions roles across our coverage, spanning 317 partner-level and 251 associate or counsel positions. Mandates in this area are typically confidential and off-market — these are only the roles we are actively able to share. Contact us to discuss what else is live.
What compensation do economic sanctions roles typically offer?
Based on current live mandates, economic sanctions role compensation in the US runs $61k–$455k. This reflects only the roles where the hiring organisation has authorised us to share a range publicly — many mandates are structured around the right candidate rather than a fixed band. Contact us for a candid benchmark for your specific profile.
Economic Sanctions
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