Russia Sanctions Trade Lawyer, AG, Others

Russia announced new sanctions against a host of U.S. citizens, including a trade lawyer and several former and current U.S. attorneys, according to an unofficial translation of a May 21 notice. Among those designated were Kevin Wolf, an Akin Gump export control lawyer, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, U.S. Assistant Deputy Attorney General Lawrence Atkinson and other former and current district attorneys.