Commodities & Trade Risk: Managing Disruption, Sanctions and Contract Stress

Event Overview

Global commodities and supply chains continue to face unprecedented pressure — from geopolitical instability and trade sanctions to extreme market volatility and unforeseen disruption. For legal and commercial teams, these challenges raise difficult questions around contractual risk, performance and dispute strategy.

In collaboration with HFW, we're pleased to host a seminar exploring how organisations can navigate these issues in practice.

Drawing on recent market experience and live matters, the session will examine:

• Managing contractual disruption, including force majeure, hardship and impossibility considerations
• The practical impact of sanctions, tariffs and regulatory change on commodities and trade contracts
• Risk allocation and mitigation strategies across supply and distribution chains
• When disputes arise, what works in practice, including enforcement and cross‑border considerations

Date:  Wednesday, 13 May 2026

Time:  4:30 PM – 6:00 PM

Location:  EBC Office, Twenty Anson, 19-01

Speakers

Adam Richardson

Partner, HFW

Adam is a Partner in HFW’s Commodities team and leads the Singapore office with a focus on international trade, trade finance, physical commodities, and shipping.  He advises on both contentious and non-contentious matters, including international arbitration, commercial litigation involving trade finance fraud and letters of credit, as well as structuring physical commodities contracts and trade finance arrangements. He is recognised as one of Asia’s leading legal talents, including being named in Asian Legal Business’ ’40 Under 40’ list and among Singapore’s top emerging legal luminaries.

Anastasia Magid

Senior Associate, HFW

Anastasia is a Senior Associate in HFW’s Singapore Shipping team, specialising in regulatory and compliance matters, with a focus on financial sanctions and export controls. She advises clients across shipping, commodities, energy, insurance, financial services, and technology sectors, and is recognised as a leading sanctions lawyer by Pravo.ru 300 (2021). She is dual qualified in England & Wales and Russia.

Shaun Leong

Partner, HFW

Shaun Leong is an international arbitration specialist with over 15 years’ experience in complex cross-border commercial disputes, with a focus on strategy in multi-jurisdictional matters. He is a leading practitioner in emerging technologies, including AI and blockchain, and also advises on energy and sustainability disputes. Shaun is widely recognised for his expertise in digital assets and Web3 disputes, including landmark cases involving NFTs, crypto collapses, and AI-related trading system liability, as well as his work in renewable energy and sustainability frameworks. He has received multiple international accolades and is known for his commercially focused, strategic approach to complex disputes.

We look forward to welcoming you to our office for an engaging roundtable discussion with fellow industry leaders.

The EBC Team