Davis Polk partner Paul Marquardt was quoted in several recent Reuters articles regarding sanctions against Russia and the removal of certain Russian banks from the SWIFT messaging system. 

Use dollar’s clout, even if that means losing it,” Reuters (February 27, 2022) (subscription required)

U.S., UK, Europe, Canada to block Russian access to SWIFT,” Reuters (February 26, 2022) (subscription required)

U.S., allies target ‘fortress Russia’ with new sanctions, including SWIFT ban Reuters (February 27, 2022) (subscription required)