Kian Meshkat April 12, 2022 Sanctions Compliance: A Unique Approach for Conglomerates The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control’s (“OFAC”) January 2022 settlement agreement with Sojitz (Hong Kong)…
Kian Meshkat March 8, 2022 Medical Supply and Agricultural Transaction Considerations for Russia/Ukraine: U.S. Sanctions and Export Controls U.S. economic sanctions programs and export controls generally have a soft spot for transactions related to the supply of agricultural…
Kian Meshkat February 15, 2022 Benchmarking Sanctions Compliance Programs with the Help of Prior OFAC Enforcement Actions When creating or enhancing a U.S. economic sanctions compliance program, businesses will typically refer to certain published guidance from the…
Kian Meshkat February 7, 2022 The Russians are Coming (Maybe)! Risk Mitigation Tips for Potential U.S. Economic Sanctions and Export Controls Tune into your favorite news network these days and there’s a lot of speculation on how the United States and…
Erich Ferrari May 13, 2020 Clean Up Duty: OFAC Acknowledges an Unblocking Under the 50 Percent Rule and Re-issues Venezuela-related General Licenses Yesterday, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) announced that it was issuing two…
Erich Ferrari July 10, 2019 Observe and Report: OFAC Issues Reminder on Annual Blocked Property Reports The United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) has been busy over the past few…
Erich Ferrari August 23, 2018 They’re Ba-ack….JCPOA Withdrawal Nearing Completion with E.O. 13846 There have been so many questions waiting to be answered since the U.S. announced that they would be withdrawing from…
Erich Ferrari February 12, 2018 IP Services Under The ITSR: A Broad Exception? If you’ve ever heard me speak at a conference or seminar on U.S. sanctions, then you’ll know one of my…