If you have any experience dealing with OFAC, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control,…
OFAC Stays Flexible on the ITSR Inventory Exception
Several months ago, I was sitting in the hallowed halls of Big Law Firm XYZ talking to a few of…
Houston We Have a Problem: Iran Sanctions Criminal Indictment Misses The Mark
Before we get started, this post is in no way intended to slam Houston, TX or the United States Attorney’s…
OFAC Finally Receives A Challenge To An Enforcement Action: The Case Of Epsilon Electronics
Every few months we hear the news reports about the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets…
The New Sanctions Noone is Talking About: The Industrial Espionage in Cyberspace Sanctions
On December 19, 2014, the President issued a new executive order imposing sanctions on the geographic region of the Crimea…
OFAC Targets Alleged Supplier to the Sinaloa Cartel
Earlier this week, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) announced the designation of…
Crimea River: OFAC Imposes Sanctions On The Crimea
Lost in all of last week’s news about Cuba sanctions relaxation, and the hustle and bustle preceding the imminent Christmas…
A Family Affair: OFAC SDN Designations And Familial Relationships
As an attorney who represents parties seeking to be delisted from the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of…
U.S. Persons Assisting Iran’s Tech Startup Community: OFAC Or NOFAC?
Over the last several months there has been a lot of buzz around Iran’s technology start-up community and their potential…
OFAC’s Not Always To Blame (Or Credit)
As we enter the final days of the existence of the Joint Plan of Action (“JPOA”)–the interim agreement between the…