• April 26, 2024

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Open Question on OFAC

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While I was attending a really great comedy show last night (Maz Jobrani, check him out!), I was introduced to two other lawyers who were friends of a friend.

While our conversation was quick, when I told them my practice was heavily geared towards helping individuals and companies navigate OFAC (United States Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control) regulations, they both gave me a look of exasperation. At that point, I asked them if they were familiar with OFAC, to which they both responded yes. I also asked them if they had shared in my experience that OFAC is often times secretive and hard to deal with. They both responded that they had and others had similar experiences as well.

My question is: how many lawyers have experienced difficulties in dealing with OFAC? Feel free to leave a comment or email me personally, I would love to hear about your experiences.

The author of this blog is Erich Ferrari, an attorney specializing in OFAC litigation. If you have any questions please contact him at 202-280-6370 or ferrari@ferrari-legal.com.

Erich Ferrari

As the Founder and Principal of Ferrari & Associates, P.C., Mr. Ferrari represents U.S. and foreign corporations, financial institutions, exporters, insurers, as well as private individuals in trade compliance, regulatory licensing matters, and federal investigations and prosecutions. He frequently represents clients before the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the United States Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), and in federal courts around the country. With over 12 years of experience in national security law, exports control, and U.S. economic sanctions, he counsels across industry sectors representing parties in a wide range of matters from ensuring compliance to defending against federal prosecutions and pursuing federal appeals.

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