OFAC Designations and the Right to Effective Assistance of Counsel
In recent months, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has engaged in a…
OFAC’s Licensing Database Goes Live
A few years ago I was sitting down at lunch with a friend who was a former employee of the…
New Online OFAC Licensing Process on Its Way
So the rumor, which has recently been substantiated, is that the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets…
OFAC Offers Lots of Guidance on Where Things Stand with Burma
Today, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued a number of frequently asked…
Court Denies Suppression of IEEPA Defendant’s Statements Related to Medical Exports to Iran
The United States District Court of the Southern District of California has denied the motion of a criminal defendant, Mohammad…
OFAC Tells Us What We Already Know….Will It Make a Difference?
In a definite sign that complaints regarding U.S. sanctions blocking the flow of medicine to Iran are beginning to pick…
Case Study: How New Iran Sanctions Regulations Impact a Basic TSRA Transaction
A few days ago, I reported on the number of licenses issued pursuant to the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export…
OFAC’s Latest TSRA Quarterly Report Released; Are Exports to Iran Being Impacted?
Earlier this week the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) released their quarterly report…
Dealing With Oil Transactions in Southern Sudan: An OFAC Perspective
When Sudan was split and Southern Sudan formed, it raised a lot of questions for U.S. entities seeking to engage…
Apple Employees Offend the Iranian American Community By Misinterpreting Their Own Policy
UPDATE: Reports are now being made that the Iranian American college student mentioned in this blog post, told the Apple…