What’s the Point? OFAC Licensing vs. OFAC Outreach
Several times over the past few years I have written about the impact that the United States Department of the…
2nd Annual OFAC International Trade Symposium Wrap Up
Yesterday, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) held it’s second annual international trade…
What the New Iran Sanctions Could Look Like
There has been a lot of talk over the past week about a new amendment to pending legislation that will…
Cuba Travel Service Providers: What OFAC Needs From You
Due to a recent influx of calls on the subject and what seems to be a general sense of confusion…
Are OFAC Licenses Coming to a Media Source Near You?
The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled that the United States Department of the…
Just Say No: Prohibitions on Havaleh between the U.S. and Iran
I was recently asked by the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (“PAAIA”) to write a short article on the…
Updates on Cuba Service Providers List
Last week the United States Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued updates to the list…
OFAC And The Haystack
I read and commented on an interesting Op-Ed by Richard Cohen of the New York Times today. The Op-Ed discussed…
OFAC Caps off a Huge 2009 With Their Biggest Settlement Ever
In a year of absolutely huge fines and settlements for violations of sanctions programs, the United States Department of the…
A Word on OFAC Licenses
I know…I know, I’ve been a bad blogger lately. In all fairness though, I was finishing up work on a…