Iran Air 2011: Flying the Friendly Skies?
Much ado was made last month when the United States Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”)…
OFAC Promulgates Libyan Sanctions Regulations
Last Friday the United States Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced the promulgation of the…
OFAC SDN List vs. 314(a) List
There is sometimes confusion about the List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (“SDN List”) maintained by the United…
Recently De-listed Bank of Khartoum Plans Move Into Kenya
The Sudanese Islamic Bank of Khartoum, recently removed from the list of Specially Designated Nationals (SDN List) administered by the…
OFAC General License No. 4 for Libya
Last Friday, the United States Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued its fourth general license…
OFAC SDN List Removals; OFAC SDN List Designations
Earlier this week the United States Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) made a number of…
Yet Another OFAC General License Issued For IRISL Vessels
The United States Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a third general license today related…
OFAC Kingpin SDN Designations Come Pouring In
Today the United States Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated a number of individuals under…
OFAC Refuses to Sanction Julian Assange
Despite calls from some members of Congress to place economic sanctions on Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, the United States Department…
Mix Up Shows Imperfection of OFAC’s SDN List Products
Last year a Third Circuit court opinion highlighted the imperfection of OFAC SDN List check programs. In Cortez v. Trans…