Chalk this one up as one more sign of how granular U.S. sanctions on Iran still are and why you should still be careful. We recently helped a client obtain an OFAC license to close out a bank account in…

One morning in February I woke up to see an email from someone at the University of Copenhagen’s Faculty of Law inviting me to speak at a conference there titled “The Impact of the Nuclear Agreement with Iran,” to be…

This heading is perhaps a bit more exciting than it should be, but maybe that’s necessary given the tone of the White House this week towards Iran, following that country’s recent missile tests.  Two days after US National Security Advisor…

OFAC announced on Friday that the prohibitions in the Sudanese Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR Part 538 (the “SSR”) will be effectively narrowed (not repealed!) via a Final Rule issued Tuesday, January 17 in the Federal Register.  This is in response…

2017 has started and a new administration will be in the White House in less than three weeks. January 16 will mark exactly a year since implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (the “JCPOA”, also referred to commonly as…