About MassPoint PLLC
MassPoint PLLC is a Washington, D.C.-based law firm offering international trade guidance and representation to U.S. and international parties in the areas of sanctions, export controls, foreign investment (CFIUS) and emerging technologies law and policy.
Hdeel Abdelhady quoted in the BBC on TikTok deal
Hdeel Abdelhady discussed the Trump Administration’s TikTok sale framework with the BBC News.
Hdeel Abdelhady discussed export controls at ACAMS
Hdeel Abdelhady discussed at ACAMS U.S. export controls on semiconductors and other technology and items to Russia, and U.S. and foreign financial institutions’ compliance obligations.
Hdeel Abdelhady in Law360: Nippon Steel-U.S. Steel CFIUS Challenge
MassPoint Principal Hdeel Abdelhady analyzes Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel’s CFIUS challenge in Law360, examining key questions of presidential authority to prohibit foreign investment on national security grounds.
A”Trump Trade Doctrine”? A Decades-Long Vision of Linking Economic Interests to U.S. Military Might
Is there a Trump trade doctrine? For decades, Trump has linked international trade to U.S. military dominance.
BIS Guidance to Financial Institutions on Export Administration Regulations Compliance
BIS advises financial institutions to guard against EAR violations through: (1) screening against export lists, (2) enhanced due diligence for high-risk transactions, (3) derisking, and (4) reporting and self-disclosing EAR violations. The BIS guidance reiterates FIs’ obligation to file suspicious activity reports (SARs) as directed in three prior FinCEN-BIS alerts.
Hdeel Abdelhady Moderating Event on Emerging Tech, National Security & Financial Services
Hdeel Abdelhady, MassPoint’s principal, will moderate an event on the links between emerging technology, national security, and financial services. The event will explore how national security-based concerns around emerging technologies play out in the financial services space.