Foreign Agents Registration Act Charge Highlights China, Academia Nexuses

August 2, 2023

Foreign Agents Registration Act Charge Against U.S.-Israel Citizen Highlights FARA-China-Academia Nexuses Introduction The DOJ charged a dual U.S.-Israel citizen with offenses related to China under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), sanctions, and export controls. FARA is a law from 1938 that…

Swedbank Latvia Settlement: Sanctions Compliance Lessons

June 27, 2023

OFAC - Swedbank Latvia Settlement Settlement Highlights Importance of Integrating Geolocation and Know Your Customer Data Hdeel Abdelhady | June 23, 2023 | PDF The recent settlement between the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and Swedbank Latvia for apparent violations…

Hdeel Abdelhady: Accuity Ask The Expert Series

Event: National Security and the Economy in the 21st Century: Foreign Investment, Supply Chains, and Sanctions

March 8, 2023

Sanctions Event: Hdeel Abdelhady Hdeel Abdelhady will speak at the Georgetown Law School Journal of National Security Law and Policy's National Security and the Economy in the 21st Century: Foreign Investment, Supply Chains, and Sanctions. The event, scheduled for March 8,…

U.S. sanctions on Russia likely to be felt widely – Hdeel Abdelhady

March 2, 2022

Hdeel Abdelhady discusses U.S. blocking and non-blocking sanctions and their potential impacts in Reuters.

Russia Sanctions in Response to Invasion of Ukraine

February 28, 2022

The United States and its allies have unleashed a barrage of sanctions on Russia, in response to the invasion of Ukraine. Here, we discuss some of the blocking and non-blocking sanctions imposed on VTB, VEB, the Russian Direct Investment Fund, and Russia's Central bank.

United States Imposes Global Magnitsky Sanctions on Cambodian Officials

November 11, 2021

The imposition of Global Magnitsky anti-corruption sanctions on two Cambodian related to the Ream Naval Base is strategically significant in the context of U.S. concerns about China's activities and influence in Cambodia.

Hdeel Abdelhady - Economic Sanctions, Emerging Technologies Exports, CFIUS

Trade & Tech Event: American University Law Review Symposium

November 2, 2021

MassPoint Principal Hdeel Abdelhady will participate in the American University Law Review Federal Circuit Symposium, as a panelist on international trade and technology.

Sanctions: OFAC Authorizes Humanitarian Aid to Afghanistan

October 4, 2021

Sanctions Update ▪ October 4, 2021 ▪ PDF OFAC Authorizes Afghanistan Humanitarian Aid and Activities Otherwise Prohibited by Counter-Terrorism Sanctions, Publishes FAQs On September 24, 2021, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued two general licenses…

Senate Bill Would Expand CFIUS’ Purview to Academia

May 23, 2021

Hdeel Abdelhady's recent article on the Strategic Competition Act's proposed expansion of CFIUS' jurisdiction to foreign funding of U.S. colleges and universities is available at Law360.

Strategic Competition Act Would Subject Foreign Funding of U.S. Universities to CFIUS Review

April 28, 2021

Several pieces of legislation are pending in Congress to more comprehensively shore up the U.S. position in the U.S.-China technology race. The Strategic Competition Act of 2021 illustrates clearly the official U.S. view of academia’s role in the U.S.-China technology race, and the links between U.S. policies and legal measures to regulate foreign access to U.S. science and technology within and across the private, public, and academic sectors.