Hdeel Abdelhady spoke on gatekeeper regulation at the Federal Bar Assn
Hdeel Abdelhady spoke at the Federal Bar Assn’s tax law conference, on lawyers as gatekeepers of the U.S. financial system. The panel addressed practitioners for clients with…
Hdeel Abdelhady Quoted in American Banker on Cross-Border Payments, Sanctions
Hdeel Abdelhady was quoted in American Banker, on Russia and Brics nations’ efforts to develop U.S. dollar cross-border payments alternatives, including considering U.S. sanctions. The article, BRICS…
FinCEN Expands AML Real Estate GTOs
On August 22, 2017, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued revised Geographic Targeting Orders (GTOs) designed to combat money laundering and related financial crimes in select U.S. residential real estate markets. The GTOs further expand the scope of GTOs issued in January 2016, expanded in July 2016, and renewed in February 2017. In tandem with the August GTOs, FinCEN issued an Advisory to Financial Institutions and Real Estate Firms and Professionals (the “Advisory”) and FAQs.
OFAC Sanctions Paraguayan Company for Material Support
OFAC Sanctions Paraguayan Tobacco Firm Ties to Sanctioned Ex-President By Hdeel Abdelhady The Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) re-imposed sanctions on Paraguayan tobacco company Tabacalera…
U.S. Sanctions Fly Baghdad
Fly Baghdad, CEO, and Aircraft as “Specially Designated Global Terrorists” Author: Hdeel Abdelhady The United States sanctioned Fly Baghdad, a privately owned commercial airline based in Iraq.…
China Restricts Rare Earths Exports
China Restricts Exports of Rare Earths Processing Tech Author: Hdeel Abdelhady Once again, China appears to take a page from the U.S. export controls playbook amidst the…
Foreign Agents Registration Act Charge Highlights China, Academia Nexuses
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…
Swedbank Latvia Settlement: Sanctions Compliance Lessons
OFAC – Swedbank Latvia Settlement Settlement Highlights Importance of Integrating Geolocation and Know Your Customer Data By Hdeel Abdelhady | June 23, 2023 | PDF The recent…
Hdeel Abdelhady to Speak on Russia Sanctions at Georgetown National Security Event
Hdeel Abdelhady to speak on sanctions, Georgetown Law National Security & Policy Event Hdeel Abdelhady will speak at the Georgetown Law School Journal of National Security Law…
Who’s Who Legal Recognizes Hdeel Abdelhady
Who’s Who Legal has recognized Hdeel Abdelhady for Corporate: M&A and Governance, in its 2016 listing of the world’s leading lawyers. Who’s Who Legal is a global listing…