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…
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…
U.S. sanctions on Russia likely to be felt widely – Hdeel Abdelhady
In this Reuters commentary, Hdeel Abdelhady discussed U.S. blocking and non-blocking Ukraine-related sanctions on Russia, and their likely impacts.
Russia Sanctions in Response to Invasion of Ukraine
Russia Sanctions in Response to Ukraine Invasion, by Hdeel Abdelhady February 28, 2022 ▪ Author: Hdeel Abdelhady ▪ Topics: Russia Sanctions, Sanctions In…
United States Imposes Global Magnitsky Sanctions on Cambodian Officials
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 to Speak on Tech & Trade at American University Law
MassPoint Principal Hdeel Abdelhady will participate in the American University Law Review Federal Circuit Symposium, as a panelist on international trade and technology.
OFAC Authorizes Humanitarian Aid to Afghanistan
OFAC issued two general licenses authorizing certain Afghanistan humanitarian aid and activities involving the Taliban or the Haqqani Network. The licenses authorize transactions otherwise prohibited by the Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 594 (GTSR); the Foreign Terrorist Organization Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 597 (FTOSR); or, Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001, “Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism,” as amended (EO 13224).
Senate Bill Would Extend CFIUS to Academia
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
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.