MassPoint News Archives - Page 2 of 4 - MassPoint Legal and Strategy Advisory PLLC

Global Payments: Hdeel Abdelhady on a Russia-led Non-Dollar Payments System

July 28, 2019

Hdeel Abdelhady shared her insights with PaymentsSource on a Russia-led effort to build a non-U.S. dollar payments system, to insulate against U.S. sanctions and U.S. control more broadly. Ms. Abdelhady has for years worked on the U.S.-dollar and financial system links to U.S. sanctions enforcement jurisdiction. Her work on the topic of U.S. dollar and financial system tied legal jurisdiction has been quoted, leveraged, and consulted frequently in the United States and abroad.

Hdeel Abdelhady - Economic Sanctions, Emerging Technologies Exports, CFIUS

Hdeel Abdelhady Named American Bar Foundation Fellow

July 22, 2019

Hdeel Abdelhady has been named a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, a “global honorary society of attorneys, judges, law faculty, and legal scholars. Membership in the Fellows is limited to one percent of lawyers licensed to practice in each jurisdiction. Fellows are recommended by their peers and elected by the Board of the American Bar Foundation.

Hdeel Abdelhady Appointed to ABA Task Force on Gatekeeper Regulation

June 14, 2019

MassPoint's Hdeel Abdelhady has been appointed to the American Bar Association's Task Force on Gatekeeper Regulation and the Profession.

Hdeel Abdelhady on NPR: United States Ratchets Up Iran and North Korea Sanctions

May 26, 2019

MassPoint's Hdeel Abdelhady spoke with NPR about the ratcheting up of U.S. sanctions, secondary sanctions, and the potential consequences of sanctions overuse. To learn more about the mechanics of U.S. sanctions, and particularly about the role of the American dollar, financial system, and economy in extending the global reach of U.S. sanctions, read Hdeel Abdelhady's Reuters insight piece, Reimposed U.S. anti-Iran sanctions leverage American economic power.

Hdeel Abdelhady to Speak at UNCITRAL’s Spring Meeting in South Korea

April 3, 2019

Hdeel Abdelhady is scheduled to speak at UNCITRAL's Asia Pacific spring conference in Incheon, South Korea, on global sales and business. More information about the conference is available here (and in Korean here).

Critical Minerals, National Security & Supply Chains (Audio)

January 17, 2019

Listen to the program on Critical Minerals, National Security, & Supply Chains featuring MassPoint's Hdeel Abdelhady, Dr. Roderick Eggert. and Jared Wessel. The program was hosted by the American Bar Association and developed and co-sponsored by MassPoint PLLC.

Event: Critical Minerals, National Security, and Supply Chains

January 10, 2019

Now that the Trump Administration has declared a policy to reduce dependency on foreign sources for critical minerals, how will the Administration go about achieving its stated objective? What legal consequences—including in the areas of national security, trade, anti-corruption, and environmental law—might flow? Our multi-disciplinary panel will discuss the science and practical importance of “critical minerals,” recent and potential U.S. legal and policy developments, and the potential impacts of U.S. actions on minerals on manufacturing, supply chains, and the markets.

Private Property Rights in Space: Galloway Symposium

December 6, 2018

MassPoint's Principal, Hdeel Abdelhady, presented on Rule of Law in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space at the annual Galloway Symposium on Critical Issues in Space Law. Ms. Abdelhady, along with her co-panelists, engaged in a comparative law discussion.

Hdeel Abdelhady Briefed Chinese Delegation on Trade, Investment & Tech Ventures

November 10, 2018

Hdeel Abdelhady briefed a delegation of officials from China on U.S. legal and policy developments in the areas of trade, investment, and technology ventures and transfers. The event, hosted by the International Incubator in Maryland, provided mutual learning opportunities.

American Economic Power Fuels Sanctions

November 8, 2018

America's economic and financial heft facilitates the extraterritorial reach of U.S. sanctions and other law. For example, global transactions denominated in U.S. dollars and processed through the U.S. financial system create a jurisdictional nexus between the United States and foreign parties, property, and events.