Hdeel Abdelhady Discussed Sanctions Compliance Amidst Global Upheaval
MassPoint Legal and Strategy Advisory PLLC’s Hdeel Abdelhady discussed sanctions trends and guidance, as well as issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic, in a live event presented by the Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists (ACFCS) and Accuity. The event, Sanctions Compliance in a State of Flux: Trends and Guidance Amid Global Upheaval (COVID-19), garnered a global audience from over 1,000 registrants, was moderated by Brian Kindle of ACFCS. Ms. Abdelhady’s co-panelists were Vincent Gaudel, Compliance Expert at Accuity, and Max Lerner, VP – Global Head Sanctions Compliance at State Street.
Program Description
he COVID-19 pandemic has brought a historic level of disruption to life and business globally, and sanctions compliance is no exception to that trend. As companies and financial institutions scramble to adapt, maintaining robust sanctions programs remains essential.
Yet keeping up with the pace of change is challenging. Governments worldwide are changing their sanctions posture in response to the pandemic, while still adding new entries and types of threat actors to sanctions lists. Companies are shifting their operational set-up in the work-from-home era, while sanctions evaders, are finding new tactics to profit from the pandemic.
View the event
To view the event on demand, visit Accuity’s website: https://accuity.com/resources/webcast-sanctions-compliance-in-a-state-of-flux-trends-and-guidance-amid-global-upheaval/.
For analyses of cases and issues discussed, view MassPoint’s Blog, including these publications:
- American Economic Power Fuels Sanctions Hegemony
- OFAC Jurisdiction Over US-Origin Technology: SITA Enforcement
- OFAC’s Russia Sectoral Sanctions Directives Apply to Trade-Based Debt: Analysis
- OFAC Expands Reporting Requirements: Analysis
- U.S. Sanctions Chinese Shipping Companies: Legal and Practical Points
- OFAC Cosco Shipping Tanker (Dalian) Co., Ltd. General License K: Analysis
- OFAC Expanded General License for U.S. Persons to Transact in Certain Inherited and Other Property in Iran
- U.S. Sanctions on Nord Stream 2 and TurkStream Pipeline Projects (NDAA 2020): Legal Analysis
- Huawei: Key U.S. Legal Issues
- U.S.-China Tech War: Whole of Government Legal Strategy
- U.S. Law as Trade War Weapon (ZTE)
For information about MassPoint PLLC’s sanctions counseling and compliance services, please contact Hdeel Abdelhady.