U.S. sanctions law
Hdeel Abdelhady to Participate in Panel on Sanctions in a State of Flux Hdeel Abdelhady to discuss sanctions compliance amidst the pandemic, as part of an ACFCS panel. The program, described below, is open to the public. Program description: “The COVID-19 pandemic…
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 vs. Swift: Russia spearheads payments plan to guard against U.S. sanctions, is available here.…
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 del Este S.A. (Tabesa) for “providing financial support to” Paraguay’s former president, Horacio Manuel…
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. The sanctions designation is pursuant to Executive order 13224 as amended by EO 13886…
OFAC – Swedbank Latvia Settlement Settlement Highlights Importance of Integrating Geolocation and Know Your Customer Data By Hdeel Abdelhady | June 23, 2023 | PDF The recent settlement between the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and Swedbank Latvia for apparent…
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 and Policy’s National Security and the Economy in the 21st Century: Foreign Investment, Supply…
Hdeel Abdelhady discusses U.S. blocking and non-blocking sanctions and their potential impacts in Reuters.
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.
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.
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…