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Hdeel Abdelhady Discussed Islamic Finance at Harvard Law School

MassPoint’s Founder and Principal, Hdeel Abdelhady, will speak at a program on Islamic Finance at Harvard Law School. Ms. Abdelhady, who has acted as legal counsel to financial institutions, companies, and non-profit organizations on Islamic Finance, banking, and governance matters, teaches a course in Transactional Islamic Law at The George Washington University Law School in Washington, D.C. The program, entitled “Islamic Finance: Principles and Strategies,” will take place on March 6, 2018 at the Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Program information is available via Harvard Law School.

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

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).

Export Controls

BIS Guidance to Financial Institutions on Export Administration Regulations Compliance

BIS advises financial institutions to guard against EAR violations through: (1) screening against export lists, (2) enhanced due diligence for high-risk transactions, (3) derisking, and (4) reporting and self-disclosing EAR violations. The BIS guidance reiterates FIs’ obligation to file suspicious activity reports (SARs) as directed in three prior FinCEN-BIS alerts.

Emerging Tech Law & Policy

Hdeel Abdelhady to Moderate Event on Emerging Tech, National Security & Financial Services

Hdeel Abdelhady, MassPoint’s principal, will moderate an event on the links between emerging technology, national security, and financial services. The event will explore how national security-based concerns around emerging technologies play out in the financial services space.

Sanctions

Hdeel Abdelhady Talked to NPR About Iran and North Korea Sanctions

Hdeel Abdelhady talked to NPR about intensified Iran sanctions and North Korea sanctions, and the United States’ ability to impose strong sanctions owing to U.S. dollar dominance.

Sanctions

OFAC Updates Unblocked Property Reporting Rule

The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) released an advance version of its Final Rule on October 7, 2024, amending parts of 31 C.F.R. § 501.603. The Final Rule governs reports on unblocked property. The Final Rule will take effect 30 days after its publication in the Federal Register.

Global Magnitsky Sanctions

Global Magnitsky Sanctions- FAQs

The Global Magnitsky Sanctions target corruption and serious human rights abuse worldwide, without need for a U.S. jurisdictional nexus. MassPoint’s Global Magnitsky FAQs answers frequently asked questions about the Global Magnitsky Sanctions program (GloMag).

Critical Minerals

Critical Minerals, National Security & Supply Chains- Part IV

Critical Minerals

Hdeel Abdelhady Discussed Critical Minerals, National Security & Supply Chains (Part III)

Hdeel Abdelhady discussed the critical minerals, national security, and supply chains nexus in this American Bar Association program.