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  • Team
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Author Archives: Farhad Alavi

Home / Archived Article(s) by Author: Farhad Alavi

OFAC Penalizes Two Foreign Banks in One Week for U.S. Sanctions Violations: Key Takeaways

Jan 6, 2021Client Alert, Corporate, Sanctions, Uncategorized

Cases underscore possible heightened enforcement against foreign financial institutions The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has issued two penalties against non-U.S. financial institutions this…

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Happy Holidays from Akrivis Law Group, PLLC

Dec 21, 2020Uncategorized

WorldECR article co-authored by Partner Farhad Alavi offers lessons on removal from the U.S. BIS Entity List and Japan’s METI End-User List

Nov 20, 2020UncategorizedBIS, Compliance, Entity List, Export Controls, Japan, METI End-User List

WorldECR (Export Control Review), a premier trade publication based in London, last month published an article co-authored by Akrivis Law Group, PLLC Partner Farhad Alavi and Daisuke Takahashi of Shinwa…

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OFAC’s $4.1 Million Penalty on Berkshire Hathaway Subsidiary: Why it Matters

Oct 22, 2020Uncategorized

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced on October 20 that it was imposing a $4.1 million penalty against Omaha, Nebraska-based Berkshire Hathaway Inc., its subsidiary…

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Handling Financial Commitment Restructuring in the Pandemic

Oct 9, 2020Uncategorized

One of the greatest challenges and opportunities presented by the COVID pandemic is how businesses, large and small, can handle ongoing contractual commitments when the business climate has changed.  There…

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Partner Farhad Alavi on Turkey’s TRT World Discussing the USPS/Mail-In Voting Scandal

Aug 17, 2020Uncategorized

August 17, 2020. Partner Farhad Alavi was interviewed on TRT World, Turkey’s 24-hour English language news channel on Sunday, August 16, regarding the recent controversies surrounding the U.S. Postal Service…

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Xinjiang Compliance Issues

U.S. Government Agencies Issue Joint Xinjiang Supply Chain Advisory

Jul 7, 2020Client Alert, Corporate, Export Controls, Sanctions, United StatesCustoms

On July 1, the U.S. Departments of State, the Treasury, Commerce, and Homeland Security issued a detailed advisory (the “Advisory”). This is in response to the various types of regulatory exposure…

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Ensuring Business Success in the Wake of the Coronavirus

Mar 30, 2020Uncategorized

The CARES Act and Developing Operational Strategies & Plans The Coronavirus is creating unprecedented challenges for businesses around the world. Businesses need to reconsider all aspects of their operations, agreements,…

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Akrivis welcomes Michael J. Lyon to its Team

Mar 24, 2020Uncategorized

We are pleased to announce that Michael J. Lyon has joined Akrivis Law Group, PLLC as Senior Counsel. Mr. Lyon brings a wide range of business and dispute resolution experience to Akrivis.

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Managing Risk And Change In The Coronavirus Era

Mar 16, 2020Uncategorized

Mitigating Risk and Leading Change During These Challenging Times The fast and far-reaching spread of the COVID19 (Coronavirus) has disrupted daily personal life and business operations. As large public gatherings…

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