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    • - Hope Mirski
    • - Xander (Xueyang) Peng
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Author Archives: Farhad Alavi

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

Managing Partner Farhad Alavi quoted in Germany’s Der Spiegel

Jan 31, 2023Uncategorized

Akrivis Managing Partner Farhad Alavi has been quoted in a feature article in Germany’s Der Spiegel weekly magazine. The article, translated in English as “Should Iran’s Revolutionary Guards be on the EU terror list?” addresses recent moves by the European Union and other jurisdictions to…

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Akrivis Secures Unverified List (UVL) Removal for Engro Polymer & Chemicals Ltd. (EPCL)

Jan 4, 2023Uncategorized

We are pleased to announce Akrivis Law Group that our client Engro Polymer & Chemicals Ltd. (EPCL) has been officially removed from the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry & Security’s (BIS) Unverified List.  The change took effect on December 16, 2022 and was published in…

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International Trade

Basics of How to Respond a US Sanctions or Export Control Civil and Criminal Enforcement Action

Nov 7, 2022Uncategorized

By Farhad Alavi (Washington) & Sam Amir Toossi (New York) The Biden Administration has been steadfast in its imposition of Russian sanctions in response to their invasion of Ukraine. These newly imposed sanctions are merely the latest example of how the U.S. uses its various…

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Akrivis Law Group Expands into Miami with Hiring of Walter M. Norkin

Oct 31, 2022Uncategorized

 Norkin Joins Akrivis Following a Distinguished Nearly 20 Year Career as a Prosecutor for the U.S. Department of Justice WASHINGTON – November 1,2022 – Akrivis Law Group, PLLC announced today that it has hired Walter M. Norkin as Head of the firm’s International Defense Practice. …

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US Department of Justice Announces Key Policy Changes Impacting Enforcement

Oct 6, 2022Uncategorized

Sam Amir Toossi, Partner, New York Farhad Alavi, Partner, Washington On September 15, 2022, the Department of Justice (DOJ) released a Memorandum from Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco on Further Revisions to Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policies Following Discussions with Corporate Crime Advisory Group (“Memorandum”).…

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Sam Amir Toossi authors headline article on US sanctions enforcement involving cryptocurrency

Aug 25, 2022Uncategorized

Sam Amir Toossi, Head of the firm’s White Collar Defense and Commercial Litigation practice authored a piece on cryptocurrency and sanctions evasion featured on the cover of World Export Control Review (WorldECR) in its August 2022 issue. “There’s little conclusive evidence that cryptocurrencies are being…

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Akrivis Partners Author Chapter in Global Investigations Review (GIR) Guide to Sanctions

Aug 15, 2022Uncategorized

We are pleased to announce that Akrivis Law Group, PLLC has authored a chapter in this year’s Global Investigations Review (GIR) Guide to Sanctions.  The chapter, entitled Representing Designated Persons: A US Lawyer’s Perspective, was co-authored by Managing Partner Farhad Alavi (Washington, DC) and Partner Sam Amir Toossi (New York) and…

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Sam Amir Toossi quoted by Law360 on Bannon Prosecution arising from January 6 Committee

Jul 17, 2022Uncategorized

Partner Sam Amir Toossi (New York), Head of Investigations and White Collar at Akrivis, was quoted this past week by Law360 on recent developments in the U.S. Department of Justice’s prosecution of former Trump advisor Steve Bannon for contempt of Congress in failing to appear…

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Akrivis Secures Removal of Mushko Electronics from U.S. Entity List

Jun 29, 2022Uncategorized

Akrivis Law Group is proud to announce that its client Mushko Electronics (Pvt) Ltd. (Mushko) has been officially removed from the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry & Security’s (BIS) Entity List.  The change took effect on June 28 and will be published in…

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US Executive Departments Issue Joint Sudan Business Advisory

May 27, 2022UncategorizedOFAC, Sanctions, State Department, Sudan

The U.S. Departments of State, Treasury, Commerce, and Labor on May 23 issued an advisory for US businesses operating in Sudan, highlighting the growing risk to US businesses and individuals associated with conducting business with Sudanese State-Owned Enterprises (SOE), which are entirely controlled by Sudan’s…

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