February 2, 2022 – Washington, DC based boutique law firm Akrivis Law Group, PLLC, known primarily for its economic sanctions and export controls practice, announced its expansion into New York with the opening of a new office in Manhattan. The firm’s New York office will…
Akrivis Law Group Partner Farhad Alavi will be on a May 25 webinar panel sponsored by the American Chamber of Commerce Abu Dhabi (AmCham Abu Dhabi) including former US Ambassador to the UAE Michael Corbin, as well as other distinguished guests. Titled “Trade Expectations in…
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 companies could face when dealing with suppliers and vendors in China’s northwestern Xinjiang region, given…
We are proud to announce that we secured the removal of Akrivis Law Group, PLLC client Technology Links Pvt. Ltd. from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry & Security (BIS) Entity List. The BIS added Technology Links to its Entity List on September…
On October 18, Akrivis Law Group, PLLC with the help of its friends at AmCham Abu Dhabi, held a compliance briefing at the Ritz-Carlton Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC).
Farhad Alavi discusses Amazon’s decision to set up its second headquarters in the Washington, DC and New York metropolitan areas.
November 6, 2018. Akrivis Law Group, PLLC is pleased to issue its latest Client Alert, titled U.S. Completes Reintroduction of Post-JCPOA Iran Sanctions. The United States completed its phase-in of sanctions against Iran following the decision by President Donald Trump to withdraw from the Joint…
Federal appellate court rules in a case of critical significance to the trade compliance community Click here for a PDF version of this alert. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled today in favor of our client Epsilon Electronics, Inc., in a…
Akrivis Law Group, PLLC is pleased to release its latest Client Alert, titled United States implements significant relaxation of Cuba Sanctions, co-written by Managing Partner Farhad R. Alavi and Senior Counsel Eric N. Ubias. This Client Alert concisely details some of the key changes to…
Managing Partner Farhad Alavi was interviewed and quoted in a Bloomberg article titled Did Donald Trump’s Executives Violate the Cuban Embargo? The article covers repeated travel to Cuba by affiliates of the Trump Organization where potential hotel and golf course sites were scouted on the island…
