Akrivis Secures Removal of Russian Ex-Bankers from OFAC SDN List

Two former Supervisory Board members of PJSC Otkritie Financial Institution have been removed from the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (the SDN List)

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Akrivis Partners Author Updated Chapter in GIR Guide to Sanctions

Partners Farhad Alavi and Sam Amir Toossi authored a chapter in the 2023 Global Investigations Review (GIR) Guide to Sanctions, reflecting new developments and insights gained in the past year

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Akrivis Proud to Sponsor Madrid GIR Summit

We are proud to be a sponsor of this year’s Global Investigations Review (GIR) Summit in Madrid from October 4-6. Partner Sam Amir Toossi will be speaking on one panel addressing challenges with “Developments in Cryptocurrency Currency.”

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Akrivis Secures US Entity List Removal for Mushko Electronics

We are proud to announce that Akrivis client Mushko Electronics (Pvt) Ltd. (Mushko), a leading PC sales and service distributor in Pakistan has been officially removed from the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry & Security’s (BIS) Entity List.

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

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 past week.  The agency’s December 28, 2020 settlement with Saudi Arabia-based National Commercial Bank (NCB)

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

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 Sohgoh Law Offices in Japan on removal from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of

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Managing Risk And Change In The Coronavirus Era

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 are canceled, offices and schools close, and business travel  curtailed, businesses must carefully consider the