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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Farhad Alavi on BBC World News discussing Iran Banking Sanctions

Akrivis Law Group, PLLC Managing Partner Farhad Alavi appeared on the BBC World Service on April 16, 2016 discussing EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini’s visit to Iran and issues concerning the reestablishment of banking ties with Iran and the reentry of international business to Iran following the January 2016 implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) between Iran and the P5+1 (United States, United Kingdom, France, Russia, China, and Germany) over that country’s nuclear program.

Akrivis Co-Hosts Dubai Sanctions Seminar

Akrivis Law Group, PLLC co-hosted its third annual compliance seminar with UAE-based law firm Al Tamimi & Co. The seminar, titled Economic Sanctions after the Iran Nuclear Deal – US and UAE Perspectives, featured Akrivis Managing Partner Farhad Alavi and Andrew Hudson, Senior Associate Financial Crime