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)
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
Our partners attended the 2024 International Bar Association (IBA) Annual Conference in Mexico City.
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.
Akrivis Law Group, PLLC wishes its friends and clients a very blessed Ramadan. Ramadan Karim.
Dubai-based Arabian Business magazine’s April 26, 2015 issue includes a lengthy feature on the sanctions landscape in Iran and the potential of future prospects in the Persian Gulf (GCC) region in the event sanctions are lifted. This article includes lengthy quotes from Akrivis Law Group…
Akrivis Law Group, PLLC is pleased to release our latest Client Alert in Persian (Farsi) titled اثیر توافقات هسته ای ایران و گروه 5+1 و تعلیق احتمالی برخی از تحریم های آمریکا (The Impact of the Nuclear Agreement Between Iran and the 5+1 Group and the Likely Impact…
April 6, 2015. Akrivis Law Group, PLLC is pleased to issue its latest Client Alert on the landmark April 2, 2015 agreement in Lausanne between Iran and the P5+1 states on that country’s nuclear energy program and the subsequent changes in the sanctions regime that could…
Akrivis Law Group, PLLC Managing Partner Farhad R. Alavi was on Al Jazeera on April 2 discussing the breakthrough preliminary agreement between Iran and the P5+1 nations (United States, United Kingdom, France, Russia, China, and Germany) on Iran’s nuclear energy program. Mr. Alavi discussed sanctions…
Akrivis Law Group, PLLC Managing Partner Farhad Alavi was interviewed by the Dubai-based Middle East Economic Digest (MEED) today. The topic of the article was Nuclear deal could ease Iran’s bank restrictions, wherein Mr. Alavi discussed the possibilities of bank sanctions on Iran being lifted…
Akrivis Law Group wishes all our clients and friends who celebrate the Nowrouz holiday a very happy and prosperous new year.
Partner Teresa Taylor was spotlighted in an interview by TaxLinked.net, a tax website, on avoiding U.S. tax controversies and issues related to the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). TaxLinked is a prominent site for international tax professionals. The interview in part discusses the U.S. tax challenges…
Akrivis Law Group, PLLC co-hosted a successful seminar in Abu Dhabi on February 10, 2015 with the Dubai-based Al Tamimi & Co. law firm titled Economic Sanctions on Iran and Anti-Corruption Regulations / US and UAE Perspectives. The event, hosted at the landmark Jumeirah Hotel…
February 18, 2015. Akrivis Law Group, PLLC is pleased to issue its latest Client Alert on Data Privacy Concerns following the recent announcement of a breach at major U.S. insurance carrier Anthem. The Alert, titled How Safe is Your Information? How can Companies Protect Themselves in the Wake…