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Guide to Complying with OFAC Sanctions Regulations


Level: Advanced
Runtime: 56 minutes
Recorded Date: January 24, 2024
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Agenda

Key topics covered:
  • An Overview: Latest OFAC Sanctions Measures Against Russia
  • Understanding OFAC’s Compliance Framework
  • The Integral Role of Sanctions Compliance Analysis
  • Re-assessing Your Risk Profile for OFAC Sanctions
  • Key Takeaways

For NY - Difficulty Level: Experienced attorneys only (non-transitional)

Description

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has implemented new sanctions against individuals and entities involved in activities that threaten US national security, foreign policy, and economy. These measures highlight the US government’s strict enforcement of economic and trade policies, emphasizing the importance of complying with OFAC regulations to avoid severe legal and financial consequences.

Hence, businesses operating on a global scale must stay updated with the latest regulatory developments and enforcement trends to ensure effective sanctions compliance.

Listen to associate attorneys Audi Syarief and Sarah L. Pongrace of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP as they present an in-depth discussion of the latest updates on OFAC sanctions regulation and enforcement. The speakers will, among other things, offer insights on best practices for achieving and maintaining compliance in a changing regulatory landscape.

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Sarah L. Pongrace

Associate Attorney
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Sarah Pongrace is an associate in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and a member of Gibson Dunn’s International Trade and Litigation practice groups.

She received her Juris Doctor in 2020 from Harvard Law School, where she served as a Staff Editor of the Journal on Legislation and as a member of the Research Committee for the Women’s Law Association. During law school, Sarah served as an intern for the Peace Corps Office of the General Counsel and for the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division, and worked as a research assistant on topics related to constitutional law, corporate accountability, and educational equal rights protections. Prior to law school, Sarah worked in education. She received her Bachelor of Arts in History and Romance Languages from Boston College in 2016.

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Audi Syarief

Associate Attorney
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Audi advises clients on U.S. economic sanctions and embargoes, export controls, and national security reviews. He has extensive experience in assessing civil and criminal enforcement risk, conducting internal investigations, strengthening trade compliance programs, and developing restricted-party screening protocols. He routinely advocates before OFAC, BIS, DDTC, and CFIUS, and has secured licenses and approvals, filed voluntary self-disclosures, responded to administrative subpoenas, and engaged in various other agency-engagement efforts to further client interests. He also regularly conducts due diligence reviews of corporate transactions from an international trade perspective, and advises on trade-related issues raised in civil litigation and arbitration matters.

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