Overview
Wiley provides a full range of services in the economic sanctions area to clients from a diverse cross-section of industries, both in the United States and across the globe.
Our Practice encompasses the entirety of Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)-related services, including:
- Transaction counseling;
- Risk assessment;
- Development of sanctions compliance programs, including coordination with anti-money laundering and export control requirements;
- Compliance audits;
- Licensing, including Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act (TSRA) authorization for the export of medicine, medical devices, and agricultural products to otherwise sanctioned countries;
- Management of conflicts with foreign laws;
- Representation of clients before Executive branch officials in the U.S. Departments of Treasury and State, as well as on Capitol Hill;
- Negotiation of OFAC penalties; and
- Defense of enforcement actions.
We have delivered these services to leading companies across multiple industry sectors, including:
- Financial institutions headquartered both in the United States and abroad;
- State-sponsored and private investment vehicles;
- U.S. and foreign manufacturers and goods exporters;
- Insurance and reinsurance companies;
- Telecommunications companies of all kinds, including satellite companies, wireless communications providers, and undersea cable providers;
- Higher education institutions; and
- Internet and e-commerce firms.
Contact Us
Hon. Nazak Nikakhtar
202.719.3380 | nnikakhtar@wiley.law
Daniel B. Pickard
202.719.7285 | dpickard@wiley.law
John R. Shane
202.719.7222 | jshane@wiley.law
Lori E. Scheetz
202.719.7419 | lscheetz@wiley.law
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Related Capabilities
- Anti-Money-Laundering
- Antidumping and Countervailing Duties/Import Relief Proceedings
- Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)
- Customs Law and Compliance
- Digital Trade
- Economic Sanctions/OFAC
- Export Controls
- Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA)
- Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Anti‑Corruption
- Foreign Ownership, Control or Influence (FOCI)
- International Arbitration/Dispute Resolution
- Negotiations and Agreement Compliance
- Supply Chain and Transactional Support
- Team Telecom
- Trade Policy
- World Trade Organization (WTO)
Related News & Insights
- Event2021 Wiley National Security Series: Economic SanctionsÂSeptember 15, 2021Lori E. Scheetz, Richard C. Sofield
- AlertUnited States, Allies Sanction Chinese Officials for Human Rights AbusesMarch 23, 2021Hon. Nazak Nikakhtar, Daniel B. Pickard, Nova J. Daly, Lori E. Scheetz, John R. Shane, Paul J. Coyle
- AlertUPDATE: U.S. Treasury, Commerce, and State Departments Impose Sanctions and Export Control Measures on Russian Officials and EntitiesMarch 18, 2021Hon. Nazak Nikakhtar, Lori E. Scheetz, John R. Shane
- AlertCommerce Department Expands Controls on Military-Intelligence End Uses and End Users, Proliferation of WMDsMarch 16, 2021Lori E. Scheetz, John R. Shane, Hon. Nazak Nikakhtar