Date & Time: Thursday March 10, 2011 – 7:30 PM
Note: Location Changed
New Location:
Montgomery Community College (Rockville Campus)- Campus Center (CC), Faculty and Staff Dining Room (Room 158) Montgomery College Map
Speaker: Mr. Erich Ferrari
Language: This lecture will be offered in English
Synopsis:
The lecture will cover professional and academic collaborations between the United States and Iran in light of the Iranian Transactions Regulations. These transactions generally fall under the information and informational materials exemption to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, however, there are many facets to this exemption that need to be considered. In addition, the lecture will cover memberships to professional organizations, as well as, the creation of foreign branches of such organizations, the staging of surveys, and the holding of conferences in Iran or in the U.S. by Iranians, This lecture will not only offer general discussion of the state of the law in this area, but also provide for practical tips for those engaging in professional and academic collaborations with parties in Iran.
About the Speaker:
Mr. Ferrari’s main areas of practice are assisting clients to comply with and address issues related to U.S. trade sanctions and white collar federal criminal defense. In this capacity he works extensively on issues arising before the U.S. Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”).
In his trade sanctions practice, Mr. Ferrari represents both private individuals and entities in a variety of matters before OFAC seeking to not only protect their rights in current legal matters, but also to make certain that they become informed and aware of what it takes to comply with U.S. trade sanctions. Due to the reach of U.S. trade sanctions law, a number of Mr. Ferrari’s clients are located in various parts of the U.S. and in several countries across the world.
Mr. Ferrari’s representations before OFAC frequently involve investigations concerning violations of the Iranian Transactions Regulations, the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, and the Narcotics Trafficking Sanctions Regulations. As part of these representations, Mr. Ferrari has worked to have individuals names removed from OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals list, answer administrative subpoenas issued during the course of an OFAC investigation, procure OFAC specific licenses to engage in transactions prohibited by OFAC, draft voluntary self-disclosures, develop and implement OFAC compliance programs for international import-export companies, and provide general counseling on OFAC related matters.
Mr. Ferrari actively writes on OFAC administered trade sanctions and has been published on the matter. In addition, he is often called upon by media outlets to speak on U.S. trade sanctions issues. He has been interviewed on OFAC related issues by CNN, Time Magazine, the Houston Chronicle, Computer World Magazine, and Moneylaundering.com. He is the founder and author of a U.S. trade sanctions blog: www.sanctionlaw.com.
Fee (including dinner): $5 Students, $15 Public
RSVP: Please click here to RSVP for dinner.