Since 1988, Mr. Ebneyousef has been the President of International Petroleum Enterprises where he manages the Company’s worldwide consulting services and technical assistance on oil and natural gas development opportunities in the Middle East, North Africa and the Caspian Sea region. Previously he worked for Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) for 14 years — 6 years with ARCO International, on projects in the Middle East; 6 years with ARCO Oil & Gas, on evaluating oil and gas producing properties for time rating of reserves and coordination of legal, geological, engineering, operation and business evaluation efforts towards acquisition or sales of oil and gas properties; and 2 years with ARCO’s Corporate Planning, on identification and analyses of critical global oil-related issues and response strategies. Mr. Ebneyousef holds BS and MS degrees in petroleum engineering from Louisiana State University (LSU) and University of Southern California (USC), respectively.

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Dr. Masoud Kavoossi is currently a tenured professor who teaches international business, international business strategy and International marketing at Howard University in Washington DC. He has had graduate and undergraduate appointments at American University, Washington, DC, George Washington University, Sellinger School of Business, Loyola College, Baltimore, Maryland, Georgetown University, Washington DC. R.H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, University of Maryland University College, He is appointed as Distinguished University Chair Professor at Shandong Institute of Business and Technology, P.R. China-2010. Distinguished University Chair Professor of International Business at South Western University of Finance Economics (SWUFE), P.R. China. He has served as graduate faculty of Industrial Management Inst. Tehran,Iran.And he has been an invited guest speaker at College of Agriculture. Tehran, Iran.

He is a holder of the 2003-04, Fulbright-Johannes Kepler Distinguished Chair Professor of International Business in Austria. Professor Kavoossi has served as a lecturer to the Kuopio Polytechnic Intercultural Business Program, Finland. Dr. is the author of a book on Globalization of Business And the Middle East.His areas of specialization include international business issues pertaining to the Middle East, with an emphasis on the business environment.  He has served as the Guest Editor of  a number of publications, including,  Iran-Exports and Imports, Iran International.  Dr. Kavoossi is a frequent contributor to a number of books on international business.  Dr. Kavoossi has been interviewed by the National Public Radio. He is a recipient of A. W. Mellon, Endowed lectureship at the American University of Paris,2004.A Salzburg Seminar Fellow of 2004,Transatlantic Relationship.

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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.

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