OFAC & U.S. Sanctions Regulations and Enforcement

Earn 1 CA CLE hour

Learn how to legally and transparently effectuate transactions and ensure compliance with U.S. banking and sanctions regulations when dealing with sanctioned countries and, in particular, Iran. Find out about sanctions enforcement and what to do if your client gets into trouble with OFAC / Sanctions regulations.

Tuesday, 9/13, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm Pacific via ZOOM

This program is FREE for BHBA Members and $35 for Non Members

Mehrnoush Yazdanyar

Yazdanyar Law Offices

Ms. Yazdanyar was born in Gorgan, Iran and moved to the United States at the age of 3. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with a B.A. in Political Science and a Minor in Near Eastern Languages. She obtained her J.D. from the University of Southern California’s (USC) Law School in 2004.

Ms. Yazdanyar started her own private practice in 2009 based on the philosophy that an attorney is an advocate with the fiduciary duty to protect the rights and well-being of his or her clients. For over 11 years her firm, Yazdanyar Law Offices, has diligently defended the rights of their clients and assisted them with navigating the often-complex and ever-changing U.S. sanctions and immigration laws. Her firm specializes in assisting clients nationwide to comply with and address issues related to the sanctions programs administered by the Department of Treasury’s Office of

Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). More specifically, her practice focuses mainly on assisting Iranian-Americans and Legal Permanent Residents of the United States with the legal and transparent transfer of assets from Iran to the United States and/or obtaining specific licenses from OFAC authorizing otherwise prohibited transactions.

About the BHBA Immigration Law, International Law, and Criminal Law Sections

The Immigration Law Section is where attorneys can exchange ideas, discuss practice issues and provide mutual assistance around this complex, diverse practice. The section is chaired by Joann Litt and Maggie A. Stewart. Find out more at bhba.org/sections-committees/immigration-law/

The International Committee is a forum for networking, legal education and discussion on foreign legal topics such as international trade, intellectual property, transnational environmental treaties, human rights, global security issues and international monetary policy. The committee is chaired by Carla Pareja Paris and Alessandra Tarissi De Jacobis. Find out more at bhba.org/sections-committees/international/

With criminalization of conduct and criminal sanctions on the rise – and the impact on the business community and civil justice system in continual flux – the Criminal Law Section is recommended for all BHBA members. The section is chaired by David L. Kirman. Find out more at bhba.org/sections-committees/criminal-law/

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