Services

Legal services provided by the Law Office of Andrea T. Al-Attar, P.C. include advice in the following areas with respect to U.S. regulations affecting international trade:

• economic sanctions 

• anti-money laundering 

• export controls 

• anti-bribery and anti-corruption

• national security

• cultural property and antiquities, and 

• foreign investment regulations.

Examples of the Firm’s services include:

Transaction Due Diligence / Risk Assessments

• Analysis of contemplated activities to determine U.S. regulatory requirements

• Risk assessments evaluating contemplated activities, participants (such as, investors, officers/directors, and third-party service providers), industry sectors, and compliance history

• Review of contracts, including financing, shareholder, and supplier agreements

• Negotiation and revision of contract terms to include protections through representations and warranties, termination and other rights

• Assessment of steps needed to exit/unwind transactions in a legally compliant manner

License Applications / Requests for Interpretive Guidance

• Review of contemplated activities to identify potentially applicable general licenses (licenses by regulation) or regulatory exceptions

• Drafting of license applications, seeking authorization from applicable U.S. regulators to engage in activities otherwise prohibited by U.S. law

• Preparation of requests for interpretive guidance of existing U.S. regulations for submission to applicable U.S. regulators

Compliance Policies and Procedures

• Drafting and updating of compliance policies, and implementing procedures, including tailoring them to the risk profile of the business and its associated industry

• Review of compliance policies and procedures following compliance lapses to identify areas for improvement

• Training of employees on compliance policies and procedures and applicable regulations more generally

Identifying and Addressing Potential Violations

• Review of transactions to identify potentially violative conduct

• Preparation of disclosures to, and responses to inquiries from, relevant government regulators, investors, and financers, as applicable

• Implementation of remedial action plans

• Negotiation of resolution of formal investigations brought by government agencies