USA – WASHINGTON, DC Trends and Developments Contributed by: Stephanie L. Connor, Andrew K. McAllister, Matt Rosenbaum and Manny Levitt Holland & Knight LLP
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Holland & Knight LLP is a full-service global law firm with more than 2,200 attorneys across the United States and internationally, providing comprehensive legal counsel in litigation, corporate, real estate, reg - ulatory and government matters. The firm’s sanctions practice, housed within its international trade and na - tional security group, advises US and multinational clients on economic sanctions, export controls and enforcement risk. The attorneys regularly assist with
the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) compliance, licensing, inter - nal investigations and cross-border transactions, and represent clients before key regulators including the Treasury Department and Department of Commerce. Recognised for its practical, business-focused ad - vice, the team helps clients navigate complex regula - tory frameworks, mitigate risk and implement effec - tive global compliance programmes.
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Stephanie L. Connor is a partner and a former senior official with the US Department of the Treasury. She focuses her practice on sanctions, international trade and investment, and related regulatory, enforcement
Andrew K. McAllister is a partner and the co-leader of Holland & Knight’s customs and products importation team. He focuses on export controls, sanctions, customs, anti-dumping (AD) and countervailing duties (CVD),
and compliance matters. She advises clients on matters arising under the US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions, US anti-money laundering regulations, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) regulations and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). She has significant experience investigating multinational companies for possible violations of federal law, defending clients in criminal and civil litigation matters, and implementing corporate compliance programmes. Stephanie has represented clients before numerous US government agencies, including the Treasury Department, DOJ and SEC.
anti-corruption and industrial security. Andrew advises clients on US export controls laws, such as the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). He has extensive experience with US trade embargoes and economic sanctions administered by the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the US Department of State, particularly with respect to Cuba, Iran, Russia, Ukraine and Syria.
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