Marina Olman

President Obama Signs New Executive Order Blocking the Property Interests of the Iranian Government, Financial Institutions
Marina Olman, February 10, 2012
This Monday, February 6, 2012, President Obama signed a new Executive Order (“Executive Order”) blocking the property and interests in property of the Government of Iran and Iranian financial institutions. The Executive Order requires U.S. persons to block all property and interests in...

Treasury Designates Bank Tejarat For Its Involvement In WMD Proliferation Activities
Andres A. Fernandez,Marina Olman,Clemente L. Vázquez-Bello, January 27, 2012
The U.S. Department of Treasury (“Treasury”) recently announced (“Announcement”) the designation of Iran’s third-largest bank, Bank Tejarat, under Executive Order 13382 - Blocking Property of Weapons of Mass Destruction (“WMD”) Proliferators and Their...

OFAC Issues Regulations Relating to Transnational Criminal Organizations
Andres A. Fernandez,Marina Olman,Clemente L. Vázquez-Bello, January 23, 2012
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) has recently issued the Transnational Criminal Organizations Sanctions Regulations (“TCO Regulations”) to implement Executive Order 13581 of July 24, 2011, Blocking Property of Transnational Criminal Organizations...