Wednesday 31 July 2013

Expert lawyers/attorneys to handle OFAC related matters

An agency or a part of the United States Department of the Treasury, the Office of Foreign Assets Control or known as OFAC came into existence with goals to enable the office to help fight with crime and deliver justice by developing programs. The programs are developed to have a negative impact on the assets of criminal foreign parties. An agency actually administers and enforces economic and trade sanctions. These sanctions are based on US foreign policy and national security goals against targeted foreign states, organizations, and individuals. OFAC maintains and publishes a list called the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List consists of names of individuals and organizations with whom citizens and permanent residents of US are prohibited from doing business. Currently, thousands of individuals and companies are designated on the SDN list.
Sometimes, individuals and organizations get designated mistakenly on the list. It becomes important to apply for the procedure to remove the name from SDN list without late. As the OFAC related matters and cases are serious, complex and typical, people involved in matters need to approach law firm that offer legal services. There are expert lawyers and attorneys who have in-depth knowledge of OFAC matters, proceedings and law and also they are highly experienced. Expert lawyers and attorneys have provided representation in a number of high profile OFAC matters. So, people should approach and hire professional and highly experienced lawyer/attorney to handle their cases related to OFAC matters.

Thursday 25 July 2013

Economic sanctions against Iran

It is a well established fact that the United States of America has been at loggerheads with Iran for quite a few years now. The former considers the later as a threat to its internal security and has therefore imposed a variety of economical sanctions on it, in order to keep a check on its economic growth and nuclear development program which is perceived by it as a threat not only to the security of the US but the world. The sanctions include a variety of elements, such as restrictions on transfer of money to Iran, firms dealing, shipping sanctions, web hosting services sanctions for commercial endeavors, etc. The main purpose of these sanctions is to demotivate Iran to stop its nuclear proliferation activities after the failure of numerous talks between Western superpowers and Iran.
However, the sanctions against the country have been fraught with disputes and controversies, with some of the sanctions actually been overturned as they were challenged in the court of law. The sanctions have badly affected the growth of the country which happens to be a $438 billion oil dominated economy. However, as an individual or company owner, it is important for you to be aware of all these sanctions, including sanctions related to transfer of money to Iran through any medium. Your ignorance or unawareness, otherwise, could put you in serious trouble and even lead to actions against your company. There are a few guides which have recently been launched. You can make use of these informative guides to make yourself more aware of the sanctions against Iran.

Thursday 18 July 2013

Iran sanctions for money transfer:

For the business companies who want to transfer money to Iran or want to maintain any kind of   money transaction with Iran can take advantage and assistance of Ferrari legal, a law firm. They provide assistance regarding the same. It is group of well experienced and qualified professional who are knowledgeable enough with each and every rule and regulation regarding the same.

OFAC is an agency which issues a list on regular basis which contains names of such persons, business companies and countries who are involved in some kind of terrorism related matters. These are considered as a treat for nation and hence their transactions are monitor in regular basis. These companies and persons are banned to do any transaction or business dealing without the knowledge of OFAC. Once company get listed with the Listing, it becomes very difficult to remove their name form it. It is hard and long term process. These attorneys and lawyers provide assistance for such companies in need. There services are really resourceful and ingenious for such business companies’ .Iran is such nation which is well known to be involved in many of the terrorism related matters and issues. Therefore a business company which is based and functioning form US is restricted to do any kind of transaction with the business company situated in Iran. Also import and export with such nations is restricted and banned. Product such as weapon, petroleum, gas, oil is banned for import and export form such nations.

Monday 1 July 2013

OFAC for Iranian Sanctions

Monetary and business sanctions are managed and implemented by The Office of Foreign Assets Control which is also familiar as OFAC. It is an organization of US subdivision of the treasury. These sanctions are compulsory to follow for business companies’ base in US.  This agency works on US government based on U.S. foreign policy and nationwide security goals in opposition to under attack states, organizations and persons such as Iran and North Korea. This organization maintains and publishes a record with the purpose of including each and every one such states, organizations and persons that support or are concerned in violence actions. This record is recognized as Special Designated Nationals or SDN list. Trade companies and organizations of US are not allowed to deal in the company of any such state, association or person listed in SDN list. Iran is in front of political and economical problem due to Iran sanctions from elongated period of time. Under these sanctions nuclear, projectile and firm military exports to Iran are banned. Erstwhile investments in oil, gas and petrochemicals and their exports are not permitted or are illegal. This has effected exaggerated company communications, their Banking transactions, insurance transactions and transfer money to Iran linked matters. Ferrari & Associates, P.C. is a law firm with the to help customers who are concerned in matters related to US financial system or Iran Sanctions or who are prohibited for such dealings or transfer money to Iran by means of OFAC SDN List Removal.