Farhad Alavi

Experience

1. Managing Partner

   Akrivis Law Group, Pllc

   Jan 2013 — Present

   Practice focused on U.S. trade regulations compliance & defense (civil/criminal), including OFAC sanctions, export control regulations (EAR), Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), Customs. Some key accomplishments include-Spearheading the team securing the removal of two Russian ex-bankers from the OFAC SDN List -Securing the removal of multiple Asian companies off the BIS Entity List and one off the Unverified List (UVL)-Securing numerous releases of cotton items seized by CBP under a Withhold Release Order (WRO) related to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), as well as winning related protests -Representing clients in numerous white collar criminal cases involving sanctions and export controls violations -Successfully responding to OFAC Administrative Subpoenas -Obtaining OFAC licenses for activities under multiple sanctions programs, as well as BIS licenses for dual-use items -Advising major U.S. and foreign exporters on U.S. trade compliance requirements - Separately, advise clients globally on international corporate matters, as well as related issues such as due diligence and foreign debt collection/asset tracing, with a particular focus on the EMEA region.

Skills

• Anti Money Laundering
• Ovdp
• Corporate Governance
• Joint Ventures
• Litigation
• Legal Writing
• Corporate Law
• Administrative Law
• Private Equity
• Banking Law
• Trade Law
• Emerging Markets
• Fcpa
• International Business Law
• Economic Sanctions
• Iran
• Civil Litigation
• Securities Regulation
• International Law
• Oil & Gas Law
• Legal Compliance
• Cross-Border Transactions
• Venture Capital
• White Collar Criminal Defense
• Due Diligence
• Fatca
• Licensing
• Foreign Investment