Back to Business in Iran After the Nuclear Deal: Maximizing Opportunity and Minimizing Liability Risks
Navigating Remaining Sanctions and Customs Controls, Obtaining Necessary Licenses, and International Tax Planning
Recording of a 90-minute CLE webinar with Q&A
This CLE webinar will provide guidance for counsel to U.S. companies considering doing business in or with companies in Iran. The panel will discuss how to ensure compliance with sanctions and customs requirements as well as address international tax planning issues in order to take advantage of business opportunities in Iran.
Outline
- U.S./Iran relations
- U.S. Sanctions
- U.S. sanctions prior to the Iran nuclear deal
- U.S. sanctions that remain after the Iran nuclear deal
- Timing of sanctions relief under the Iran nuclear deal
- Potential licenses that must be obtained when dealing with Iran
- Enforcement risks
- U.S. Export Controls
- U.S. export controls prior to the Iran nuclear deal
- U.S. export controls that remain after the Iran nuclear deal
- Potential licenses that must be obtained when dealing with Iran
- Enforcement risks
- International tax planning
- Potential issues
- Tax beneficial structuring alternatives
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key issues:
- What business activities are permissible with respect to Iran?
- What steps can companies take to promote OFAC and export controls compliance with respect to Iran?
- What strategies should counsel employ when addressing international tax planning in light of new opportunities in Iran?
Faculty
Mehrdad Ghassemieh
Partner
Harlowe & Falk
Mr. Ghassemieh’s practice includes assisting companies of all sizes, in all business and tax matters. This... | Read More
Mr. Ghassemieh’s practice includes assisting companies of all sizes, in all business and tax matters. This includes advising closely held businesses to establish new business entities, advising on regulatory and tax matters, succession planning, and tax efficient planning for purchases or sales of existing businesses. He also provides tax consulting services to clients with international operations. His clients include both U.S.–based companies that have expanded abroad and foreign companies with U.S. ties.
CloseNnedinma C. Ifudu Nweke
Senior Counsel
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Ms. Ifudu provides assistance to U.S. and non-U.S. clients with various aspects of U.S. and international trade... | Read More
Ms. Ifudu provides assistance to U.S. and non-U.S. clients with various aspects of U.S. and international trade controls and regulatory compliance that affect international trade and business, including U.S. export controls, U.S. and international economic sanctions and trade embargoes, U.S. anti-boycott laws, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the UK Bribery Act. She helps clients to manage effectively due diligence investigations and advises clients on how to respond to U.S. government enforcement investigations, develop and implement compliance policies and procedures, prepare voluntary self-disclosures and conduct internal reviews, audits and investigations.
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Barbara D. Linney
Member
Miller & Chevalier Chartered
Ms. Linney advises U.S. and foreign clients across a broad spectrum of industries on international trade and business... | Read More
Ms. Linney advises U.S. and foreign clients across a broad spectrum of industries on international trade and business issues. She regularly advises clients on a wide-range of issues, including economic sanctions and trade embargoes administered by OFAC, the U.S. Department of State, Canada, the United Kingdom and the European Union; international export and import controls, including U.S. controls imposed by the AECA and the ITAR and export controls imposed by the EAR; the FCPA, the UK Bribery Act and other anti-corruption legislation, foreign investment review, and defense security. She is admitted to practice in Washington, DC, New York, Alberta, Canada and England and Wales.
CloseDavid B. Woodward
President & CEO
Associates in Cultural Exchange
Mr. Woodward has presented extensively worldwide in forums and conferences on Middle East issues and Islam. He is a... | Read More
Mr. Woodward has presented extensively worldwide in forums and conferences on Middle East issues and Islam. He is a member of the U.S. Secretary of Commerce-appointed District Export Council for Washington State, the Persian & Iranian Studies Advisory Board at the University of Washington, and the Middle East Interest Group of NAFSA: Association of International Educators.
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