Holland & Hart today announced the launch of www.tradesanctions.com, a global trade sanctions blog authored by leaders of Holland & Hart’s International Trade team. Ranked nationally by Chambers USA and Chambers Global, Holland & Hart’s experienced trade sanctions attorneys will author timely articles to help clients and business leaders stay abreast of rapidly developing sanctions and understand their wide-ranging impact on global economies and corporations alike. Articles will cover current sanctions activity involving Ukraine, Cuba, Iran, Mexico, Columbia, and beyond. The blog can be found at www.tradesanctions.com.
“The launch of www.tradesanctions.com couldn’t be more timely, with the global landscape of sanctions changing rapidly as to Iran and other countries, with significant impacts on enforcement and compliance risks,” said Steven W. Pelak, Holland & Hart Partner and former Principal Deputy Chief and Acting Chief, Counterespionage Section, National Security Division of the Department of Justice. “Changes in the regulatory framework will require dynamic compliance programs and affirmative measures to address changing risks in international commerce,” said Trip Mackintosh, the senior Holland & Hart Partner in the group who has been export control and trade sanctions counsel for private industry for over 25 years.
An international leader in export control/trade sanctions defense and compliance, the trade sanctions team draws on the sophisticated experience of practitioners with substantial government and private practice backgrounds. Members of the team who will contribute articles to www.tradesanctions.com include Of Counsel Jeremy P. Paner, a seasoned regulatory lawyer with expertise in OFAC regulations as former attorney within OFAC and in private industry, as well as Mr. Pelak, Mr. Mackintosh, and other members of the Holland & Hart Trade Compliance Team.