Sher & Blackwell offers legal and government relations expertise to U.S. and international businesses seeking to navigate the complex economic sanctions regulations administered and enforced by the U.S. Departments of Treasury and Commerce. Sher & Blackwell attorneys regularly provide guidance on the scope of permissible activities under various sanctions programs, including the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, Iranian Transaction Regulations, Sudanese Sanctions Regulations, Burmese Sanctions Regulations, and Syrian Sanctions Regulations.
In addition to offering guidance on the individual sanctions programs implemented pursuant to the Trading with the Enemy Act and International Emergency Economic Powers Act, we also offer counsel on the Iran Sanctions Act, Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000, and Export Administration Regulations.
Sher & Blackwell also assists clients with license applications, government investigations, voluntary disclosures of possible violations, and penalty proceedings before various federal agencies including the Office of Foreign Assets Control and Bureau of Industry and Security. In addition, Sher & Blackwell's legislative team closely monitors relevant congressional developments, such as the current debate over U.S.-Cuba policy. 
