OFAC Designates Five UAE Businesses Involved in Iran-Related Transactions

Terry Gilroy is a partner in the New York office of Baker McKenzie and a member of the Compliance and Investigations Practice Group. Prior to joining the Firm in 2018, Terry served as Americas Head of the Financial Crime Legal function at Barclays. Terry advises businesses and individuals on white collar and financial crime issues and has significant experience conducting investigations relating to compliance with the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and related bribery and corruption statutes, economic sanctions regulations as administered by the US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and the Bank Secrecy Act and related anti-money laundering (AML) regulations and statutes.

Borys Dackiw is the Head of Compliance practice in the Gulf based in the Firm's Abu Dhabi office. A partner of Baker McKenzie since 1995, Borys regularly advises clients across various industries on their compliance and anti-bribery policies and programs and has participated in whistleblower interviews relating to allegations of bribery and other bribery-related investigations. He also advises on mergers & acquisitions (including privatizations), private equity and general corporate and commercial law.

Mazen Boustany is a partner of Baker McKenzie based in Dubai and head of the financial regulatory practice. He has over 25 years’ experience in the Middle East and has practiced in the UAE for more than 14 years. Mazen advises on all aspects of banking and finance law including Islamic finance, structured finance, securitisation, private equity, financial structuring and restructuring, cross-border transactions and investment funds. He has helped draft many of the financial regulations for governmental ministries and agencies including the UAE Central Bank and Ministry of Finance.

Samir Safar-Aly is an English-qualified senior associate in Baker McKenzie's DIFC office in the UAE, focusing on financial crime and financial regulation for the wider MENA region from both an advisory and investigations perspective. Samir's expertise includes UAE, Saudi and wider international anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CTF) rules, anti-bribery and corruption laws (covering the GCC, UK and U.S.) and other areas of white-collar and financial crime. He also advises governments in Africa and Asia on public policy and legal and regulatory reform. Samir has particular expertise in financial and economic sanctions and regularly provides guidance on UN, U.S. (OFAC), UK, EU and GCC sanctions regimes and export-control issues across a wide range of sectors. With regards to financial regulation, Samir covers the GCC and wider Middle East and provides guidance on the cross-border marketing of financial services and products, conduct issues and license applications. He regularly advises the world's leading financial institutions, asset managers, as well as FinTech start-ups.

Laura Klick is a US-qualified associate in Baker McKenzie's London office, where she advises on a variety of trade and compliance matters involving US, UK, and EU export controls and economic sanctions. Laura regularly counsels individuals and multinational corporations on compliance, licensing, and enforcement matters involving the US Treasury, State, and Commerce Departments and assists clients in understanding and navigating the complex regulatory regime governing international trade and investment.