CUMPLIMIENTO DE LA NORMATIVA E INVESTIGACIONES

El cumplimiento de la normativa en Medio Oriente es todo un reto. Los clientes se enfrentan a menudo a una brecha entre las normas escritas y la práctica real; un conjunto
de requisitos desconocidos o no publicados; y un alto grado de libre discrecionalidad ejercida por los reguladores y las autoridades. En ese marco, la Firma asesora a sus clientes

compliance. We also help local businesses understand contractual requirements to comply with applicable extraterritorial laws (including the U.S. FCPA and the U.K. Bribery Act) as
required by multinational counterparts.

sobre el marco jurídico aplicable y los riesgos prácticos reales que conlleva su incumplimiento. También ayudamos a las empresas locales a comprender los requisitos contractuales para
cumplir con las leyes extraterritoriales aplicables (incluidas la FCPA de EE.UU. y el Bribery Act del Reino Unido), tal y como exigen sus contrapartes multinacionales.

Recent Representative Matters:

• Created an OFAC trade sanctions compliance program for numerous clients including a Japanese technology company, a Japanese elevator manufacturer, a Japanese automotive manufacturer, a European industrial manufacturer, a Singaporean trading company, a European shipping company, and a Japanese food manufacturer, among many others
• Represented a Japanese trading company on the implementation of its compliance system across eleven offices in the Middle East and Africa
• Advised a leading European chemical manufacturer on its supply of products to sanctioned jurisdictions and required OFAC, EU and UN trade compliance
• Advising an Asian automotive company on sanctions issues involved with the use of their vehicles by organizations designated as Foreign Terrorist Organization by the US Department of State
• Advising a leading international logistics corporation on OFAC compliance of its transactions with Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan
• Advising a major Asian telecommunications supplier of resolution of sanctions issues regarding the supply and installation of mobile telecom equipment to a government operator
• Advised a German DAX-company on capital market and compliance issues under Egypt law in relation to an international takeover of a publicly listed European company
• Advised on numerous transactions relating to upstream oil and gas assets and change of control, license transfers, JOAs and contractual issues, and other regulatory and corporate matters
• Advised an Egyptian EGX-company on compliance and corporate governance issues under Egyptian law