This course offers a comprehensive legal and compliance-focused exploration of the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions programs. Designed for in-house counsel, compliance officers, and international legal advisors, the course emphasizes actionable strategies for recognizing, interpreting, and lawfully navigating economic and trade sanctions. Participants will gain hands-on skills in evaluating sanctions risk across complex multinational operations, designing defensible compliance programs, engaging with OFAC, and responding to enforcement actions and investigations. Through scenario-based exercises, the course provides a real-world legal training experience tailored to today’s global corporate environment.
Course Objectives
Participants will learn to:
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Analyze and apply key U.S. sanctions laws and executive orders.
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Interpret OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) and Sectoral Sanctions Identifications (SSI) lists.
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Implement legal screening protocols and investigate potential sanctions violations.
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Draft voluntary self-disclosures and represent clients in OFAC inquiries.
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Advise corporate leadership on risk exposure and compliance strategy.
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Navigate overlapping jurisdictional issues between U.S. sanctions and foreign regulatory frameworks.
