WASHINGTON– Sept. 16, 2021 – Kara M. Bombach, an International Trade & Customs Practice shareholder in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s Washington office, will speak at the American Conference Institute (ACI)’s Ensuring Compliance with U.S. and China Economic Sanctions Conference on a panel titled “The Art of Performing Effective Sanctions Screening on Chinese Persons and Entities” on Sept. 21 at 12:00 p.m. EDT.
Bombach focuses her practice on assisting companies and organizations lawfully export goods, technology, and services around the globe. She places emphasis on helping clients achieve practical, workable solutions to complex regulatory situations arising under anti-corruption and anti-bribery measures (U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Convention), export control laws (Export Administration Regulations and International Traffic In Arms), anti-boycott laws, and special sanctions (embargoes) maintained by the U.S. government (Office of Foreign Assets Control and other agencies) against various countries (including Iran, Cuba, and Russia), entities, and individuals. In cases of foreign investment in the United States, Bombach advises on the Exon-Florio provisions relating to U.S. national security concerns. She represents companies before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), and assists clients in mitigating foreign ownership, control or influence (FOCI) as may be required by Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, or U.S. national industrial security regulations.
About Greenberg Traurig’s International Trade Practice: Greenberg Traurig helps clients promote global trade and lower trade barriers. The International Trade Practice works throughout numerous countries on trade policies, remedies, negotiations, disputes and other commercial issues as part of Greenberg Traurig's International Practice. The group is marked by a combination of experience and insight in strategic trade consulting and representation on issues relating to the World Trade Organization’s global trade rules. The attorneys offer strategic advice to assist clients in both sustaining and enhancing their competitiveness in the ever-changing world economy. Members of the group also have experience in the growing array of global trade dispute proceedings.
About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (GT) has approximately 2300 attorneys in 40 locations in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. GT has been recognized for its philanthropic giving, diversity, and innovation, and is consistently among the largest firms in the U.S. on the Law360 400 and among the Top 20 on the Am Law Global 100. The firm is net carbon neutral with respect to its office energy usage and Mansfield Rule 4.0 Plus Certified. Web: www.gtlaw.com