Michael Dondarski, Compliance Officer, United States Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to Speak at KC’s New Iranian Sanctions Event

New York, NY, April 14, 2012 --(PR.com)-- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Michael Dondarski, Compliance Officer, United States Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ webcast entitled: “New Iranian Sanctions And How They Will Affect Your Business And Your Trade Compliance Program In 2012.” This event is scheduled for June 22, 2012 from 12pm – 2pm (ET).

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http://www.knowledgecongress.org/event_2012_Iranian_Sanctions.html

Event Synopsis:

On Dec. 31, the President signed into law new legislation that provides harsher financial sanctions against Iran to weaken Tehran economically and cripple its pursuit of nuclear weapons. In February, the President issued an Executive Order which implements these new sanctions. These new provisions will not only strengthen current sanctions but will also expand the reach to affect foreign financial institutions that do business with Iran's Central Bank. Additional legislation against Iran is currently pending in Congress which may expand sanctions even further. This webinar will address the following:

• What are the key provisions of the new law and what are the effective dates?
• What is the relationship of these new provisions to the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions Accountability and Divestment Act? What companies will be affected?
• How will the sanctions affect foreign companies doing business with Iran? And how will they affect U.S. banks?
• What activities are among the list of activities that could be sanctioned?
• What can companies do to protect their business against costly investigations and possible penalties?
• Steps to make sure your company complies with the ever evolving patchwork quilt of Iranian sanctions laws and regulations

About Michael Dondarski

Mr. Dondarski has been a member of the Sanctions Compliance and Evaluation team at the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) since 2008. In his capacity as the Sanctions Compliance Review Coordinator, he has played a leading role in the coordination and implementation of OFAC’s international outreach regarding Iran sanctions. In addition to being a lead case officer in OFAC’s enforcement investigations of U.S. and foreign financial institutions, he has advised on thousands of inquiries on both in-process transactions and general questions on compliance with OFAC's economic sanctions programs. Mr. Dondarski also provides daily consultation to financial institutions and international trading entities, and participates in outreach events to the financial services community.

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