Arent Fox partners Myles Getlan, Michael Burton, David Hamill, Kay Georgi, Mary Carter Andrues, and Matt Nolan, along with associates Regan Alberda, Valentin Povarchuk, and Jeff Lord were published in the “Expert Analysis” section of the October 18, 2011, edition of International Trade Law360. Their article, “Boon for Food Exports to Iran and Sudan,” discusses the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control’s recent announcement replacing the one-year specific license requirement for exports of most food to Iran and Sudan with general licenses that now authorize such exports without prior approval from OFAC.

“By eliminating the one-year specific license requirement on exports of food to Iran and Sudan, and authorizing such exports under general license, the US. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control has lifted a significant burden on exporters,” writes Law 360 in its introduction to the article. “This change comes somewhat as a surprise to many in the trade, say attorneys with Arent Fox LLP.”

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