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OnAir with Akin Gump features the thinking and insights of Akin Gump’s lawyers and advisors on topics of interest to those in the business and legal communities around the world. Commentaries on headline-making stories, viewpoints on interesting trends, and peeks over the horizon at upcoming opportunities and challenges—all these and more are featured in this series.

Oct 18, 2018

In this episode, Akin Gump cross-border transactions partner Melissa Schwartz discusses economic sanctions and transactions, specifically, how businesses minimize the risk they face of sanctions violations.

Among the topics covered:

  • secondary sanctions risk
  • evaluating your risk profile
  • the importance of a strong diligence program.

For more information on Akin Gump’s work on economic sanctions and cross-border transactions, please visit the sanctions and cross-border transactions pages on akingump.com.