Shipping Compliance with Sanctions Expert Claire O'Neill McCleskey | EMBARGOED! Episode 91

About this episode

This episode features a discussion on sanctions compliance in the shipping industry with experts Claire O'Neill McCleskey and Collmann Griffin.

On this episode of EMBARGOED!, host Tim O'Toole is joined by Miller & Chevalier's Collmann Griffin and Claire O'Neill McCleskey, former Head of the OFAC Compliance Division, to discuss sanctions compliance in the shipping industry. Roadmap: Typologies Iran Russia, including Lukoil/Rosneft and price cap North Korea How can you protect yourself? Best commercial screening tools Tips for insurers Price cap EU/U.S. divergence Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs)/cartels Tips for flag registries Are S2S transfers ever okay? ******* Thanks to our guests for joining us: Claire O'Neill McCleskey: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-o-neill-mccleskey/ Collmann Griffin: https://www.millerchevalier.com/professional/collmann-griffin Questions? Contact us at podcasts@milchev.com. EMBARGOED! is not intended and cannot be relied on as legal advice; the content only reflects the thoughts and opinions of its hosts. EMBARGOED! is intelligent talk about sanctions, export controls, and all things international trade for trade nerds and normal human beings alike. Each episode will feature deep thoughts and hot takes about the latest headline-grabbing developments in this area of the law, as well…

People in this episode

Host: Tim O'Toole

Guests: Claire O'Neill McCleskey, Collmann Griffin

Topics covered

• sanctions compliance
• shipping industry
• Iran
• Russia
• North Korea
• commercial screening tools
• insurance tips
• EU/U.S. divergence
• Foreign Terrorist Organizations
• flag registries
• S2S transfers

Keywords

• sanctions
• export controls
• international trade

Mentioned in this episode

Products: commercial screening tools

Books & works: EMBARGOED!

Places: Iran, Russia, North Korea, EU

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