Ismail Houidi, Associate, White Collar Investigations & Trade Compliance

Ismail Houidi

Associate

Areas of Focus

Ismail Houidi, Associate, White Collar Investigations & Trade Compliance

Ismail Houidi

Associate

ihouidi@akingump.com

Areas of Focus

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  • Counsels U.S. and international clients on matters related to U.S. sanctions, export controls, anticorruption laws and global investigations.

Ismail counsels clients on compliance issues related to export controls, economic sanctions and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) to a range of clients. Furthermore, he provides compliance counseling in relation to United States international trade controls, including economic sanctions regulations administered by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and U.S. export controls such as the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) when clients are conducting internal investigations. Ismail also advises clients facing government investigations and enforcement actions concerning the FCPA.

Prior to Akin, Ismail was an associate at another major international law firm in New York.

Representative Work
  • Assessing U.S. and non-U.S. entities’ compliance with applicable U.S. sanctions, export controls and anticorruption law and regulations.
  • Advising multinational companies on conducting due diligence and establishing compliance safeguards to mitigate sanctions, export controls and anticorruption risks.
  • Conducting internal compliance investigations of possible violations of ITAR, EAR or OFAC regulations.

Education
  • J.D., The George Washington University Law School, 2021

  • B.B.A., George Washington University, 2016

Bar Admissions
  • New York

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