Omar Farid
Associate
Areas of Focus
- International Trade
- Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
- International Trade Policy
- National Security
- Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
- Digital Assets, Cryptocurrency & Blockchain
- Pro Bono
- Customs & Import Controls
- World Trade Organization (WTO) Dispute Resolution & Counseling
- Sovereign Governments
- Health Policy & Legislation
- Anti-Money Laundering
- Global Investment Review
- Technology
- Regulatory
- Advises U.S. and international clients, including multinational and Fortune 500 corporations, on matters related to U.S. sanctions, export controls, anticorruption laws and global investigations.
- Represents sovereign governments in matters related to international trade law and policy, including advising on free trade agreements, dispute settlements and market access.
Omar is an associate in the international trade practice. He advises clients on matters involving enforcement and compliance issues related to U.S. economic sanctions and export controls, customs and import controls, and compliance with international trade laws and regulations. Omar also advises clients on international trade policy and regulatory and policy developments related to trade and emerging technologies.
In addition, Omar advises clients in conducting internal investigations into possible violations of U.S. international trade controls, including economic sanctions regulations administered by the Department of the Treasury’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).
Previously, Omar was a public policy specialist at the firm, where he focused on legislative issues related to foreign affairs, energy, health care and cybersecurity.
Omar was a member of Akin's 2020 summer associate class. Omar holds a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center, where he served as senior current developments editor for the Georgetown Immigration Law Journal and a student attorney in the Georgetown University Law Center Civil Rights Clinic.
- Assessing U.S. and non-U.S. entities’ compliance with applicable U.S. sanctions, export controls and anticorruption law and regulations.
- Advising multinational and Fortune 500 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.
- Drafting compliance contractual provisions for lenders in facility and other lending agreements.
LanguagesArabic
Arabic
EducationJ.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 2021
B.A., University of Texas at Austin, 2017
J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 2021
B.A., University of Texas at Austin, 2017
Bar AdmissionsDistrict of Columbia
New York
District of Columbia
New York
- Law clerk to U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration.
- Student attorney, Georgetown University Law Center Civil Rights Clinic.
- Co-author, with Roy Liu and Tyler Grove, “Trade Strategies: Changing Horizon,” Export Compliance Manager, Issue 49, December 2024/January 2025.
