Sanctions Compliance UAE
Sanctions and counterparty risk advisory for UAE businesses engaged in international trade, finance and cross-border transactions. Practical screening, ownership analysis, escalation procedures and governance.
Sanctions and counterparty risk
International counterparties can create risk long before a transaction reaches a bank. Businesses need to understand who owns the counterparty, where goods and services move, which jurisdictions are involved and what escalation process applies when a concern appears.
The UAE Executive Office for Control & Non-Proliferation publishes official guidance and maintains the UAE's Targeted Financial Sanctions framework. We help management translate applicable requirements into business controls, while legal opinions are referred to appropriately licensed counsel where required.
- ✓ Sanctions screening framework
- ✓ Counterparty due diligence
- ✓ Ownership and control analysis
- ✓ Escalation procedures
- ✓ International trade risk reviews
Diagnose
Understand the business and identify material exposures.
Build
Translate findings into practical controls and ownership.
Oversee
Maintain the framework through reporting and ongoing advisory.
Why Blackthorne & Chase?
Founder-led advisory from Baqa Rashdi, a Canadian-qualified lawyer called to the Ontario Bar in 2010. The consultancy combines senior professional judgment with a lean delivery model and a Dubai mainland presence.