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Rico Falsone focuses his practice on federal regulatory and compliance matters in the national security arena. He specializes in handling economic sanctions by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), investment security managed by the Treasury Department’s Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), and export controls under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Rico offers a range of services, including representing clients before CFIUS, assisting in enforcement matters before OFAC and other government agencies, preparing delisting petitions and licensing applications for OFAC, conducting thorough internal investigations, and developing and reviewing compliance programs.

On October 22, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sweeping new sanctions targeting Russia’s energy sector, citing the Kremlin’s continued refusal to engage in good-faith negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. The action designates Russia’s two largest oil companies, Rosneft Oil Company (Rosneft) and Lukoil OAO