[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 31, Volume 3]

[Revised as of July 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 31CFR597.505]



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                  TITLE 31--MONEY AND FINANCE: TREASURY

 

 CHAPTER V--OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

 

PART 597_FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS SANCTIONS REGULATIONS--Table 

of Contents

 

 Subpart E_Licenses, Authorizations, and Statements of Licensing Policy

 

Sec. 597.505  Payment for certain legal services.



    Specific licenses may be issued, on a case-by-case basis, 

authorizing receipt of payment of professional fees and reimbursement of 

incurred expenses through a U.S. financial institution for the following 

legal services by U.S. persons:

    (a) Provision of legal advice and counseling to a foreign terrorist 

organization or an agent thereof on the requirements of and compliance 

with the laws of any jurisdiction within the United States, provided 

that such advice and counseling is not provided to facilitate 

transactions in violation of any of the prohibitions of this part;

    (b) Representation of a foreign terrorist organization or an agent 

thereof when named as a defendant in or otherwise made a party to 

domestic U.S. legal, arbitration, or administrative proceedings;

    (c) Initiation and conduct of domestic U.S. legal, arbitration, or 

administrative proceedings on behalf of a foreign terrorist organization 

or an agent thereof;

    (d) Representation of a foreign terrorist organization or an agent 

thereof before any federal or state agency with respect to the 

imposition, administration, or enforcement of U.S. sanctions against a 

foreign terrorist organization or an agent thereof;

    (e) Provision of legal services to a foreign terrorist organization 

or an agent thereof in any other context in which prevailing U.S. law 

requires access to legal counsel at public expense; and

    (f) Representation of a foreign terrorist organization seeking 

judicial review of a designation before the United States Court of 

Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit pursuant to 8 U.S.C. 

1189(b)(1).