Nicole Sayegh Succar is a partner in the Litigation Department and a member of the Economic Sanctions & AML, National Security, and White Collar & Regulatory Defense groups. Nicole provides compliance counseling, diligence and investigations services related to U.S. economic sanctions and the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA)/ anti-money laundering (AML) laws and regulations. Drawing on her unique combination of government and in-house experience, she assists clients in pursuing innovative and practical solutions to sanctions, BSA/AML and other financial crimes matters.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2027 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America | 2027 | Litigation, White Collar, Investigations, Sanctions |
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America | 2026 | Litigation, White Collar, Investigations, Sanctions |
Succar’s recent representations include, among others:
- a multinational retailer in a U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) disclosure and related investigation involving the resale of merchandise to Iran;
- a major technology company in a risk assessment of the money laundering enforcement risk related to certain of its products;
- a Chinese multinational technology and entertainment company in connection with ongoing sanctions, export control and anti-money laundering advice.
- a major sports association as international trade counsel (economic sanctions and export controls) in its involvement in one of the world’s largest sports tournaments;
- a financial technology company as lead counsel on day-to-day advisory on economic sanctions and in assistance with an internal investigation related to Cuba-related sanctions;
- a financial institution in a DOJ investigation resolution and settlement with FinCEN for violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA);
- Sandvine Corporation in trade compliance support related to a major victory when the U.S. government took the extremely rare step of removing the company from the highly restrictive Entity List, where it had been placed due to accusations that its products were misused by foreign governments to infringe on civil liberties and other rights; and
- an American multinational corporation and technology company, a bank holding company and financial services corporation, a leading global professional services company and a major insurance company as a day-to-day adviser on economic sanctions, export control and BSA/AML compliance.