JERUSALEM, Israel – With the leaders of Russia, Iran and Turkey set to meet in Tehran Tuesday to frame up their plans for the Mideast, a legal U.S. resident, and German citizen Jamshid Sharmahd faces public execution for being a journalist. Speaking from California, Sharmahd’s daughter Gazelle told Fox News Digital that a Tehran regime lawyer told the family a “death sentence is certain.” Gazelle said a sixth hearing of her father’s “sham trial” might unfold this week. Iran’s regime refused to allow an independent lawyer to represent Sharmahd. Read the entire story on Fox News.
PT Law Attorney Quoted in The Miami Herald; “Castro confiscated his apartments in Cuba. American diplomats and now tourists stay in them”
“…But many believe the U.S. government should do more to achieve a permanent solution for holders of certified claims.
“Extraterritorial lawsuits are a huge investment. Americans should not be forced to litigate a matter that should be resolved diplomatically,” said Jason Poblete, a D.C. lawyer and long-term Cuban watcher. “Helms-Burton is a tool, a useful but flawed tool.”
“Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio also wants the Biden administration to be more aggressive in holding American companies accountable for doing business in Cuba with confiscated property. “Any American company that illegally enriches itself through properties confiscated by the Castro regime is violating U.S. law and must be held accountable,” Rubio said. “It’s not the first time Airbnb has encouraged travel to locations known for human rights abuses and even genocide. Even though the Biden Administration has shown zero interest in truly standing with the Cuban-American community, it should enforce U.S. law and punish those companies engaged in similar practices.”
Read more at the Miami Herald.
Poblete Tamargo Counsel, Sanctions Expert Quoted in NBC News on Cuba Policy and Sanctions
“A subsequent U.S. law enacted in 2000, the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act, allowed the direct sale of agricultural products and other food to Cuba.
“Jason Poblete, a Washington, D.C., attorney who supports sanctions on Cuba, said while “the measure makes it easier to export food and medicine,” it “adds more steps not otherwise needed when exporting to a nonsanctioned country.”
“During the Obama years, restrictions were eased on U.S.-Cuba trade, financial transactions and travel, but Trump reversed much of them.
Read the story on the NBC News website.
Poblete Tamargo Attorney Participates in Council on Foreign Relations program, “What’s Next for Cuba?”
On Tuesday, August 10, 2021, Poblete Tamargo partner Jason Poblete participated in a Council on Foreign Relations program assessing recent events in Cuba. Panelists discussed what sparked recent protests in Cuba, how the Cuban government has responded, and what policy options the Biden administration might take to address the situation. The video and transcript of the program are available on the Council on Foreign Relations website.
PobleteTamargo Welcomes Back Jeremy Ibrahim After Federal Service with the US Navy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
CONTACT: Ms. Cara Di Silvio
703.566.3037
ALEXANDRIA, VA – PobleteTamargo is pleased to welcome back Jeremy Ibrahim as Counsel to the firm after his service with the Department of the Navy (“DoN”). Mr. Ibrahim was sworn in as the DoN Chief of Staff to the 77th Secretary of the Navy on July 20, 2020. As Chief of Staff, Ibrahim was a member of the non-career Senior Executive Service with 3 Star equivalent rank.
“Jeremy is a talented litigator, colleague, and friend. We are looking forward to engaging in the legal and policy trenches again and helping firm clients accomplish their legal and policy goals,” said Mauricio Tamargo, co-founder of PobleteTamargo.
Mr. Ibrahim was previously confirmed by the US Senate to serve as the Commissioner with the United States Foreign Claims Settlement Commission at the Department of Justice. Since 1992, he has operated his own general law practice, which includes federal trial litigation, international law, business, tort, and federal criminal law. Prior to private practice, Mr. Ibrahim served as an Assistant District Attorney in Philadelphia.
Ibrahim will continue his robust litigation practice and will also advise clients on navigating U.S. policy matters. You can learn more about Jeremy’s work by reviewing his bio on the firm’s website.
Founded 10 years ago PobleteTamargo is a boutique federal regulatory and litigation practice specializing in federal regulatory law, national security law, international law, and related policy matters. You can learn more about the firm at www.pobletetamargo.com.
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