Anti-Money Laundering & Economic Sanctions

Band 1 – White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (District of Columbia)
Chambers USA (2026)
Nationwide Corporate Crime & Investigations: The Elite
Chambers USA (2026)
Nationwide International Trade: Economic Sanctions and Export Controls
Chambers USA (2026)
Finalist – Most Impressive Investigations Practice of the Year
Global Investigations Review (2024)
Compliance Practice Group of the Year
Law360 (2022, 2023)
White Collar Practice Group of the Year
Law360 (2021, 2022)

Banks and Broker-Dealers

A UAE financial institution in criminal and civil sanctions matters before the DOJ, OFAC, the Federal Reserve, the NY DFS, the FCA and the U.K. Prudential Regulation Authority. Most notably, we successfully defended our client against a $750 million OFAC fine with novel legal and policy arguments, based largely on statute-of-limitations grounds, resulting in a Finding of Violation with zero financial penalty.
A top five global bank in an investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York focused on U.S. dollar-clearing activity and related AML and sanctions controls, and in parallel investigations by the Federal Reserve and the NY DFS regarding alleged sanctions violations.
A major U.S. bank in responding to DOJ and OFAC investigations regarding business activities involving Russia and Ukraine.
A major national bank in a number of significant matters, including its resolutions with DOJ regarding the bank’s compliance with AML requirements as part of the bank’s global resolution with U.S. government and regulatory authorities.
Shinhan Bank America in the successful settlement of AML investigations by the NY DFS, FDIC and FinCEN.
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) and its New York branch in the successful resolution of AML and CSI-related inquiries by the NY DFS and the Federal Reserve.
National Bank of Pakistan and its New York branch in a successful resolution of sanctions/AML compliance investigations by the NY DFS and the Federal Reserve.
A major global financial services institution in a DOJ sanctions investigation, including matters concerning Russia-, Belarus- and Ukraine-related sanctions.
A Mexican financial institution in a comprehensive review of the bank’s AML program.
A consortium of international banks in connection with their ongoing obligations to comply with economic sanctions under multiple U.S., EU and other sanctions regimes and their credit exposure to sanctioned companies.
A large U.S. bank in an industry-wide congressional investigation of banks’ historic business in a higher-risk jurisdiction.
Multiple financial institutions in OFAC licensing applications, requests for interpretive advice, delisting petitions, and the filing of voluntary disclosures and responses to document requests.

Anti-Money Laundering & Economic Sanctions

RECOGNITIONS

Chambers USA (2026)

Chambers USA (2026)

Chambers USA (2026)

Global Investigations Review (2024)

Law360 (2022, 2023)

Law360 (2021, 2022)

NEWS & THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

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