Our Anti‑Money Laundering team helps clients prevent, detect, and respond to money‑laundering risk – designing and enhancing AML compliance programs, preparing for examinations, and defending investigations and enforcement matters. Our regulatory lawyers work hand-in-hand with members of our firm who enforced, administered, and prosecuted AML cases to deliver practical, audit-ready solutions across jurisdictions.

We advise on core AML controls, including Know‑Your‑Customer and customer identification procedures, enhanced due diligence, suspicious activity reporting, and screening processes. We also help clients prepare for regulatory audits and respond to findings, with experience before key agencies both in the U.S. and beyond, including:

• Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)
• New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS)
• California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI)
• UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
• Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA)

We advise on AML risk across the business lifecycle—from building and testing compliance frameworks to supporting transactions and responding when issues arise. Our experience includes assessing AML risk in M&A and other diligence contexts and defending clients in AML enforcement matters conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), NYDFS, the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and other agencies. We also conduct internal, domestic, and cross-border investigations, coordinating closely with our international trade and anti-corruption teams to address the full range of financial-crime risks.