Anti-Money Laundering

Mintz Levin recognizes the increasing importance of advising our clients on the ever-changing international laws and regulations targeting money laundering and terrorist financing.

Our diverse group of AML attorneys includes former federal prosecutors, government attorneys and transactional attorneys skilled in global trade and high finance, who are fully equipped to handle this shifting regulatory and compliance landscape. Our AML Compliance and Counseling professionals advise educational institutions, insurance companies, broker-dealers, banks, money services businesses, private investment companies and funds on compliance with anti-money laundering laws and regulations. We assist institutions in the evaluation of existing AML programs, in addition to the establishment of AML compliance programs. We counsel clients on their obligations related to reporting suspicious activity, record keeping, satisfying customer identification ("Know Your Customer") requirements, as well as applying statutory standards to specific financial transactions.

Mintz Levin has worked with a broad client base in various anti-money laundering areas, more specifically:

• redesigning anti-money laundering programs for money services businesses and advising U.S. based companies on regulatory compliance related to foreign accounts and assets
• representing financial institutions in Bank Secrecy Act audits and conducting anti-money laundering annual exam/audits for financial institutions
• advising financial institutions in response to regulatory authority requests
• advising private investment companies and funds on the applicability of the USA PATRIOT Act in fund formation