A Good Lickin'
All Things Investigation: Due Diligence and Drama: A Deep Dive into Art World with Daniel Weiner
FCPA Compliance Report: Navigating the Complexities of FTO Designations and Compliance in Mexico and Latin America
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 50 - Hidden in Plain Sight: How Kleptocrats Exploit U.S. Financial Systems
Episode 343 -- TD Bank Agrees to Pay Over $3 Billion for Systemic Violations of Bank Secrecy Act and Money Laundering Violations
Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 56 - The Intersection of Financial Crime and Cryptocurrencies with Chengyi Ong
Digital Planning Podcast Episode: Estate Planning and the Corporate Transparency Act
Season 2 - Episode 2 - A Whistleblowers Nightmare: The Uncovering of the 1Malaysia Development Berhad Scandal
Guidepost in Motion EP24: State of Compliance with Alixandra Smith Part 1
RICO Conduct (18 U.S.C. §§ 1962(a-d)) - RICO Report Podcast
The Justice Insiders: Largest Bitcoin Seizure in DOJ History – Crypto Can Be Traced!
Integrity Matters: AML Trends for 2022
Anatomy of a Successful Motion to Dismiss in RICO Case
Anti-Money Laundering Act Priorities Released: Takeaways for Companies
BSA, OFAC, KYC, and CIP – What do they mean to me? [More with McGlinchey, Ep. 29]
Argentina: A Look at the Case of Lázaro Báez - Laundering the Proceeds of Corruption and Tax Fraud
Cryptocurrency: Wild West or Wall Street? [More with McGlinchey, Ep. 22]
Episode 117 -- FCPA Update: Samsung FCPA Settlement; Braskem Former CEO Indicted; Transport CEO Convicted after Trial
Episode 116 -- Alstom Executive Convicted of FCPA and Money Laundering Offenses
Assessing Your Money Laundering Risk with Jennifer McEntire
Welcome to the latest edition of our Regulatory & Risk Advisory Review. In this issue, we explore key regulatory updates and emerging trends to help you stay informed and ahead in today’s dynamic compliance environment. The...more
On August 6, 2025, following a four-week trial, a jury in the Southern District of New York delivered a mixed verdict in the criminal case against Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm. The jury convicted Storm of conspiring to...more
French Bank Launches USD Stablecoin, US Fintech Expands Stablecoin Reach - The crypto assets division of a major French multinational bank and financial services company (Bank) recently announced the launch of its U.S....more
What does the silent extinction of endangered species reveal about the hidden corridors of global finance? As financial transactions and environmental health become increasingly linked, a troubling reality emerges: illegal...more
The global financial landscape is under siege by increasingly sophisticated financial and economic crimes. Money laundering, fraud, corruption, and market abuse pose ever-growing risks, compounded by rapid advancements in AI,...more
I am very pleased to co-chair again the Practicing Law Institute’s 2024 Anti-Money Laundering Conference on May 23, 2024, starting at 9 a.m. in New York City (the event also will be virtual). I am also really fortunate to be...more
A proposed rule would increase Treasury’s insight into non-US crypto mixing transactions to combat illicit activities by malicious actors. On October 19, 2023, the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes...more
State-chartered crypto banking entities and other crypto financial institutions will now be subject to a "transparent and equitable framework" when applying for direct access to the Federal Reserve's payment systems...more
Two recent federal enforcement actions—announced the same day—have underlined the need for crypto companies to carefully consider their anti-money laundering (AML) obligations or else risk significant penalties....more
Wilson Sonsini provides extensive and cutting-edge legal services for innovators, technology pioneers, and disruptors. As part of our focus on emerging technologies, our attorneys are publishing a series on applying and...more
The global NFT (non-fungible token) market now is worth dozens of billions of dollars annually. Innovators and early adopters, marketplaces, and sellers, are all eager to join this market but may have questions about how to...more
Global AML Compliance Faces Challenges Relating to Regulator Expertise, the Travel Rule, Decentralized Finance, and “Regulator Shopping”...more
Every day, the mainstream media and social media are filled with references to cryptocurrency. Depending on who you ask, it’s either simply the next way to spend your money, or it’s a haven for criminal activity. In this...more
On January 29, 2020, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) publicly released the results of a study which the GAO conducted on trade-based money laundering, or TBML, entitled “Countering Illicit Finance and Trade:...more
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is the U.S. Treasury Department bureau charged with monitoring financial transactions in order to combat domestic and international money laundering, terrorist financing and...more
I recently read an article in the MIT Sloan Management Review, entitled “How Blockchain Will Change Organizations”, where authors Don Tapscott and Alex Tapscott speculate that the transformations which blockchain may...more
Despite the staggering $8 billion figure estimated to be spent on global compliance in 2017, U.S.-based rules regarding Anti-Money Laundering (“AML”) and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (“CFT”) remain anchored in their...more