BSA/AML Emerging Trends

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Ian M. Comisky, Partner Fox Rothschild LLP Mr. Comisky is the Chair of International Compliance with the law firm of Fox Rothschild LLP. Mr. Comisky concentrates his practice in the areas of anti-money laundering compliance and complex corporate and commercial litigation. Mr. Comisky is a graduate of the Wharton School of Business and the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Mr. Comisky is the co-author of Tax Fraud and Evasion which contains chapters dealing with money laundering, financial institution compliance, asset forfeiture and related issues. Mr. Comisky has represented individuals and entities in connection with domestic and foreign bank account reporting and regulatory issues and has represented foreign financial institutions in connection with Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”) and Common Reporting Standard (“CRS”) compliance. Mr. Comisky has also been retained on Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”) compliance matters, including entity and individual penalty issues, and has been retained in money laundering and asset forfeiture cases. Mr. Comisky has lectured extensively on the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020. Mr. Comisky also handles other commercial litigation including civil and criminal tax litigation, RICO class action, securities and other complex commercial disputes primarily in federal courts in Philadelphia and Florida. Mr. Comisky is an adjunct professor at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School teaching a course in money laundering. Fox Rothschild is a full-service law firm with 21 offices coast to coast. Key practice areas include Bankruptcy, Corporate, Gaming, Employment, Entertainment, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Privacy & Data Security, Real Estate and Tax. Dennis Miralis, Partner Nyman Gibson Miralis Dennis Miralis is a leading Australian defence lawyer who acts and advises in complex domestic and international criminal law matters in the following areas: international money laundering; white-collar and corporate crime; serious fraud; cybercrime; international asset forfeiture; international proceeds of crime law; bribery and corruption law; transnational crime law; extradition law; mutual assistance in criminal law matters; anti-terrorism law; national security law; criminal intelligence law; and encryption law. He appears in all courts throughout Australia and regularly travels outside of Australia for complex international / transnational criminal law matters. Eric Bensky, Shareholder McGonigle, P.C. Eric A. Bensky focuses on securities litigation and enforcement, with an emphasis on representing prime brokers, clearing firms, and other broker-dealers in court, arbitration, and regulatory investigations and disciplinary proceedings. Over the past several years, he has represented broker-dealers and their personnel in regulatory examinations, investigations, and enforcement proceedings concerning anti-money laundering obligations, particularly with respect to the monitoring, investigation, and reporting of potentially suspicious activity. Non-broker-dealer clients have included a leading national and international bank, a major mutual fund complex, public companies and their officers and directors, individuals and entities suspected of or charged with insider trading, investment advisory firms, and hedge funds. Jesus Ornelas, Senior Director FTI Consulting Jesus is a Senior Director and a member of the Financial Services Practice at FTI Consulting. His expertise and skills include knowledge of BSA/AML, KYC and OFAC regulatory policies. At FTI Consulting, Mr. Ornelas has been a contributing leader in a wide range of engagements with multinational banks and financial services companies. Mr. Ornelas has consulted with clients on evaluating risks of money laundering, terrorism financing and KYC due diligence functions. On several assignments, Mr. Ornelas conducted independent reviews of client policies, procedures and processes supporting KYC functions, such as Customer Identification Programs and Customer Due Diligence. He has also been responsible for reviewing the effectiveness of client compliance training programs and the effectiveness of internal controls.