Anti-Money Laundering

Holland & Knight's Anti-Money Laundering Team includes skilled attorneys who regularly advise U.S. companies, including financial institutions and mutual funds, on a wide range of AML/CFT and sanctions issues. Members of our team work closely with clients to establish AML/CFT compliance programs, address the reporting of suspicious activities and enhanced due diligence requirements, establish customer identification and documentation requirements, and review and prepare customer/investor profile forms to obtain the requisite customer information.

Protecting Your Interests

Our priority is to ensure that each client's AML program complies with the regulations administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, including the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and OFAC. We advise clients on the application of criminal money laundering statutes to specific transactions, including the interaction between money laundering and predicate offenses of money laundering (such as corruption and sanctions violations). In addition, our team counsels companies on the appropriate due diligence necessary to ensure compliance.

We work closely with Holland & Knight's International Trade and White Collar Defense and Investigations teams to defend companies in litigation matters involving AML/CFT issues.

Our experience includes:

• counseling clients on AML/CFT compliance and due diligence programs and requirements
• advising on the application of AML/CFT and OFAC regulations to specific transactions
• conducting internal and regulatory investigations
• advising clients in connection with the handling and negotiation of fines, penalties and enforcement actions