Janiell Gonzalez

Aug 27, 2024 | lexology.com | Marina Olman-Pal |Shane Foster |Kyle R. Freeny |Janiell Gonzalez

Go-To Guide:The U.S. Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (Proposed Rule) to amend anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) program requirements for all financial institutions subject to AML/CFT program obligations under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA).

Feb 14, 2024 | lexblog.com | Hilary Sledge-Sarnor |Marina Olman-Pal |Steven T. Cummings |Janiell Gonzalez

Lisa M. Lanham focuses her practice on fintech and payments solutions within the financial services sector. Her role encompasses work with a diverse range of clients, including residential and commercial mortgage brokers, lenders, servicers, loan fulfilment providers, student, consumer, and solar loan lenders and servicers, marketplace lenders, and entities offering retail installment contracts for consumer goods. Moreover, she advises investors engaged in secondary market activities.

Feb 14, 2024 | lexology.com | Hilary Sledge-Sarnor |Marina Olman-Pal |Lisa Lanham |Steven T. Cummings |Janiell Gonzalez

Go-To Guide:Hawaii announces that digital currency companies will no longer require a Hawaii-issued money transmitter license to conduct business within Hawaii. The Hawaii DFI makes clear, however, that crypto companies engaging in activity within Hawaii must still comply with any applicable federal and state laws.

Nov 8, 2023 | mondaq.com | Marina Olman-Pal |Kyle R. Freeny |Hilary Sledge-Sarnor |Janiell Gonzalez

Go-To Guide: The Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has found that transactions involving convertible virtual currency (CVC) mixing within or involving a jurisdiction outside the United States are a class of transactions that are of "primary money laundering concern" under Section 311 of the USA PATRIOT Act.

Nov 3, 2023 | lexblog.com | Marina Olman-Pal |Kyle R. Freeny |Hilary Sledge-Sarnor |Janiell Gonzalez

Kyle R. Freeny, a skilled trial attorney and former federal prosecutor for the Special Counsel’s Office and the Department of Justice (DOJ), Criminal Division’s Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section (MLARS), focuses her practice on white collar criminal defense, government and internal investigations, and anti-money laundering (AML) and international corruption matters. Kyle was one of 19 prosecutors selected by Robert S.