2024 ACAMS The Assembly Las Vegas

On September 24, 2024, John Smith, Partner and Co-chair of Morrison Foerster’s National Security practice and former Director of the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), will be speaking on two panels at the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists’ (ACAMS) “The Assembly Las Vegas”.

During the first session, titled “Sanctions Compliance: Taking Stock and Looking Ahead,” John will be joined by fellow panelists Slava Akeslrud, AML Subject Matter Expert at NICE Actimize, and Jessica Bartlett, Managing Director and Global Head of Financial Crime Legal at Barclays. Dr. Justine Walker, Head of Global Sanctions and Risk at ACAMS, will lead the discussion where they will explore the ongoing impact of the Russia-Ukraine war on global sanctions, with a focus on the evolving U.S. sanctions on Russia and the complexities introduced by U.S.-China relations.

Additionally, John will be moderating a fireside chat titled “The Call Is Coming from Inside the House: Combating the Financing of Terrorism at Home,” where he will be joined by presenters Michael Ericks, Assistant Section Chief at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Leyla Salehzadeh, Policy Advisor at The Office of Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes (TFFC), U.S. Department of the Treasury. This session will discuss the differences between domestic violent extremists and foreign terrorist organizations and why understanding the differences can assist financial institutions in helping law enforcement disrupt this growing threat at home.

For additional details, including registration, visit “The Assembly Las Vegas.”