On Monday, February 6, 2012, the Washington Foreign Law Society, in cooperation with the ABA Section of International Law International Anti-Money Laundering Committee; Young Professionals in Foreign Policy; George Washington University; Georgetown University Law – Asia; American University Washington College of Law Business Law Program and International Legal Studies Program; ABA Law Student Division; ABA Law Student, LLM & New Lawyer Outreach Committee (SIL); and ABA International Anti-Corruption Committee (SIL), presented an evening panel representing a broad spectrum of practitioners who are focused on anti-money laundering careers. Panelists shared how they arrived at their present positions, what helped to get them there, the type of work they do and what they wish they’d known in law school related to AML careers. Panelists included Truman Butler, Wells Fargo Senior Counsel, BSA Section & AML Compliance; Bruce Zagaris, Partner, Berliner Corcoran & Rowe LLP; Stephanie Brooker, Chief, Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section, United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia; Danielle Camner Lindholm, BAE Systems; Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist, Navigant Consulting Inc.; and Michael Buffardi, Special Advisor for Non-Bank Financial Institutions, Regulatory Policy & Programs Division, FinCEN. The event was held at the Center for Strategic & International Studies.
