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Banking Attorney in Gastonia, NC

Wells Fargo May 24,2016 May 19,2016 Location Gastonia NC
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In-House

Attorney

Finance - Banking

Litigation - Whistleblower - CFTC

Min 10 yrs required

Profile

Counsel IV The candidate will provide legal advice and support to company businesses, control functions and to management throughout the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region in connection with issues related to: economic and trade sanctions (Sanctions) laws, regulations and practice; anti-money laundering (AML) laws, regulations and practice; and anti-bribery and corruption (ABC) laws, regulations and practice, including, the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and the UK Bribery Act 2010. Will advise company businesses across EMEA on such laws and regulations and how they impact the full range of business, products and financial services conducted or offered by company throughout EMEA including institutional securities, corporate banking, capital finance, asset management, commercial real estate and specialized lending, servicing and trust. Coordinate with internal and/or external counsel in EMEA, and with company's internal Sanctions, AML and ABC legal and risk colleagues in the US, to advise on business, product and transactional matters. Provide legal support to local EMEA internal counsel, EMEA business colleagues and Financial Crimes Risk Management across all products and business lines in reviewing compliance programs and policies to ensure compliance with Sanctions, AML and ABC laws and regulations and corporate policies. Review and negotiate business agreements / transaction documents to ensure that they contain adequate and appropriate AML, Sanctions and ABC representations. Advise and support business, compliance and risk leaders at all levels in governance, oversight, policy development and implementation. Assist with regulatory exams and internal audits.

Qualification and Experience

The candidate must have active State Bar membership with 10+ years of experience as a practicing attorney, preferably working in a global financial services corporate law department or law firm. Must have extensive knowledge of laws, regulations, and government, regulatory and industry standards and guidelines related to AML, ABC and Sanctions in EMEA; knowledge of US Sanctions, including those administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC); and strong ability to identify and resolve issues in these areas in collaboration with other legal, risk, and compliance subject-matter experts. Solid experience advising, and counseling executive levels of management is required. Should be proficient with advising risk managers and compliance managers in the above areas and supporting them in the development of practical processes that control risk and ensure compliance. Extensive knowledge and understanding of research, counsel, and guidance on complex legal questions or inquiries is preferred. Should have significant prior experience in advising global financial institutions on Sanctions, AML and ABC in EMEA jurisdictions. Should also have relevant experience of some of those jurisdictions and strong understanding and experience with the type of business, products and transactions that company conducts in those jurisdictions.

Application Deadline: June 9, 2016.

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Job ID: 5173829

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