New Protections and Financial Incentives for Whistleblowers in the US

Partners Alessio Evangelista, Eytan Fisch and Ryan Junck, counsel Khalil Maalouf and associate Joe Sandman discuss how the recently enacted Anti-Money Laundering Whistleblower Improvement Act (an amendment to the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020) and forthcoming regulations from FinCEN will amplify the role of whistleblowers in the enforcement of U.S. anti-money laundering and sanctions laws. The authors provide guidance on what financial institutions and other companies can do to prepare for this change.