Chair
Will Irving, Partner, Russell McVeagh
Future-Proof Your Practice: AML Compliance in the New Regulatory Landscape
- A view from the courts
- The international picture
- Common problems for smaller firms
- Building resilience
Presented by Marty Robinson, Principal, Robinson Legal; co-author, The Anti-Money Laundering Regime: A Practical Guide (LexisNexis)
Learning Objectives:
- Understand emerging AML/CFT compliance challenges, including recent court decisions and international developments
- Learn practical strategies to build AML resilience, especially for small and medium-sized law firms
Description
Attend and earn 0.5 CPD hour
* This interactive online recording includes questions and quizzes requiring critical thinking about the topics, so you have no annual limits to the number of points/hours you can claim with this format of learning. Please verify with your CPD rules
Presenters
Marty Robinson, CAMS, Principal, Robinson Legal
Marty is a barrister and solicitor specializing in financial crime, with particular expertise in anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-financing of terrorism (CFT). He provides advice to businesses on regulatory compliance and deterring criminal exploitation, as well as representing defendants in criminal proceedings, victims of financial scams, and offering corporate governance guidance. His career spans roles in financial crime investigations, prosecutions, and defense since 2003, including with the United Kingdom Serious Fraud Office, Crown Solicitor's Office in Christchurch, and the Department of Internal Affairs in New Zealand, where he oversaw litigation and AML/CFT enforcement. Marty has been involved in major cases with sums up to NZD 500 million. His charity work supports Child Rescue New Zealand and Child ALERT (ECPAT NZ). He is admitted to practice in New Zealand, England and Wales, and New South Wales, Australia.
Will Irving, Partner, Russell McVeagh
Will is a partner in Russell McVeagh's litigation practice, based in the Auckland office. Specialising in commercial litigation, his expertise spans financial services, regulatory enforcement, and disputes involving property, tax, and ICT. His experience includes acting for financial institutions in investigations by New Zealand’s financial regulators, with a particular focus on the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act, the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act, and the Financial Markets Conduct Act. He has represented clients in significant cases, including acting for Tiger Brokers in proceedings brought by the FMA in relation to AML/CFT Act compliance. Will’s accolades include recognition in the Best Lawyers® New Zealand 2024 Guide for Arbitration and Mediation and Litigation, and he was named a Rising Star in 2020 by NZ Lawyer magazine.
