Michael Mancusi represents foreign and domestic banking organizations and other financial services clients in regulatory, compliance and enforcement matters in front of the federal bank regulatory agencies, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Office of Foreign Assets Control. In addition, Mr. Mancusi has substantial experience representing clients in government and corporate internal investigations.

Mr. Mancusi counsels clients on corporate governance issues and banking organization and structure issues, including the use of bank charters, operating subsidiaries and bank holding companies under the National Bank Act, the Federal Reserve Act, the Bank Holding Company Act, the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, the Bank Merger Act and state banking laws. Mr. Mancusi also has experience with issues related to interstate branching and main office relocations as well as merger-related activities, including bank/thrift combinations, antitrust issues and affiliated transactions. In addition, Mr. Mancusi’s experience includes matters related to preparing for, and responding to, examination issues, and compliance with anti-money laundering and foreign assets control requirements. His internal investigations experience involves the Bank Secrecy Act as amended by the USA PATRIOT Act, Office of Foreign Assets Control compliance, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, consumer protection and unfair or deceptive acts and practices, accounting improprieties and misleading financial disclosures, compliance strategy and civil antitrust issues.

Mr. Mancusi has served as an attorney for the Comptroller of the Currency, where he handled federal banking law enforcement actions such as civil money penalties, suspensions and removals and temporary cease and desist orders.