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The New Era of Payment Screening Risk: Where Expectations Collide with Reality

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On April 30, 2026, join Rachel Fiorill, Partner in Morrison Foerster’s National Security practice and former Enforcement Section...

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On April 30, 2026, join Rachel Fiorill, Partner in Morrison Foerster’s National Security practice and former Enforcement Section Chief of the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), at the 20th Annual Flagship Conference on U.S. Economic Sanctions Enforcement and Compliance in Washington, DC.Rachel joins esteemed panelists in a session titled “The New Era of Payment Screening Risk: Where Expectations Collide with Reality.” Her panel will discuss the following topics:<ul><li>How to screen for alternative payment companies when information is hard to obtain</li><li>Additional steps for third party due diligence</li><li>Tools to reduce risk and strengthen compliance</li><li>The lengths and limits of new solutions and automation</li></ul>For additional details, including registration, visit <a href="https://www.americanconference.com/economic-sanctions-enforcement-compliance/" target="_blank">ACI Economic Sanctions Enforcement and Compliance Conference</a>.<hr>

20th Annual Flagship Conference on Economic Sanctions Enforcement and Compliance

The New Era of Payment Screening Risk: Where Expectations Collide with Reality

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Rachel Fiorill is a partner in Morrison Foerster’s National Security Group. Having served as an Enforcement Section Chief at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and with over a decade of private sector experience, Rachel brings unparalleled experience in economic sanctions, Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML), U.S. government and internal investigations, export controls, and national security matters.Clients seek Rachel’s counsel on their most complex sanctions enforcement and compliance matters, including those in relation to meeting OFAC’s sanctions compliance program expectations. Rachel draws on her previous OFAC Enforcement Division leadership experience and her experiences collaborating with senior management and agency officials within the Treasury Department to provide her clients with practical, risk-based advice regarding sanctions enforcement and compliance.Rachel has extensive experience assisting clients in navigating the evolving financial crimes regulatory landscape in connection with investigations by OFAC, the Department of Justice, the New York Department of Financial Services, Congress, and other federal and international regulators. Her practice focuses economic sanctions, BSA/AML, anti-corruption, export control, and information and communications technology and services (ICTS) matters. She regularly advises global financial institutions, investment companies, and U.S. and non-U.S. companies operating in the technology, payments, and cryptocurrency industries on sanctions and cross-border risk management, compliance program reviews, government inquires and resolutions, internal investigations, corporate transactions, and due diligence assessments.During her time at OFAC, Rachel led the investigation and resolution of hundreds of enforcement actions, including several groundbreaking civil monetary penalties. As Enforcement Division Section Chief, Rachel oversaw all aspects of investigations of possible sanctions violations, including review and clearance of subpoenas, correspondence, case disposition memoranda, penalty notices, settlements, findings of violation, cautionary letters, and cease-and-desist orders. She also gained particular experience with Ukraine/Russia, Iran, and Syria sanctions, coordinated investigative activities with federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies, and provided technical sanctions guidance and support to law enforcement agencies and prosecutors.Rachel received her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center, where she served as the special projects editor for The Tax Lawyer. While at Georgetown, she participated in the Housing and Community Development clinic at the Harrison Institute for Public Law. Rachel concurrently earned her Master of Public Policy from Georgetown University. She graduated cum laude from Brandeis University with a Bachelor of Arts in economics and politics.

Rachel Fiorill

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National Security: Economic Sanctions + Export Controls, CFIUS, FARA

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The New Era of Payment Screening Risk: Where Expectations Collide with Reality

30 Apr 2026 3:30 PM - 4:15 AM EDT