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Morrison Foerster partners Marc-Alain Galeazzi and Nate Kurcab and Walder Wyss partners Pascale Köster and Thomas Müller invite you to a luncheon and panel discussion on Wednesday, 17 June 2026, at Zunfthaus zur Waag Signau House & Garden in Zürich. The panel features practitioners with combined U.S. and Swiss law expertise, providing in-depth perspectives on financial markets and anti-money laundering and sanctions compliance.U.S. compliance risk is real—even for institutions without an office in, or direct business with, the U.S. This event will bring together senior professionals from Swiss private banks, family offices, crypto firms, fiduciaries, corporates, and other financial market participants to discuss the expanding reach of U.S. regulations and enforcement actions and how they relate to the Swiss legal requirements and regulatory expectations. Our discussion will cover:<ul><li>When and how U.S. regulatory regimes may apply to Swiss institutions with no office in the United States;</li><li>U.S. regulator expectations across anti-money laundering, sanctions, and related regimes for Swiss institutions; and</li><li>Practical approaches to assessing actual risks, identifying gaps and weaknesses in current compliance programs, and strengthening compliance frameworks while still complying with Swiss law.</li></ul>A Q&A session and networking will follow. We would be delighted if you could join us. Seating is limited, so please RSVP using one of the buttons above or below at your earliest convenience.  If you have specific questions or topics you would like the panel to address, please feel free to include them with your RSVP.<hr>

When U.S. Enforcement Reaches Switzerland: Understanding & Mitigating U.S. Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions Risks for Swiss Institutions Without a U.S. Presence

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Marc-Alain’s practice focuses on advising and counseling domestic and foreign financial institutions on a variety of bank regulatory, Bank Secrecy Act/anti-money laundering (BSA/AML), countering the financing of terrorism (CFT), and transactional matters. Marc-Alain has significant experience representing global financial institutions in criminal and regulatory investigations and enforcement actions as well as addressing weaknesses and shortcomings in their BSA/AML compliance frameworks. He also advises clients on all AML-related issues in connection with ESG, M&A, strategic investments and private equity funds, embedded finance, blockchain and digital assets, and other corporate transactions. Marc-Alain is adept at assisting clients to build ground up BSA/AML policies and procedures, and he works closely with banks and fintechs to navigate BSA/AML considerations related to Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) and other partnership arrangements.Further, Marc-Alain has significant experience in advising and counseling U.S. and international bank holding companies, banks, and other financial institutions on a variety of bank regulatory and transactional matters, including matters relating to:<ul><li>The Bank Holding Company Act</li><li>Regulation K and Y</li><li>The Bank Merger Act</li><li>The Dodd–Frank Act (with regard to the Volcker Rule, Living Wills, and Enhanced Prudential Standards, among others)</li><li>Applications to federal and state banking regulators for expansion of activities</li><li>Internal restructuring</li><li>New products, sales, and acquisitions of U.S. banks</li></ul>Prior to joining Morrison Foerster, Marc-Alain was an associate with two prominent global United States law firms, and he practiced law in Switzerland for several years.Marc-Alain is a member of the board of the Swiss American Lawyers Association of Greater New York (SALA). He is fluent in German, English, French, and Spanish and has a basic knowledge of Italian. He is admitted to practice in New York and Switzerland.

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Nathanael Kurcab is a member of Morrison Foerster’s National Security Group and his practice focuses on economic sanctions and foreign direct investment issues. He advises clients on a range of international trade and national security issues, including the scope and implications of U.S. laws and regulations administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security, as well as representing clients in matters before the Committee of Foreign Investment in the United States. His practice includes advisory, diligence, internal investigations, compliance, and enforcement matters.Representative matters from both Morrison Foerster and his previous firm include:<ul><li>Representing a multinational financial institution in an internal investigation and resulting recent settlement with OFAC;</li><li>Advising a state-owned oil company on all aspects of U.S. sanctions compliance;</li><li>Assessing the policies and procedures of a major luxury goods provider; and</li><li>Investigating and disclosing to the government allegations of diversion to sanctioned parties received anonymously by a U.S. company in the metallurgical sector.</li></ul>Nathanael has also represented a range of nonprofits on a pro bono basis on regulatory compliance matters.Prior to joining Morrison Foerster, Nathanael was an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of a prominent international law firm, where he focused on economic sanctions advising, complex commercial transactions, foreign direct investment reviews, and anti-money laundering compliance.  Previously, Nathanael served in the Intelligence Branch of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and at the Afghanistan-Pakistan Task Force on behalf of the Office of Analysis of the Defense Intelligence Agency.Nathanael graduated cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center, where he served as executive director for Barrister’s Council and research assistant for Professor Peter Edelman. He was a member of the Georgetown Journal of International Law.Nathanael received his B.A. in Strategic Intelligence from Patrick Henry College.

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17 Jun 2026