Peter Feher, Esq., CAMS

Experience

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  Office of Congressman Jerrold Nadler

  Jan 2011 - May 2011

  Intern

  - Assisted constituents of the district in obtaining representation via phone - Executed a variety of projects to help staff members in their relevant fields of work

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  Wildes & Weinberg, P.C.

  Jun 2013 - Jul 2013

  Intern

  Conducted factual research on international fashion models and other clients, and drafted articlesconcerning immigration law. Prepared visa applications, drafted letters, and gathered documents.

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  The Lawfare Project

  May 2014 - Aug 2014

  Intern

  Researched international law and First Amendment rights and drafted memoranda. Conductedfactual research relating to the Mideast, United Nations resolutions and frivolous lawsuits.Drafted and discussed talking points for supervisor’s media appearances.

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  Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations

  Jan 2015 - Apr 2015

  Legal Intern

  Conducted legal and factual research concerning international law issues.

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  Adam America Real Estate

  May 2015 - Aug 2015

  Legal Intern

  Reviewed and drafted operating, licensing and development agreements, letters of intent and investor side letters. Researched various real estate tax abatement programs. Performed due diligence on Brooklyn-based residential real estate development projects LLC structures. Drafted other corporate documents.

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  Brooklyn Law School

  Aug 2015 - Dec 2015

  Research Assistant

  Edit and proofread chapters of Professor Maryellen Fullerton's textbook, titled “Immigration and Citizenship: Process and Policy”.

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  Goldstein & Lee, P.C.

  Aug 2015 - Dec 2015

  Legal Intern

  Draft immigrant and nonimmigrant visa applications. Research immigration-related procedural requirements to ensure compliance and draft memoranda on findings. Provide translation (Hungarian to English) of immigration statutes in client consultation. Perform data entry.

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  CPR Institute

  Jan 2016 - Apr 2016

  Intern

  Performed legal research and drafted memoranda analyzing statutory and case law relating to mediation. Wrote article for the Institute’s journal analyzing a recent judicial opinion regarding enforceability of mediation provisions in contracts as condition precedent to litigation.

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  U.S. District Courts

  Sept 2016 - Apr 2017

  Law Clerk to the Hon. Carla E. Craig, Chief Bankruptcy Judge, E.D.N.Y.

  Law Clerk to the Hon. Carla E. Craig, Chief Bankruptcy Judge, E.D.N.Y.

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  Weitz & Luxenberg PC

  Jul 2017 - Mar 2018

  Law Clerk

  Performed document review, drafted pleadings, communicated with clients, and recorded settlement proceedings in client records.

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  Morgan Stanley

  Mar 2018 - Jan 2021

  Global Financial Crimes AML Investigations Associate

  • Performed analysis and adjudication of Level 3 transaction monitoring alerts for potentialviolations of U.S. and global sanctions regimes and suspicious activity scenarios.• Prepared Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) filings to ensure timely reporting of suspiciousfinancial activity to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the Treasury Department.• Conducted investigations of customer accounts and prepared internal reports based onescalations due to Section 314(a)/(b) requests, negative news, fraud operations, sanctionsscreening, subpoena, and business unit reports.• Acted as a liaison between senior management and relevant stakeholders to gatherinformation on customers’ activities and to determine consequences for the business’relationships.• Responded to SWIFT interbank communications pertaining to OFAC and KYC-relatedinquiries to facilitate processing customer payments. Show less

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  Nasdaq

  Jan 2021 - Nov 2022

  Regulatory Compliance Analyst

  • Review registration statements and proxy statements filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission together with applications for initial public offerings (IPOs) of operating companies, Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs), and SPAC business combinations and analyze key financial metrics and shareholder confirmations to ensure compliance with quantitative and qualitative requirements of listing on the Nasdaq.• Act as primary regulatory contact for outside legal counsel on qualifications issues for new IPO listings and respond to queries regarding quantitative, qualitative, and corporate governance listing standards.• Serve as internal point of contact concerning U.S. sanctions matters arising from reviewed IPO applications and coordinate the resolution to those concerns with senior management within Listing Qualifications, the Office of General Counsel, and outside legal counsel. Show less

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  Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.

  Nov 2022 - now

  Director, AML