Michael Noonan, Esq., CAMS, ICA-FCRC

Experience

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  Law Office of Anthony La Russo

  May 2011 - Aug 2011

  Summer Associate

  Conducted legal research.Attended meetings with clients.Filed complaints and other pleadings.

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  Center for Social Justice

  Jan 2013 - May 2013

  Student Attorney

  Interviewed a large number of clients and prepared reports on compliance with the terms of a settlement agreement based on those interviews.Drafted letters and inquiries to clients, co-counsel, and opposing counsel.Aided clients not qualified for assistance under FEMA in recovering from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy.

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  Law Office of Anthony La Russo

  Sept 2013 - Dec 2013

  Intern

  Drafted agreements, complaints, and proposed orders.Performed legal research on behalf of Mr. La Russo and associates.Attended meetings with clients.

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  Manasquan Law Center

  Dec 2013 - Aug 2014

  Associate

  Associate for multi-district law practice including NJ, NY, TX, and the District of Columbia. Responsibilities include managing caseload from intake to final disposition, including appearances, drafting documents, and interacting with office support staff.Areas of practice include business and corporate law, estate planning, and tax.

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  Ibrahim Law Firm

  Aug 2014 - Dec 2014

  Associate/Office Manager

  The Ibrahim Law Firm is a general practice that has been serving the community in a wide variety of areas. The firm handles everything from municipal matters to family law, contracts, and insurance claims. The firm is a fast-paced environment, and as an associate I handled a large caseload while making frequent appearances on behalf of clients. I was also responsible for managing operations in the firm and directing office support staff for Mr. Ibrahim in his absence.

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  Speights & Worrich Trial Lawyers

  Jan 2015 - Oct 2015

  Associate

  Speights & Worrich of New Jersey has been assisting plaintiffs across New Jersey and New York in insurance litigation related to the events of Superstorm Sandy. As an associate, I handled many of these cases as they proceeded through the discovery process and into the summary judgment phase. I have developed a reputation in the firm for reliability and my ability to effectively settle our clients' claims to their satisfaction.

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  TAPFIN-ManpowerGroup Solutions

  Oct 2015 - Sept 2017

  Contractor

  As a contractor with Tapfin I provided my services for document review related to pharmaceutical and contract litigation. While working on these projects I also participated in a 1.3 billion dollar international anti money laundering project utilizing World Check and KYC information to create reports used as the basis for further Suspicious Activity Reports..

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  Precision Global Consulting

  Sept 2017 - Apr 2018

  Anti-Money Laundering Analyst - Bank Of China NY

  Performed Anti money laundering compliance analysis at Bank of China NYResponsible for analyzing 15 sets of alerted international transactions daily.Utilizes Dow Jones, Bridger Insights and internet research (Google, Baidu) to identify parties and check for OFAC sanctions or other negative newsWrites reports detailing findings for each alertMakes a determination whether or not to escalate alerts for further review of possible money-laundering activity.

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  Bank of China USA

  Apr 2018 - now

  Subpoenas Lead for External Engagement Team (EET), spearheading customer searches, wire investigations and communications with a variety of stakeholders throughout the Bank.Additionally acts as Analyst/QA for FinCEN 314(a), 314(b), Special Measures and National Security LettersFrequently communicates with Front Line Units (FLUs), Legal, and high-level BOCUS stakeholders, and government agencies.Assists with Strategic Intelligence investigations and co-author of internal report on Binance.Frequent attendee and minutes taker on meetings with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Bank's primary regulator Advises on correspondent banking vulnerabilities to cryptocurrencies and action steps that can be taken to address them. Author of Bank Of China's comments to FinCEN concerning Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding CVC mixing.Trainer to new EET analysts and intermittent speaker at trainings for Financial Intelligence Unit Show less • Subpoenas Lead for External Engagement Team (FIU-EET), overseeing investigative activities related to legal requests served on the Bank• EET also provides analysis for FinCEN 314(a), 314(b), FinCEN Special Measures, National Security Letters (NSL), and FinCEN Supporting Documents requests• Works on highly confidential matters sometimes involving millions of wires using advanced Excel techniques and careful review en masse to facilitate the reporting of results• Backup to EET Team Lead, leading EET on an as needed basis• Regularly communicates with Legal Governance Office as well as BSA Officers• Communicates with government agencies to verify the legitimacy of requests not sent by FinCEN Supporting Docs team• Worked to develop Project Plan for FinCEN 314(b) integration• Acts in Quality Assurance (QA) position to QA KYC searches as well as wire reviews performed by EET Analysts• Trains new EET/BRP analysts• Appears in interview teams to find new consultants for the Financial Intelligence Unit• Aids FIU in alert clearing when additional manpower is needed• Similarly trained in SAR investigations for when additional manpower is needed Show less

  • Assistant Vice President (AVP)

    Oct 2023 - now

  • Associate

    Apr 2018 - Oct 2023