Marc-Alain Galeazzi

About Marc-Alain Galeazzi

Multilingual Attorney (English, German, French, and Spanish) with extensive work experience in the United States and Switzerland. I am admitted to the bar in New York, NY and Switzerland and have a deep understanding of both the common law and the civil law system and the cross-cultural differences in regulatory and business environments.• Experienced in advising and counseling international and domestic financial institutions on complex U.S. regulatory matters, including issues relating to the Bank Holding Company Act, the International Banking Act, the FDI Act, the Bank Merger Act, Dodd-Frank Act, and expansion of offices, activities, and products.• Advise U.S. and non-U.S. financial institutions on U.S. regulatory reform (Dodd-Frank Act) and its possible effects on home country activities and/or supervision (such as Volcker Rule, Enhanced Prudential Standards, Living Wills, Lincoln Amendment, etc.).• Conduct BSA/AML and OFAC-related internal investigations of international banks; communicate and negotiate with various federal and state regulators and law enforcement agencies with regard to civil money penalties, cease and desist orders (including requirements to install compliance consultants and monitor), and criminal penalties.• Represent U.S. and non-U.S. banks and their officers/directors in a wide array of inquiries, investigations, and legal actions initiated by the FRB, OCC, FDIC, FinCEN, OFAC, or DOJ, as well as state financial regulators and law enforcement a••••••••@[email protected]: Financial Services IndustryAdmitted to and in good standing with the bar in New York and Switzerland.

Experience

1. Partner

   Morrison Foerster

   Jan 2019 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Partner at Morrison & Foerster\'s Financial Services practice group in the New York office, representing foreign and U.S. banks and other financial institutions, as well as financial holding companies and bank holding companies. I advise clients on (i) complex regulatory matters, including sales and acquisitions of U.S. banks, applications to federal and state bank regulators for expansion of activities and new products,(ii) U.S. regulatory reform and its implementation (Dodd-Frank Act), including Volcker Rule, Enhanced Prudential Standards and Living corporate governance and compliance matters (anti-money laundering (Bank Secrecy Act), anti-corruption, economic sanctions (OFAC), and anti-terrorist financing), government investigations and enforcement actions (civil and criminal), and (iv) bank insolvency issues. I also work on pro bono matters, particularly in connection with non-immigrant visa applications for undocumented immigrants.

Education

• Université de Fribourg - Universität Freiburg

  lic.iur., Law

  1992 — 1997

• Lehrerseminar Rorschach Mariaberg

  Diploma, Teacher Training

  1987 — 1992

• Université de Fribourg - Universität Freiburg

  Lic. Iur., Law

• Boston University School of Law

  LL.M., American Law - International Business Transactions

  2002 — 2003

Skills

• Aml
• Capital Markets
• Anti Money Laundering
• Corporate Law
• Securities Regulation
• Securities
• Cross-Border Transactions
• International Law
• Banking Law
• Ofac
• Banking
• Fcpa
• Competition Law
• Joint Ventures
• Corporations
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Regulations
• Corporate Governance
• Legal Advice
• Regulatory Risk
• Financial Regulation
• Mergers
• Financial Services