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Jul. 19, 2017

Regional Risk Spotlight:  An Interview with Michael Kim of Kobre & Kim on South Korea’s Anti-Money Laundering Laws

  • Megan Zwiebel
    Anti-Corruption Report
While anti-corruption compliance is a focus for many companies, anti-money laundering laws are an additional worry for those in the financial services and gaming industries. And while U.S. laws may be the primary concern for U.S.-based companies, other countries have enacted similar regimes to combat money laundering and meet international standards. The Anti-Corruption Report recently spoke with Michael Kim, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the SDNY and U.S.-qualified lawyer practicing in Kobre & Kim’s Seoul office, about South Korea’s anti-money laundering laws and how anti-corruption compliance can overlap with AML compliance there. See “Former FinCEN Director James H. Freis, Jr. Discusses the Intersection between Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Corruption Law (Part One of Two)” (Feb. 6, 2013); Part Two (Feb. 20, 2013).

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