William Barry and Timothy O'Toole will speak at the ACI Forum on Digital Assets Compliance: AML, Sanctions & Fraud on October 12 - 13, 2022, in New York.

On October 12, O'Toole will present, "Optimizing Economic Sanctions Screening: Special Industry-Specific Know-How for Implementing and Sustaining a Robust Program," a panel discussion that will cover topics including:

• Screening for exchanges and mixers
• The need to look back at all transactions processed with published virtual currency addresses
• Straight through onboarding by optimizing the client screening
• Digital quality and screening
• In-house vs external screening tolls

On October 13, Barry will present, as part of a panel, "The Expected (and Unexpected) Lessons from Recent Enforcement Actions: Key Takeaways on the Agencies' Areas of Focus and the Impact on Your Compliance Strategy." This panel will discuss:

• The mechanics of enforcement actions
• Recent enforcement actions on VASPs and identifying key themes
• Lessons learned and exploring tactics for avoiding enforcement actions
• Strategies for managing remediation and operating under an enforcement action