Partner, Mintz

Steve Ganis is a partner at the Mintz law firm and has decades of experience as a leading lawyer in financial services regulation and financial crimes prevention. He advises on enforcement actions, investigations, fraud detection and response, M&A/financing transactions, and compliance. He represents clients before DOJ, FinCEN, OFAC, SEC, FINRA, CFTC, OCC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC, and state banking/securities regulators. Steve is a widely recognized expert on AML, having served as an expert for FINRA Enforcement and the US Treasury's Bank Secrecy Act Advisory Group. He has been quoted in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and other media. Steve has spoken on fraud and AML issues in music streaming. Before Mintz, he worked at: Fidelity Investments, as Chief AML and US Sanctions Officer; the US House of Representatives Financial Services Committee; and the SEC General Counsel's Office. He graduated from Harvard Law School (JD) and Dartmouth College (history, summa cum laude).