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Managing Partner, Tucker Levin PLLC




New York, New York Law Practice

Current
Tucker Levin, PLLC (formerly T&M Advisory Solutions, LLC)


Previous
New York County District Attorney's Office,
United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York,
United States District Court, Eastern District of New York


Education
Yale Law School




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Background



?Education



Yale Law School

Yale Law School
J.D.

1999 – 2002

Activities and Societies: Senior Editor, Yale Journal on Regulation; President, Community Legal Radio (WYBC-FM)




Yale University

Yale University
B.A., Psychology

1993 – 1997

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude, Psi Chi National Honor Society in Psychology, Yale Daily News Executive Editor



?Summary




Duncan Levin specializes in anti-money laundering and OFAC sanctions risk and enforcement, regulatory and SEC inquiries, as well as asset forfeiture and anti-fraud investigations, stemming from his career in prosecution at the United States Department of Justice and Manhattan District Attorney's Office.



?Experience



Managing Partner
Tucker Levin, PLLC (formerly T&M Advisory Solutions, LLC)

2014 – Present (2 years)|New York, New York

Consulting with financial institutions, hedge funds, and private equity firms, among others, on AML and sanctions compliance, including drafting policies and procedures, building out compliance programs, and responding to regulatory inquiries, including investigations by U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“S.E.C.”). Practice also focuses on anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”) issues, enterprise risk management and Office of Foreign Asset Control (“OFAC”) sanctions risk, and state and federal asset forfeiture, as well as anti-fraud consulting and investigations. Member of New York State Department of Financial Services ("DFS") independent consulting team for a large foreign bank. Also participate on monitor team for several other large financial institutions; consult with major international bank on correspondent banking relationships and external audit of compliance program. Represent hedge fund on an injunction and regulatory case brought by the S.E.C. as well as U.S. Department of Justice. Also lead financial investigations, including tracing and tracking assets, working with Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) material, and investigating financial aspects of complex money laundering and asset forfeiture cases.



Chief of Asset Forfeiture
New York County District Attorney's Office

2011 – 2014 (3 years)|New York, New York

Responsible for overseeing asset forfeiture and specializing in money laundering officewide. Chief liaison with U.S. Department of Justice on forfeiture in $1.9 billion forfeiture in HSBC and $350 million forfeiture in Standard Chartered OFAC sanctions cases, as well as OFAC sanctions case against BNP Paribas. Supervised and managed a full-time staff of dedicated prosecutors and support personnel dealing with asset forfeiture and money laundering on a wide variety of criminal cases, including OFAC sanctions enforcement and violations of the Bank Secrecy Act. Forfeited more than $55 million in state funds and $1 billion in federal funds in fiscal years 2012 and 2013. Supervised and trained analysts on a Suspicious Activity Report (“SAR”) team investigating state and federal money laundering cases, Title 31 and other Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”) cases. Original drafter of criminal forfeiture provision that was included in Governor Cuomo’s 2012 budget proposal. Appointed counsel to executive staff oversight committee on spending of money laundering funds for citywide criminal justice projects. Regularly conducted training on forfeiture, money laundering, compliance and financial investigations. Ran all aspects of the District Attorney’s restitution and restoration of forfeited funds to crime victims. Appointed Special Assistant Attorney General to supervise forfeiture aspects of People v. Joseph Stevens and Co., Inc., a securities fraud case. Assisted in drafting 2013 report of the White Collar Crimes Task Force of the District Attorney’s Association.





Assistant United States Attorney
United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York

2008 – 2011 (3 years)|Brooklyn, New York

In the Asset Forfeiture Unit of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York, was responsible for the prosecution of a wide variety of criminal and civil asset forfeiture and money laundering cases, involving securities fraud, mortgage fraud, narcotics, organized crime, bank and wire fraud, and international money laundering. Handled cases from grand jury presentation and complaint through trial. Served on the Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) Review Team and Intellectual Property Crime Task Force.



Law Clerk to the Hon. Nicholas G. Garaufis
United States District Court, Eastern District of New York

2007 – 2008 (1 year)|Brooklyn, New York





Associate
Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason Anello & Bohrer

2006 – 2007 (1 year)|New York, New York

Handled primarily white-collar criminal and regulatory matters, including S.E.C. inquiries, internal company investigations, and indictments from various U.S. Attorney's Offices and local District Attorney's Offices; also worked on various civil matters.



Assistant District Attorney
New York County District Attorney's Office

2002 – 2006 (4 years)|New York, New York

Special Prosecutions Bureau (2004-2006): Primary responsibility for prosecuting financial crimes, including embezzlement, extortion and schemes to defraud; responsible for the prosecution of criminal cases from investigative phase through indictment and trial; Trial Division (2002-2004): Prosecuted hundreds of misdemeanor and felony cases including robberies, drug sales and assaults; conducted jury trials and gained extensive courtroom experience.



?Publications



"New York State District Attorneys Continue Push for Criminal Forfeiture"
Empire State Prosecutor

July 20, 2012



?Honors & Awards



"Applying Proven Investigation Techniques and Fostering Collaboration on AML and OFAC cases"
September 2014

Twelfth Annual AML and Financial Crime Conference, Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists



"Supporting Cases and Providing Proper Documentation for Criminal Prosecution"
September 2014

Twelfth Annual AML and Financial Crime Conference, Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists



"U.S. Life Insurance AML Roundtable"
March 2013

AXA Equitable



"AML and OFAC Compliance for the Insurance Industry"
January 2013

American Conference Institute



"Taking the Profit Out of Crime"
October 2012

White Collar Crime Investigations, New York Prosecutors Training Institute



"Money Laundering Red Flags"
October 2012

Eleventh Annual AML and Financial Crime Conference, Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists



"Following the Money: Money Laundering"
November 2011

"Practical Considerations in White Collar Cases" conference, NY State Prosecutors Training Institute



"Suspicious Activity Reporting"
September 2010

Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crime Conference, Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS)



"Adopting the Latest Best Practices to Protect Your Organization from Fraud"
March 2010

Fifteenth Annual International Anti-Money Laundering Conference, MoneyLaundering.Com



"Uncovering the Latest Trends in Global International Crime"
March 2010

Fifteenth Annual International Anti-Money Laundering Conference, MoneyLaudering.Com



?Organizations



Bar Admissions


Admitted to practice in New York State, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the United States Supreme Court



Additional Organizations
New York City Bar Association (Member, Criminal Advocacy Committee), District Attorneys Association of the State of New York (Member, Forfeiture Law Advisory Group), Transition Steering Committee for Brooklyn Borough President-Elect Eric Adams, Notary Public (New York State)


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