Full Name
Roberto Gonzalez
Job Title
Chair of Sanctions & Anti-Money Laundering
Company
Paul Hastings LLP
Speaker Bio
Roberto Gonzalez is a partner in the Investigations & White Collar Defense practice and the chair of the firm’s Sanctions & Anti-Money Laundering group. Based in the Washington, D.C. office, Roberto draws on his experience at the Treasury Department, White House and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to represent major global banks, fintechs, investment companies and technology companies in high-stakes investigations, regulatory matters and litigations.
Roberto’s experience encompasses sanctions, anti-money laundering, export controls, cybersecurity and national security matters; consumer protection; payments and cryptocurrency; and the False Claims Act. He has represented clients in numerous investigations before the Department of Justice, Department of Treasury (OFAC and FinCEN), Department of Commerce and the banking agencies (including the OCC, Federal Reserve, FDIC, CFPB and New York DFS); the SEC and CFTC; state attorneys general; and various congressional committees.
Roberto is Chambers-ranked in Financial Services Regulation: Banking (Enforcement and Investigations), with clients commenting that he “gives incredibly pragmatic advice on legal and regulatory matters” and “leverages his experience and deep understanding of how to engage constructively with the government.” Legal 500 recognizes Roberto as a “go to adviser for financial institutions and technology companies in high-stakes investigations and regulatory compliance matters.”
Prior to joining Paul Hastings, Roberto was a partner and co-chair of the Economic Sanctions & Anti-Money Laundering practice at another leading global law firm. Before that, he held senior legal positions in the federal government, including deputy general counsel of the Department of the Treasury (2013-15), principal deputy general counsel of the CFPB (2011-13), and associate counsel and special assistant to the president in the White House Counsel’s Office (2009-11). Roberto completed clerkships with the U.S. Supreme Court for Justice John Paul Stevens and with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit for Judge Guido Calabresi.
Roberto is a dedicated thought leader, speaker and author on compliance, investigations and regulatory matters. He has appeared on national broadcasts, including on CNBC and NPR’s Morning Edition, and his commentary and publications have appeared in American Banker, Law360, the National Law Journal, the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation and Columbia Law School’s blog Corporations and the Capital Markets.
Roberto’s experience encompasses sanctions, anti-money laundering, export controls, cybersecurity and national security matters; consumer protection; payments and cryptocurrency; and the False Claims Act. He has represented clients in numerous investigations before the Department of Justice, Department of Treasury (OFAC and FinCEN), Department of Commerce and the banking agencies (including the OCC, Federal Reserve, FDIC, CFPB and New York DFS); the SEC and CFTC; state attorneys general; and various congressional committees.
Roberto is Chambers-ranked in Financial Services Regulation: Banking (Enforcement and Investigations), with clients commenting that he “gives incredibly pragmatic advice on legal and regulatory matters” and “leverages his experience and deep understanding of how to engage constructively with the government.” Legal 500 recognizes Roberto as a “go to adviser for financial institutions and technology companies in high-stakes investigations and regulatory compliance matters.”
Prior to joining Paul Hastings, Roberto was a partner and co-chair of the Economic Sanctions & Anti-Money Laundering practice at another leading global law firm. Before that, he held senior legal positions in the federal government, including deputy general counsel of the Department of the Treasury (2013-15), principal deputy general counsel of the CFPB (2011-13), and associate counsel and special assistant to the president in the White House Counsel’s Office (2009-11). Roberto completed clerkships with the U.S. Supreme Court for Justice John Paul Stevens and with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit for Judge Guido Calabresi.
Roberto is a dedicated thought leader, speaker and author on compliance, investigations and regulatory matters. He has appeared on national broadcasts, including on CNBC and NPR’s Morning Edition, and his commentary and publications have appeared in American Banker, Law360, the National Law Journal, the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation and Columbia Law School’s blog Corporations and the Capital Markets.
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