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Since 9/11, countering the financing of terrorism has been a significant policy priority of U.S. and international security agencies. As terrorist groups and tactics evolve, government authorities and the private sector have focused on preventing financial and commercial systems from being leveraged and abused to fund terrorist activities. Former leading governmental officials and experts from the private sector and academia have collaborated on this scholarly compendium, in which they discuss the key laws and strategies used to thwart the financing of terrorism. The book follows a logical progression of relevant topics that fosters a better understanding of this dynamic challenge. Authoritative and informative, this guide outlines the domestic and international legal architecture of the battle against the financing of terrorism. To help you understand this complex issue, the book covers: Terror financing typologies and the means of combatting them Designating terrorists and terrorist groups domestically and internationally Freezing terrorist assets and related counter-terrorism initiatives The role of financial institutions in countering the financing of terrorism Criminal prosecutions and civil remedies against terrorists and their facilitators Related legal authorities used by the military and the intelligence community Included are valuable chapter appendices and exhibits with charts and graphs, as well as an extensive table of cases for easy reference.

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As the Regulatory Section Leader of the Firm’s Financial Institutions Group, John concentrates his practice on regulatory, governance and investigative matters involving financial institutions. He is a frequent speaker and author in the financial institutions area on issues surrounding banking regulations, examinations and enforcement actions.  He teaches banking law and regulation at Chicago-Kent College of Law's Graduate Program in Financial Services Law and serves on the Board of Advisors of its Institute for Compliance.  He is the Co-Editor of the two-volume edition, Advising Illinois Financial Institutions, in which he wrote a chapter on bank enforcement issues, and is the co-author of the chapter “Bank Examination and Enforcement” in The Keys to Banking Law: A Handbook for Lawyers (2012).  John is past Chairman of both the American Bar Association Committee on Banking Law's Enforcement, Insider Liability and Troubled Banks Subcommittee and the Chicago Bar Association’s Financial Institutions Committee. John also devotes significant time to Bank Secrecy Act/anti-money laundering issues.  John is the Chairman of the American Bar Association Committee on Banking Law’s Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Subcommittee.  He also serves on the Advisory Board of The Anti-Money Laundering Association and is the President of its Chicago Chapter.  He frequently lectures on the subject, including at Georgetown University’s Center for Security Studies and Chicago-Kent College of Law.  He is the author of a chapter in the upcoming book, Understanding and Combating Terrorist Financing. Prior to joining the Firm in 1999, John was both a bank regulator and a compliance consultant. He served as legal counsel for the Illinois bank regulatory agency. John also obtained practical experience with respect to bank operations and compliance issues as a regulatory consultant with a regional accounting firm, performing compliance reviews and training for a variety of financial institutions.

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