Bradley Partner Jack Harrington Earns Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist Designation
Bradley is pleased to announce that Jonathan “Jack” Harrington has earned the Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) Certification issued by the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS), the largest international membership organization for anti-financial crime professionals.
The CAMS Certification is an established global qualification that outlines the key principles of money laundering and how to prevent it. The certification distinguishes professionals and authorities on anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing, enabling them to better mitigate financial crime risks in their organizations. Mr. Harrington is the first CAMS-certified attorney at the firm.
“I am proud to be a part of the ACAMS and believe in its importance, having collaborated with the Alabama chapter frequently as a prosecutor. I believe it is even more critical now as regulators have increased their focus on compliance with financial crimes growing more sophisticated and prominent,” said Mr. Harrington, chair of Bradley’s newly launched Financial Crime & Economic Sanctions team. “Many banks and financial institutions require their compliance professionals to hold the CAMS Certification, so this designation demonstrates our commitment to fully understanding the regulatory spectrum facing our clients and developing tailored programs to help them meet their obligations.”
Mr. Harrington represents clients facing complex criminal, regulatory, enforcement, and reputational matters with a particular focus on the financial services, defense, and technology sectors. He is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Criminal Division of the United States Attorney’s Office in Birmingham, where he investigated and prosecuted complex fraud, money laundering, trade sanctions, cybercrime, and national security matters in partnership with the FBI and other law enforcement agencies. Mr. Harrington has extensive experience working on Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and Anti-Money Laundering/Bank Secrecy Act (AML/BSA) matters and working with members of the financial services community.
Mr. Harrington is an Afghanistan veteran and intelligence officer in the United States Navy Reserve. He earned his J.D. from Yale Law School, received an M.A. from Georgetown University School of Foreign Services, and has a B.A. from the University of St. Andrew in Scotland.
ACAMS supports individuals and organizations in more than 175 countries in regions who are dedicated to ending financial crime through thought leadership, continuing professional education, and a peer network. The organization’s mission is to create networking platforms to share best practices at the local and international level, provide world-class continuing professional education for all levels of Anti-Financial Crime professionals, and to support organizations to build robust Anti-Financial Crime readiness.
Bradley’s Financial Crime & Economic Sanctions team works with financial institutions navigating unprecedented challenges, providing regulatory compliance counseling and enforcement services related to the BSA/AML, countering the financing of terrorism, bribery, and economic sanctions. The group works with a diverse range of financial institutions, including banks, broker-dealers, mortgage lenders, and consumer lenders to develop risk-based BSA/AML and economic sanctions compliance programs and, if necessary, defend clients from government investigations or enforcement actions.
