Carlton Greene
Overview
Clients look to Carlton for in-depth knowledge and practical, innovative solutions on sensitive economic sanctions and anti-money laundering (“AML”) matters, informed by his many years in government at the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), and the Department of Justice (“DOJ”). Carlton Greene is the co-chair of the firm’s financial services group, and a member of its international trade and white collar and regulatory enforcement groups.
Career & Education
- Department of the Treasury
Chief Counsel, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, 2014–2015
Acting Chief Counsel, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, 2013
Senior Advisor to the Director, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, 2012–2013
Assistant Director for Transactional Threats, Office of Foreign Assets Control, 2008–2013
Attorney-Advisor, Office of Foreign Assets Control, 2006–2007 - United Nations
Expert, Al-Qaida/Taliban Monitoring Team, 2007–2008 - Department of Justice: Federal Programs Branch
Trial Attorney, 2003–2006
- Department of the Treasury
- College of William & Mary, B.A., Philosophy, 1993
- College of William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law, J.D., 1997
- District of Columbia
- Virginia (Inactive)
Carlton's Insights
Firm News | 3 min read | 09.11.25
Asset Based Finance Lawyer Tom Dell’Avvocato Joins Crowell & Moring in London
London – September 11, 2025: Tom Dell’Avvocato has joined Crowell & Moring U.K. LLP as a partner in its Financial Services Group. Dell’Avvocato brings extensive experience in non-contentious banking and finance transactions, with a focus on domestic and cross-border asset-based lending, as well as leveraged and specialty finance. He advises alternative and private capital providers, bank and non-bank lenders, and corporate borrowers on the structuring, restructuring, and execution of complex financing arrangements.
Press Coverage | 08.28.25
Crypto’s New Order: What US Policy Means For Global Finance And Filipino Communities
Press Coverage | 08.28.25
Trump Implores Banks To Step Up Monitoring Of China Money Laundering Linked To Fentanyl
Press Coverage | 08.15.25
Take Trump’s De-Banking Threats Seriously, Former Regulators Advise
Insights
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07.11.23
The Banking Law Journal
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11.01.22
The Banking Law Journal
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11.08.21
Global Legal Insights
"Navigating the Complexities of U.S. Economic Sanctions and Export Controls: Compliance and Risk Mitigation for Singapore Companies," Singapore Business Federation, Singapore
|04.18.24
Crypto’s New Order: What US Policy Means For Global Finance And Filipino Communities
|08.28.25
Business Mirror
Trump Implores Banks To Step Up Monitoring Of China Money Laundering Linked To Fentanyl
|08.28.25
South China Morning Post
Tough U.S. Sanctions Packages Are Here to Stay—Whether It’s Harris or Trump
|08.21.24
The Wall Street Journal
DOJ Official: People ‘Drawing The Right Conclusions’ On National Security Focus
|11.06.23
Compliance Week
Russia-Related Service Restrictions Causing Compliance Challenges, Lawyers Say
|03.08.23
Export Compliance Daily
Firms at Risk of Monetary Penalty for Breaches of UK Financial Sanctions Imposed on Russia
|03.31.25
Crowell & Moring’s International Trade Law
Authors:
Parting Shots by Biden Administration in the Form of Sweeping New Russia Sanctions
|01.21.25
Crowell & Moring’s International Trade Law
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07.30.24
Crowell & Moring’s International Trade Law
Sanctions/Export Highlights [As of November 03, 2022]
|11.07.22
Crowell & Moring’s International Trade Law
Russia Sanctions/Export Highlights [As of April 28, 2022]
|04.28.22
Crowell & Moring’s International Trade Law
Sanctions/Export Highlights [As of April 7, 2022]
|04.08.22
Crowell & Moring’s International Trade Law
Sanctions/Export Highlights [As of March 31, 2022]
|04.01.22
Crowell & Moring’s International Trade Law
Russia Sanctions/Export Highlights [As of March 10, 2022]
|03.12.22
Crowell & Moring’s International Trade Law
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09.02.21
Crowell & Moring’s International Trade Law
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07.15.21
Crowell & Moring’s International Trade Law
Practices
- Litigation and Trial
- International Trade
- White Collar and Regulatory Enforcement
- Economic Sanctions
- Anti-Money Laundering (AML)
- Investigations
- Anti-Corruption and FCPA
- International Trade Investigations
- National Security
- Financial Services
- Financial Services Regulatory and Enforcement
- Digital Assets and Payments
Industries
Carlton's Insights
Firm News | 3 min read | 09.11.25
Asset Based Finance Lawyer Tom Dell’Avvocato Joins Crowell & Moring in London
London – September 11, 2025: Tom Dell’Avvocato has joined Crowell & Moring U.K. LLP as a partner in its Financial Services Group. Dell’Avvocato brings extensive experience in non-contentious banking and finance transactions, with a focus on domestic and cross-border asset-based lending, as well as leveraged and specialty finance. He advises alternative and private capital providers, bank and non-bank lenders, and corporate borrowers on the structuring, restructuring, and execution of complex financing arrangements.
Press Coverage | 08.28.25
Crypto’s New Order: What US Policy Means For Global Finance And Filipino Communities
Press Coverage | 08.28.25
Trump Implores Banks To Step Up Monitoring Of China Money Laundering Linked To Fentanyl
Press Coverage | 08.15.25
Take Trump’s De-Banking Threats Seriously, Former Regulators Advise