Nicole Sayegh Succar
Overview
Nicole Sayegh Succar is a partner in Crowell & Moring’s New York office. She is a member of the firm’s International Trade and Financial Services groups, and works closely with White Collar and Regulatory Enforcement Group. Nicole provides compliance counseling and investigations services related to U.S. economic sanctions, and the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), and anti-money laundering laws (AML) and regulations. Nicole is a former sanctions officer with the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the U.S. Treasury Department agency responsible for administering and enforcing economic sanctions. While at OFAC, Nicole handled complex matters relating to U.S. sanctions against Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, and Syria.
Career & Education
- Department of the Treasury
Sanctions Officer, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), 2012 — 2014
- Department of the Treasury
- The George Washington University, B.A., magna cum laude, international affairs, 2008
- The George Washington University, M.A., international economic policy, 2013
- The George Washington University, J.D., 2013
- New York
- New Jersey
Professional Activities and Memberships
- Board Member of the Association of Certified Sanctions Specialists (ACSS)—New York Chapter
- Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY)
- United States Council for International Business (USCIB)
- Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS)—New York Chapter Member, Frequent Event Speaker
- Association of Certified Sanctions Specialists (ACSS)—Member, Government Relations Task Force
Nicole's Insights
Event | 04.08.24
ACI’s 24th National Forum on Prepaid Accounts Compliance
Nicole Sayegh Succar will be speaking on a panel at ACI’s 24th National Forum on Prepaid Accounts Compliance in New York on April 8th 2024. The panel will cover recent developments in AML & Sanctions and how lessons from those developments should inform compliance enhancements in the prepaid space and the fintech/payments space more generally.
Speaking Engagement | 03.13.24
"OFAC Risk Management and Enforcement," Association of Certified Sanctions Specialists (ACSS) OFAC Essentials Online Certificate Course, Webinar
Recognition
- Super Lawyers: "Rising Star," International Trade, 2022 - present
Nicole's Insights
Event | 04.08.24
ACI’s 24th National Forum on Prepaid Accounts Compliance
Nicole Sayegh Succar will be speaking on a panel at ACI’s 24th National Forum on Prepaid Accounts Compliance in New York on April 8th 2024. The panel will cover recent developments in AML & Sanctions and how lessons from those developments should inform compliance enhancements in the prepaid space and the fintech/payments space more generally.
Speaking Engagement | 03.13.24
"OFAC Risk Management and Enforcement," Association of Certified Sanctions Specialists (ACSS) OFAC Essentials Online Certificate Course, Webinar
Practices
Industries
Nicole's Insights
Event | 04.08.24
ACI’s 24th National Forum on Prepaid Accounts Compliance
Nicole Sayegh Succar will be speaking on a panel at ACI’s 24th National Forum on Prepaid Accounts Compliance in New York on April 8th 2024. The panel will cover recent developments in AML & Sanctions and how lessons from those developments should inform compliance enhancements in the prepaid space and the fintech/payments space more generally.
Speaking Engagement | 03.13.24
"OFAC Risk Management and Enforcement," Association of Certified Sanctions Specialists (ACSS) OFAC Essentials Online Certificate Course, Webinar