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Kristine M. Andreassen

Associate

, Bryan Cave LLP
Washington

Tel

1 202 508 6117

Fax

1 202 220 7417
kristine.andreassen@bryancave.com
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Kris Andreassen concentrates her practice in financial services matters, including issues pertaining to the Bank Secrecy Act, other anti-money laundering (AML) laws and regulations, Office of Foreign Assets Control regulations, and state regulation of money services businesses (MSBs).  She has considerable experience in assisting financial institutions and MSBs, including many prepaid card clients, in implementing and reviewing AML compliance programs, conducting risk assessments, obtaining state money transmitter licenses and ensuring ongoing compliance with state laws.

Kris is a co-author of the Network Branded Prepaid Card Association’s bi-weekly Government Update, and a contributing editor to Paybefore Legal.  As such, she regularly monitors and reports on pending federal and state legislation and regulations in the areas of money transmitter licensing, consumer protection and abandoned property laws. 

Publications

  • “Developments in the Regulation of Prepaid Payment Products Under State Money Transmitter Licensing Laws,” The Business Lawyer (Nov. 2009) (co-authored with Judith Rinearson)

Professional Affiliations

  • American Bar Association

  • Maryland Bar Association

  • Women in Housing and Finance

  • Co-Vice Chair to the Payments Fraud Task Force for the American Bar Association’s Subcommittee on Cyberspace Law

Education

  • Duke University, J.D., cum laude, 2004

  • Carnegie Mellon University, B.S., with honors, Phi Beta Kappa, 2000

Admissions

  • District of Columbia, 2005
  • Maryland, 2004
 
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