25+ years of experience providing advisory, financial crimes advisory, fraud and investigative services, and operational and organizational leadership
Specializes in Financial Crimes
Master's degree, University of Notre Dame; Bachelor's degree, U.S. Military Academy at West Point
Washington, D.C.
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Larry Iwanski is a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) Disputes and Investigations in Washington, D.C. He specializes in the areas of financial crimes compliance and investigations. This includes Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), anti-money laundering (AML) and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) programs, trade and export compliance, investigations and remediations, accounting and forensic investigations and classified government matters.
Mr. Iwanski brings more than 25 years of experience providing organizations with advisory, financial crimes advisory, fraud and investigative services and operational and organizational leadership. In that time, he has worked across many industries, concentrating in financial services, manufacturing, logistics, construction and government.
Prior to joining A&M, he was an Executive Director at a Big Four consulting firm, providing advisory and investigative services in the financial crimes arena. He was the Southeast Market Segment Leader for Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crimes. Additionally, he served as Leader of the Financial Crimes Accounts Team.
He began his career in the U.S. Army as a UH-1 (Huey) and UH-60 (Blackhawk) helicopter pilot and test pilot. Mr. Iwanski is a retired Colonel after 10 years of active and 20 years of reserve duty in the U.S. Army.
Mr. Iwanski earned a bachelor's degree in economics from the United States Military Academy at West Point and a master's degree in accountancy from the University of Notre Dame. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensed in Georgia and North Carolina, a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), a Certified Anti-Money Laundering and Fraud Professional (CAFP) through the American Bankers Association and holds the Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF) credential through the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). He is a member of the AICPA and the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS).
Alvarez & Marsal employs CPAs but is not a licensed CPA firm.
Managing Director and financial crimes expert Larry Iwanski was recently interviewed by the Wall Street Journal about the recently released ACAMS Compliance Effectiveness and Risks Survey, where he discussed the need for more clarity around regulator expectations for effective anti-money laundering compliance.
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