Adam Kaufmann
Latin America Guide 2025
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About
Provided by Adam Kaufmann
Practice Areas
Adam Kaufmann practices in the areas of white-collar crime, asset tracing and recovery, investigations, complex commercial fraud, and judgment enforcement. He is a recognized expert in international criminal law, corruption, and fraud, has lectured on these topics in jurisdictions around the world, and has testified twice before the United States Senate.
Career
Adam served for 18 years as a prosecutor at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office under the legendary Robert Morgenthau, specializing in international financial crime. His law enforcement experience, as well as his extensive network of contacts, have proven invaluable in advising clients in Latin America and around the world. One client described him as “my go-to U.S. lawyer. When I need a U.S. lawyer, he’s the first person I call, and if he can’t help me, he knows who can. … I wouldn’t go anywhere else.”
Adam is consistently recognised for his expertise in asset tracing by Chambers and Who’s Who Legal. He is a fellow of the International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators.
Articles, highlights and press releases
6 items provided by Lewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss PLLC
US Sanctions Relief for Syria: The Road to Reconstruction Begins in Washington
OFAC General License 25 lifted most sanctions on Syria and authorized transactions linked to Syrian investment. Reconstructions efforts in Syria present exciting opportunities for businesses to play a role in the country’s transformation.
U.S. Sanctions UAE Trading Companies for Support of Sudanese Rebels
The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the US Treasury Department and the US State Department announced sanctions against the leader of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces and seven UAE trading companies used by the RSF to acquire weapons and engage in banking transactions in violation of US sanctions.
Adam Kaufmann discusses Luigi Mangione and Ingrid Lewis-Martin cases on NY1 Spectrum News
LBKM partner Adam Kaufmann appeared on Spectrum News to discuss the cases of Luigi Mangione, who was arraigned in Manhattan on federal charges, and Ingrid Lewis-Martin, who was arraigned in a bribery scheme.
Lack of Sanctions Due Diligence in Foreign Acquisitions Leads to OFAC Penalty
The case illustrates the risk of failing to conduct adequate sanctions screening, as well as the advantages of self-reporting and cooperating with OFAC.
GIR 100 2024: LBKM ranked in top 100 firms worldwide for cross-border investigations
Global Investigations Review has ranked LBKM as one of the world’s leading firms for cross-border investigations.
The “Engel List”: Corruption and Anti-Democracy Sanctions against Latin American Officials
The Engel List, designed to target corruption in Central America, presents significant challenges from a due process perspective.
US Sanctions Relief for Syria: The Road to Reconstruction Begins in Washington
OFAC General License 25 lifted most sanctions on Syria and authorized transactions linked to Syrian investment. Reconstructions efforts in Syria present exciting opportunities for businesses to play a role in the country’s transformation.
U.S. Sanctions UAE Trading Companies for Support of Sudanese Rebels
The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the US Treasury Department and the US State Department announced sanctions against the leader of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces and seven UAE trading companies used by the RSF to acquire weapons and engage in banking transactions in violation of US sanctions.
Adam Kaufmann discusses Luigi Mangione and Ingrid Lewis-Martin cases on NY1 Spectrum News
LBKM partner Adam Kaufmann appeared on Spectrum News to discuss the cases of Luigi Mangione, who was arraigned in Manhattan on federal charges, and Ingrid Lewis-Martin, who was arraigned in a bribery scheme.
Lack of Sanctions Due Diligence in Foreign Acquisitions Leads to OFAC Penalty
The case illustrates the risk of failing to conduct adequate sanctions screening, as well as the advantages of self-reporting and cooperating with OFAC.
GIR 100 2024: LBKM ranked in top 100 firms worldwide for cross-border investigations
Global Investigations Review has ranked LBKM as one of the world’s leading firms for cross-border investigations.
The “Engel List”: Corruption and Anti-Democracy Sanctions against Latin American Officials
The Engel List, designed to target corruption in Central America, presents significant challenges from a due process perspective.