Arthur Middlemiss

Practice Areas

Art Middlemiss is a managing partner at Lewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss (LBKM). He provides criminal and regulatory legal defence in matters involving financial crimes and strategic counsel to clients regarding internal governance, risk management, and compliance programs.

Career

Mr. Middlemiss designed and directed the anti-corruption program of one of the world’s largest financial institutions, where he also held senior positions related to anti-money laundering compliance. Mr. Middlemiss was a prosecutor in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. As Bureau Chief of Investigations Division Central, Mr. Middlemiss prosecuted complex white collar criminal cases, including matters involving securities fraud, international money laundering, and illegal money remitters. He co-led the investigation into the role of financial institutions in Enron’s collapse.

Mr. Middlemiss was an expert witness in multiple anti-money laundering compliance matters for the U.S. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).

Notable Matters:

• Advised Latin American banks and on anti-money laundering compliance issues

• Advised Latin American operating companies on anti-corruption matters

• Represented Latin American client in one of the first U.S. prosecutions that defined digital asset brokers as money services businesses

• Secured return of $7 million seized by the U.S. Department of Justice for two South American money service business clients