Jamie Schafer

Practice Areas

Litigation

White Collar & Investigations

International Trade

Ethics & Compliance

Latin America Practice

Energy Infrastructure & Clean Technology

Financial Services & Investments

Technology & Communications

Retail & Consumer Products

Regulated Gaming

Sports

Digital Media & Entertainment, Gaming & Sports

Interactive Entertainment

Career

Jamie Schafer represents clients in complex domestic and international criminal and regulatory matters. She advises on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, anti-money laundering laws and regulations, and embargoes administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). She is also the firmwide co-chair of the Sports Industry Group.

Jamie responds to enforcement inquiries before agencies including the U.S. Department of Justice, OFAC, Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the U.S. Department of State, and the World Bank's Integrity Vice Presidency. She counsels on the design and implementation of compliance policies, procedures, and training, and conducts internal investigations, compliance reviews, and ethics and compliance risk assessments for both public and private companies.

A certified anti-money laundering specialist, Jamie is an active member of the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists as well as the Women's White Collar Defense Association. She is also co-chair of the American Bar Association International Law Section Anti-Money Laundering Committee and chair of the Section's Beneficial Ownership Working Group. Jamie is a thought leader on developments in anti-money laundering regulation and economic sanctions, including regulatory expansion through the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020, the Corporate Transparency Act, and the shifting landscape of economic sanctions.

In her pro bono practice, Jamie advocates for human rights involving economic sanctions and immigration. She received multiple pro bono awards including the 2022 Global Accountability Guardian Award by Human Rights First. She is a member of the National Women's Law Center Leadership Advisory Counsel and was a 2020 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity fellow.