Roberto Gonzalez

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Roberto Gonzalez is a partner in the Investigations & White Collar Defense practice and the chair of the firm’s Sanctions & Anti-Money Laundering group. Based in the Washington, D.C. office, Roberto draws on his experience at the Treasury Department, White House and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to represent major global banks, fintechs, investment companies and technology companies in high-stakes investigations, regulatory matters and litigations.

Roberto’s experience encompasses sanctions, anti-money laundering, export controls, cybersecurity and national security matters; consumer protection; payments and cryptocurrency; and the False Claims Act. He has represented clients in numerous investigations before the Department of Justice, Department of Treasury (OFAC and FinCEN), Department of Commerce and the banking agencies (including the OCC, Federal Reserve, FDIC, CFPB and New York DFS); the SEC and CFTC; state attorneys general; and various congressional committees.

Roberto is a dedicated thought leader, speaker and author on compliance, investigations and regulatory matters. He has appeared on national broadcasts, including on CNBC and NPR’s Morning Edition, and his commentary and publications have appeared in American Banker, Law360, the National Law Journal, the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation and Columbia Law School’s blog Corporations and the Capital Markets.

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Stanford Law School, J.D.

Duke University, A.B.