Michael G. Sanders
Partner
Michael’s practice focuses on structured finance and fund finance arrangements, including asset-based lending, structured financing arrangements backed by broadly syndicated and private credit loans, collateralized fund obligations, and NAV and hybrid facilities.
He also advises on U.S. bank and money services business regulatory matters, including anti-money laundering requirements.
Michael joined the firm in 2017 and became a partner in 2026.
Selected Activities
triggerEditorial Board, Virginia Law Review, University of Virginia School of Law
Publications
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FinCEN Imposes AML Program and SAR Filing Requirements on Investment Advisers
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Another Step Towards Federal AML Obligations for Investment Advisers
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FinCEN Tries Again . . . to Impose AML Requirements on Investment Advisers
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Countdown to Implementation of US Beneficial Ownership Reporting
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OFAC Eases Venezuela Sanctions Lifts Secondary Market Trading Ban on US Persons
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OFAC and FinCEN Announce Joint Enforcement Action Against U.S.-Based Digital Asset Exchange
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FINCEN’s Corporate Beneficial Ownership Reporting Rule: Significance for Investment Advisers
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U.S. Treasury Adopts Final Corporate Beneficial Ownership Reporting Rule
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FinCEN Proposes Corporate Beneficial Ownership Reporting Rule
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FinCEN Requests Input on Potential AML Requirements for Real Estate Transactions
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OFAC Ramps up Targeting of Ransomware-linked Actors and FinCEN Updates Ransomware Advisory
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OFAC Settles With Digital Currency Payment Processor for Sanctions Violations
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Congress Overhauls AML Framework, Mandating Disclosure of Beneficial Ownership Information
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Online Financial Service Companies: The Anti-Terrorism Act’s Next Frontier
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FDIC Approves Two New ILCs and Proposes Supervision of ILC Parents
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District Court Decision Incorrectly Holds that OFAC Sanctions Bar PdVSA
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United States Designates the Government of Venezuela for Blocking Sanctions
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First Ever Criminal Bank Secrecy Act Charge Brought Against U.S. Broker-Dealer