Michael G. Sanders
Partner
Michael’s practice focuses on structured finance and fund finance arrangements, including asset-based lending and repurchase facilities backed by loans and other financial instruments, 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
FinCEN Imposes AML Program and SAR Filing Requirements on Investment Advisers
Another Step Towards Federal AML Obligations for Investment Advisers
FinCEN Tries Again . . . to Impose AML Requirements on Investment Advisers
Countdown to Implementation of US Beneficial Ownership Reporting
OFAC Eases Venezuela Sanctions Lifts Secondary Market Trading Ban on US Persons
OFAC and FinCEN Announce Joint Enforcement Action Against U.S.-Based Digital Asset Exchange
FINCEN’s Corporate Beneficial Ownership Reporting Rule: Significance for Investment Advisers
U.S. Treasury Adopts Final Corporate Beneficial Ownership Reporting Rule
FinCEN Proposes Corporate Beneficial Ownership Reporting Rule
FinCEN Requests Input on Potential AML Requirements for Real Estate Transactions
OFAC Ramps up Targeting of Ransomware-linked Actors and FinCEN Updates Ransomware Advisory
OFAC Settles With Digital Currency Payment Processor for Sanctions Violations
Congress Overhauls AML Framework, Mandating Disclosure of Beneficial Ownership Information
Online Financial Service Companies: The Anti-Terrorism Act’s Next Frontier
FDIC Approves Two New ILCs and Proposes Supervision of ILC Parents
District Court Decision Incorrectly Holds that OFAC Sanctions Bar PdVSA
United States Designates the Government of Venezuela for Blocking Sanctions
First Ever Criminal Bank Secrecy Act Charge Brought Against U.S. Broker-Dealer