USA Trends and Developments Contributed by: Donald J. Mosher, Kara A. Kuchar, Melissa G.R. Goldstein, Jessica Romano and Adam J. Barazani, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
Jessica Romano is special counsel at Schulte Roth & Zabel and advises money transmitters, payments companies and other financial institutions on a variety of regulatory issues, including
merchant cash advances, and commercial lending licensing matters, and manages money transmitter and virtual currency licensing projects for companies.
Melissa G.R. Goldstein is partner at Schulte Roth & Zabel and advises on anti-money laundering and sanctions regulatory compliance matters. She represents banks, broker-
compliance with federal and state banking and consumer finance laws and multistate licensing requirements, as well as transactional matters. Jessica supports private equity firms in transactional matters related to the acquisition and sale of payments companies and money transmitters. She also has experience advising investment advisers and private funds on regulatory matters.
dealers, investment advisers, funds, insurance companies and money services businesses, including those involved in global e-commerce and virtual currency, on the anti-money laundering and sanctions regulations, rules and related issues governing their investment and business activities. Melissa has particular experience with issues arising out of the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended by the USA PATRIOT Act, the AML Act of 2020 and the Corporate Transparency Act. Before joining Schulte, she was an attorney-advisor with the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).
Adam J. Barazani is special counsel at Schulte Roth & Zabel and advises on the regulation, acquisition and sale of financial services providers, including money transmitters, payment
processors and fintech companies. Adam represents and advises leading financial services companies and private equity firms on regulatory and transactional matters in the payments space. He regularly provides guidance on compliance with federal and state law applicable to companies engaging – or considering to engage – in payments activities, including state money transmitter laws and multistate licensing requirements, as well as regulatory issues associated with payments products and services, including remittance transfers, prepaid access, digital currencies and internet- and mobile-based payment products and services.
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