Summer 2011 | ACTEC Law Journal

The Gatekeeper Initiative and the Risk-Based Approach to Client Due Diligence: The Imperative for Voluntary Good Practices Guidance for U.S. Lawyers

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Kevin Shepherd published "The Gatekeeper Initiative and the Risk-Based Approach to Client Due Diligence:  The Imperative for Voluntary Good Practices Guidance for U.S. Lawyers" in the Summer 2011 issue of the ACTEC Law Journal.  This 76 page article offers practical insights into the risk-based approach in the U.S. legal system, and responds to pressure from Congress and the Obama Administration for the legal profession to take meaningful steps to assist in the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing without infringing the attorney-client privilege, the duty of client confidentiality, and the delivery of legal services generally