AML & Financial Crime Compliance
Expert anti-money laundering and financial crime compliance legal services in Hong Kong. AML programmes, sanctions compliance, regulatory investigations, and financial crime prevention across Asia-Pacific.
Overview
Financial crime compliance has become a critical priority for businesses operating in Hong Kong, with regulators taking an increasingly rigorous approach to enforcement. Robert Lee Law Offices helps financial institutions, corporates, and professional service firms design, implement, and maintain effective anti-money laundering and financial crime prevention programmes.
Our team combines legal expertise with practical compliance experience, having advised clients through regulatory examinations, remediation programmes, and enforcement actions. We understand the regulatory expectations of Hong Kong's financial regulators and the practical challenges of implementing compliance programmes in complex organisations.
With deep knowledge of Hong Kong's Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance (AMLO), sanctions requirements, and international AML standards, we help clients build compliance frameworks that satisfy regulatory requirements while supporting business operations.
Our AML & Financial Crime Compliance Services
AML/CTF Programme Design & Implementation
- AML/CTF policy and procedure development
- Risk assessment methodology and documentation
- Customer due diligence (CDD) frameworks
- Enhanced due diligence (EDD) programmes
- Transaction monitoring systems and rules
- Suspicious transaction reporting procedures
Sanctions Compliance
- Sanctions compliance programme design
- OFAC, UN, EU, and Hong Kong sanctions advisory
- Sanctions screening implementation
- Licence application and OFAC engagement
- Sanctions risk assessment
- Sanctions breach response and remediation
Know Your Customer (KYC) & Due Diligence
- KYC policy framework development
- Customer identification and verification standards
- Beneficial ownership identification
- PEP and high-risk customer procedures
- Ongoing monitoring and periodic review
- Third-party and correspondent due diligence
Regulatory Examinations & Investigations
- SFC and HKMA examination preparation
- Regulatory inquiry response
- Internal investigation support
- Remediation programme design
- Enforcement action defence
- Settlement negotiations
Financial Crime Risk Assessment
- Enterprise-wide risk assessment
- Product and service risk evaluation
- Geographic and customer risk analysis
- Channel and delivery risk assessment
- Inherent and residual risk frameworks
- Risk appetite and tolerance setting
Training & Compliance Culture
- AML/CTF staff training programmes
- Board and senior management briefings
- Compliance awareness initiatives
- E-learning and training materials
- Compliance culture assessment
- Tone from the top advisory
