Carlton Greene

Carlton Greene is Co-Chair of Crowell & Moring's Financial Services Group and a member of the firm's International Trade and White Collar & Regulatory Enforcement groups. Based in the firm's Washington, D.C. office, Greene brings deep expertise in U.S. economic sanctions, Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering (AML) laws and regulations, export controls, and anti-corruption/anti-bribery laws and regulations.

Greene joined Crowell & Moring as a partner in January 2016 after serving as chief counsel of the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). Before joining FinCEN, he was an attorney-advisor at OFAC and served as OFAC's assistant director for transnational threats, where he directed targeting and investigations for more than 25 U.S. economic sanction programs, including those related to Iran and North Korea. In 2007, the United Nations Secretary-General appointed Carlton to advise the UN Security Council on international sanctions against Al-Qaida and the Taliban and to lead member state visits to assess compliance.

Career History

• Co-Chair, Financial Services Group at Crowell & Moring LLP (current)
• Partner, International Trade and White Collar & Regulatory Enforcement Groups at Crowell & Moring (January 2016–present)
• Chief Counsel at FinCEN, U.S. Department of the Treasury
• Assistant Director for Transnational Threats at OFAC, U.S. Department of the Treasury
• Trial Attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice
• United Nations advisor on international sanctions (appointed 2007)

What Carlton Greene could bring to Co-Chair of Crowell & Moring's Financial Services Group: Greene's multi-decade tenure in federal financial crime enforcement positions him to lead the firm's financial services practice with credibility and deep regulatory relationships. His expertise in AML, sanctions, and compliance matters—combined with his ability to provide clients strategic advice on government agency approaches and enforcement trends—enables him to expand the firm's advisory services to global financial institutions navigating increasingly complex regulatory environments in banking, fintech, and digital assets. His congressional testimony on AML matters and thought leadership on emerging financial crime risks further strengthen his ability to position the firm as a market leader in financial services regulation.