Master the critical compliance frameworks and governance strategies required to protect your legal practice from money laundering and fraud.
Law firms are increasingly exposed to financial crime risks from both external actors and internal control failures. Threats now extend beyond traditional AML concerns to include fraud, trust account misuse, cyber-enabled payment deception, identity fraud, and broader governance breakdowns that can result in significant regulatory and reputational consequences.
This session examines how law firms can develop an integrated financial crime governance framework that combines AML compliance with fraud prevention and enterprise risk management. Participants will gain practical insight into strengthening trust account controls, escalation pathways, partner accountability, investigative governance, and cross-functional coordination to reduce exposure while maintaining confidentiality and operational efficiency.
Key Topics Discussed
Senior Specialist - AML Advisory, Security, Risk & Compliance
Experienced Regulatory Compliance Manager, Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Financial Crime Specialist, Certified Forensic Investigator, Certified Compliance Manager and Chartered Accountant. Adegbenga is an experienced compliance professional with over thirteen years’ experience, gathered over two continents and four countries. His professional career started with Zenith Bank Nigeria as a Compliance Officer/Internal Auditor. He rose to become Regional Audit/Compliance Manager and was seconded to Zenith Bank Sierra Leone as the pioneer Chief Compliance/Chief Anti-Money Laundering Officer. He was the pioneer Chairman of the Association of Chief Compliance Officers of Banks in Sierra Leone. Adegbenga moved to North America in year 2013 and has worked with three of the first four Tier-1 Commercial Banks and a Mortgage Bank in Canada, in different roles as Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Manager, AML Consultant, AML Policy and Governance Consultant and Regulatory Compliance Specialist. He has also worked as Anti Money Laundering Senior Specialist with PwC Canada. He has facilitated AML/Regulatory Compliance/Fraud and Policy training programs in Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Gambia and Canada. Adegbenga has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) Degree from Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria; Master of Science (MSc) in Forensic Accounting and Investigation; and a Postgraduate Certificate in Fraud Examination and Forensic Accounting from Seneca College, Ontario, Canada. He is currently pursuing his Doctorate (PhD) Degree in Strategic Management, with Specialization in Corporate Security Risk Management. He also has a Certificate in Risk Management from York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In addition to his academic training, Adegbenga is also a Chartered Accountant (CA) in Nigeria and Sierra Leone (ACA); Chartered Tax Professional (ACTI); Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS); Certified Financial Crime Specialist (CFCS); Certified AML Fintech Compliance Associate (CAFCA); Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE); Certified Forensic Investigator - Canada (CFI); Chartered Loss Prevention Specialist (ChLPS); Certified Physical Protection Professional (CPP); and Certified Compliance Manager (CCM). Adegbenga facilitates, consults and lectures regularly on Regulatory Compliance, Anti-Money Laundering, Fraud & Compliance Policy Awareness, Transactions Monitoring, Know-Your-Customer, EDD & Sanctions; AML Audit & Governance; AML Remediation and AML Project Management. He is a Certified Online Trainer, GCI Accredited Trainer and also Certified Trainer with CPD-UK.
