#8 - TRM Labs

An interview with Ari Redbord and Drew Morris, both of TRM Labs.

Hi there,

TRM Labs delivers cryptocurrency fraud detection and anti-money laundering (AML) solutions to financial institutions and governments worldwide. 

Ari Redbord (@ARedbord) is Head of Legal & Government Affairs at TRM. Prior to joining TRM, Ari served at the United States Department of the Treasury as a Senior Advisor to the Deputy Secretary and the Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (TFI). In this capacity, Ari worked with teams from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and other Treasury and interagency components on issues related to cryptocurrency, sanctions, the Bank Secrecy Act, and anti-money laundering strategies.

Drew Morris (@Drew_Morris) is Legal Counsel at TRM. Prior to TRM, Drew was General Counsel at WorkJam and an Associate at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati LLP. 

Show highlights:

- Ari's introduction to crypto through experience with North Korea

- Why TRM Labs is an important part of the crypto ecosystem

- TRM Talks

- Comparing the startup environment with work as a prosecutor

- What they both learned in previous roles

- FATF’s final version of its Updated Guidance for a Risk-Based Approach for Virtual Assets and Virtual Asset Providers

- VASP

- What makes a top calibre lawyer

- How to network in the legal profession

& much more.

Jacob Robinson

Host: Law of Code Podcast

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JacobRobinsonJD 

Apple:

Spotify:

Hope you enjoy!