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Amber Vitale
Managing Director
Amber Vitale is a senior attorney and compliance expert with extensive experience in U.S. economic sanctions, anti-money laundering, and financial crimes compliance. Her background spans government service, private legal practice, global financial institutions, and consulting.
Sanctions Compliance Expert Witness
Amber advises financial institutions, fintech companies, and legal counsel on sanctions and AML compliance matters, including program assessments, remediation, and regulatory strategy. Her expertise spans OFAC investigations and enforcement matters, as well as the design, implementation, and enhancement of sanctions and AML compliance frameworks, including governance and oversight, screening systems, KYC protocols, internal controls, audit and testing, and training.
Most recently, Amber served as a Managing Director at FTI Consulting, where she advised banks, fintechs, and law firms on sanctions and AML compliance and led complex, large-scale remediation and review engagements. She co-led multi-year regulatory-driven projects involving large cross-functional teams across governance, risk assessment, screening, and audit, and conducted independent reviews of global sanctions programs pursuant to consent orders. Amber regularly interfaced with regulators, external counsel, and senior stakeholders, and served as a court-approved OFAC expert witness in both civil and criminal matters, preparing expert reports and supporting defense strategy.
Previously, Amber was Head of Global Sanctions Advisory at Brown Brothers Harriman, where she was responsible for enhancing the firm’s sanctions compliance framework following a regulatory enforcement action. In this role, she advised senior management, led sanctions investigations and OFAC reporting, and developed policies, procedures, and targeted training to strengthen compliance.
Earlier in her career, Amber held a leadership role at the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, where she led enforcement investigations into potential violations of U.S. sanctions laws and contributed to enforcement strategy and interagency coordination across federal and state authorities.
Amber began her legal career in private practice, advising financial institutions, asset managers, and other clients on AML, sanctions, anti-bribery and corruption, and export controls compliance, including regulatory submissions, licensing matters, and transactional due diligence.
She holds a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center and a Bachelor of Science from Ithaca College. She is admitted to the New York Bar and holds the Certified Sanctions Specialist (CSS) designation.
EXPERTISE
Sanctions Compliance
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Compliance
OFAC Investigations and Enforcement Matters
Compliance Program Assessment & Remediation
KYC and Internal Controls
EDUCATION
Georgetown University Law Center
Juris Doctorate (J.D.)
Ithaca College
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
WORK HISTORY
SEDA Experts
Managing Director
2026-Current
FTI Consulting Inc.
Managing Director
2019-2025
Infinity Consulting Solutions
Independent Contractor
2019
Brown Brothers Harriman
SVP, Head of Global Sanctions Advisory
2016-2018
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Director, FCU/AML and Sanctions Risk and Regulatory
2014-2016
U.S. Dept. of Treasury, OFAC
Section Chief, Office of Enforcement
2011-2013
Civil Penalties Officer
2004-2006
American International Group, Inc.
Sr. Economic Sanctions Officer, Assist. General Counsel
2010-2011
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
Associate, Litigation
2006-2010
Contact
Amber Vitale
1185 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
+1 646-626-4555

