Mark Graves, PLLC, a Florida professional limited liability company
We are trusted legal advisors and consultants to the global financial industry with extensive experience and expertise.
We are trusted legal advisors and consultants to the global financial industry with extensive experience and expertise.
We are legal experts in the global financial industry and corporate matters.
We are also expert consultants to the financial industry, covering a wide range of areas such as banking, payments, card services, cryptocurrency / virtual currencies, money service businesses (MSBs) / money service operators (MSOs) / money transmitters, foreign exchange (FX), and financial compliance. Our expertise includes areas like the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Counter-Terrorism Financing (CTF), Proliferation Financing (PF), sanctions compliance, Know Your Business (KYB), Know Your Customer (KYC), Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs), Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC), governance, risk management, data protection and privacy, fraud prevention, anti-financial crimes, and the management of third-party vendor systems and tools related to these areas.
Mark Graves has over 30 years of experience in the financial industry. He started in consulting before moving into regulatory roles where he led exams, investigations, and served as the lead enforcement attorney / prosecutors for formal actions in two U.S. states, the U.S. federal government, and two global regulators. His next stop was as a compliance executive at a global bank, leading global compliance operations and sanctions teams. Later, he was the first standalone Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) at a fintech startup focused on issuing payment cards (Visa and Discover), helping it expand from U.S.-centric operations into Canada, the European Economic Area, and 10 APAC countries up to its initial public offering. Mark then co-founded a fintech focused on issuing Visa-branded payments cards to businesses in emerging markets serving as the Chief Legal Officer (CLO) and CCO growing operations into 13+ countries across LatAm and EMEA, with 500+ staff. He is currently also the Chief Legal & Compliance Officer at a startup focused on B2B cross-border funds movement across the globe powered by stablecoins, with a particular focus on helping clients in emerging markets such as Africa, APAC, and LatAm.
Our approach varies depending on the services needed, with everything tailored specifically to you or your business. We start with in-depth discussions to understand your current situation and goals. We then collect and analyze relevant data, identify gaps or solutions, and provide expert advice on the best course of action. Once we've agreed on the ideal path, we execute it efficiently, with regular check-ins to ensure progress is on track. Our goal is to help you achieve success quickly and smoothly, with your satisfaction as our top priority.
Our firm was founded by one of the most experienced attorneys in the legal and compliance fields. Whatever challenges you’re facing, we’ve successfully handled them before.
Let’s face it—there are countless legal and consulting firms out there, but only a few possess the genuine expertise and experience to consistently deliver the high-quality guidance and advice you need and deserve.
We are one of those few.
St. Petersburg, Florida, United States
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