2020 Regulatory Compliance Conference

Jonathan Fraser Light, managing attorney at LightGabler, has more than 30 years of experience in the field of employment law. He is “AV” rated by Martindale Hubbell and has been named as one of Southern California’s “Super Lawyers” for 15 years. Jon and his team members consult with over 1,500 companies throughout California regarding their day-to-day employment law needs.

Michael Roberts is a director in Financial Institution Supervision and Credit (FISC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. In this capacity, he leads the Consumer Compliance Supervision Unit responsible for conducting compliance and Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) examinations in the Twelfth Federal Reserve District.

Kevin Gould joined the California Bankers Association (CBA) in 2004, bringing with him more than seven years of legislative experience. In his role as senior vice president and director of state government relations, he oversees the management and operation of CBA’s state and federal government relations department and also serves as one of CBA’s three registered lobbyists.

Ryan is the Senior Vice President of Risk and Compliance for the American Bankers Association (ABA) within their Office of Member Engagement. He is responsible for managing the strategic direction of the ABA products, events and delivery channels across the Risk Management and Compliance markets.

Terri Luttrell is a seasoned AML professional with over 20 years in the banking industry, working both in medium and large community and commercial banks ranging from $2 billion to $330 billion in asset size. She has successfully worked with institutions in developing BSA/OFAC programs, optimizing various automated solutions, and streamlining processes while ensuring all regulatory requirements are met.

Radhika personally has more than 29 years of experience in the banking industry, with an impressive background spanning all phases of compliance, operations, and risk management for leading financial institutions. Radhika has been responsible for helping several banking institutions successfully pass their regulatory examinations.

Laurel Sykes is the Executive Vice President, Chief Compliance and Risk Officer for American Riviera Bank. She holds the designation of Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager, with almost 30 years of experience in the banking industry. During her career she has implemented enterprise-wide risk management, compliance, fraud, anti-money laundering, vendor management and business continuity programs for banks ranging from $1 billion to $7 billion in assets. She currently oversees regulatory affairs and enterprise risk management for American Riviera Bank, and leads the Bank’s consumer compliance function and the anti-money laundering/financial crimes unit.

David Apfel, a partner in Goodwin’s Financial Industry, Government Investigations, Enforcement and White Collar Defense practices, is a former federal prosecutor who specializes in white collar criminal defense, SEC and other government investigations, internal corporate investigations, and bet-the-company civil business litigation. Mr. Apfel is also the founder and chair of the firm’s Gaming & Gambling practice, and a founder and co-chair of the firm’s new Cannabis practice.

Monique D. Jewett-Brewster is a commercial bankruptcy and business litigator with Hopkins & Carley in its San Jose office. As a member of the firm’s Financial Institutions and Creditors Rights practice group, Monique advises lenders in business bankruptcies and in all other aspects of insolvency law, with a primary focus on representing secured creditors in the restructuring and enforcement of complex loan and other commercial transactions in state, district, appellate and bankruptcy courts nationwide.