Jane L. Wexton practices in the area of corporate law with a focus on international and domestic corporate compliance. She is a former prosecutor and has significant experience in investigating white-collar crime. Ms. Wexton served for 18 years in the private sector as senior vice president and chief compliance officer of GE Money and chief global anti-money laundering officer at Citibank. In those positions, she developed prevention, detection and mitigation processes related to anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, antitrust, OFAC, data privacy and consumer protection. She has extensive experience in conducting due diligence and internal investigations and has worked in over 108 countries.

Ms. Wexton is a 1983 graduate of Hofstra University School of Law, where she was a member of the Law Review, and a graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University (M.A.) and City College of New York (B.A.).

Areas Of Practice

Corporate Compliance
White-Collar Criminal Law
Internal Investigations and Due Diligence
Mergers and Acquisitions

Professional Activities

American Bar Association
- Rule of Law Committee on Anti-Corruption
- Co-Chairperson, Corporate Criminal Liability Committee
International Bar Association
- Task Force on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Ethics and Compliance Officers Association
Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics (Professionals)
U.S. Delegation to the G-7's Financial Action Task Force
U.S. Treasury Department's Bank Secrecy Act Advisory Group
- Founding Member

Admissions

New York
U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York

Education

Hofstra University School of Law, J.D., 1983
Fairleigh Dickinson University, M.A., 1974
City College of New York, B.A., 1964

Experience

Duane Morris LLP
- Partner, 2007-present
Akerman Senterfitt
- Partner, 2006-2007
General Electric (GE Money 2000-2006)(GE Structured Finance 1996-2000)
- Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer, 1996-2006
Citibank (Citigroup)
- Vice President, Chief Global Anti-Money Laundering Officer, 1989-1996
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson
- Attorney, 1987-1989
New York County District Attorney's Office
- Prosecutor, 1983-1987

Board Memberships

Self chec
- Member of the Board of Directors
Member of the Board of Directors of The Ethics Resource Center, Washington, D.C.

Civic and Charitable Activities

Hogan-Morganthau Association (Alumni Association of the Manhattan District Attorney's Office)

Selected Speaking Engagements

"Global Convergence of Corporate Compliance Standards," ABA International Section Showcase presentation, April 2, 2008
"Law Firm - Corporate Counsel Dialogue: Working Together to Maximize Value," ACI Corporate Counsel Forum on Reducing Legal Costs, New York, March 31, 2008
"The Intersection of Anti-Corruption and Anti-Money Laundering: Combining Internal Controls and Procedures to Reduce Risk," 19th National Foreign Corrupt Practice Act Compliance Conference, New York, March 27, 2008
"Designing and Maintaining an Effective Program: Is Integration Practicable?" International Corporate Compliance Forum, Washington, D.C., February 21, 2008
Speaker, "International Corporate Practice - Ethical and Legal Considerations" conference, Practising Law Institute event, Penn Club, New York City, January 31, 2008
Corporate Compliance Institute, Practising Law Institute, New York and San Francisco, 2000-2007
International Corporate Compliance, The Center for American and International Law, Chicago, 2007
Securities Compliance Seminar, Financial Markets Association, San Francisco, 2006; Las Vegas, 2007
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Conference, American Conference Institute, New York, Co-Chair Tysons Corner, Virginia, 2006; Washington, D.C., 2006; New York, 2007, Washington, D.C., 2007
"The Awakening Giant of Anti-Corruption Enforcement," International Bar Association, Paris, 2005; London, 2006; Paris, 2007
"The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Coping with Heightened Enforcement Risks," Practising Law Institute, New York, 2007
International Symposium on Economic Crime, Jesus College, Cambridge University, United Kingdom, 1991-2007
Women in International Regulatory Law, Washington, D.C., 2006-2007
"Electronic Discovery," New Jersey Chapter, Association of Corporate Counsel, 2007
"Conducting and Responding to Investigations," American Conference Institute, 2007
"Deferred Prosecutions and the Role of Monitors," American Bar Association International Section's Fall Meeting, Coral Gables, Florida, 2006
ABA Securities Fraud National Institute, Washington, D.C., 2006
"Lessons from the Trenches," Ethics & Compliance Officers Association Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2006
Global Anti-Money Laundering Conference, Merrill Lynch, New York, 2006