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Emily
Butler

Senior Director, Practice Development Lead

Americas | New York office

+1 212 537 5300

ebutler@nardelloandco.com

Senior Director Emily Butler, who has spent nearly a decade assisting clients in litigation, arbitration, and regulatory matters, specializes in complex business intelligence assignments, fraud investigations, and asset tracing engagements.  

She also has distinguished herself in overseeing independent monitorships and compliance assessments, including matters involving international sanctions, export controls, and fraud risk management.  

Prior to joining Nardello & Co., Emily worked for a leading business management consulting firm in New York. 

Representative matters

  • Played a leading role in an independent monitorship designed to assess the export control compliance of a Chinese telecommunications company subject to US sanctions. The research focused on mapping relationships and corporate structures to identify those with influence over the company’s global network and sales of equipment for military use. 
  • Investigated a $2 billion dividend arbitrage fraud scheme. Emily led various phases of the engagement, including large-scale document analysis, development of evidentiary findings, preparation of an expert report, and extensive support for expert witness testimony. 
  • Conducted an anti-money laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC) compliance audit of a financial institution accused of failing to identify and escalate red flags associated with a Ponzi scheme. This included evaluating the bank’s AML controls, customer due diligence procedures, transaction monitoring processes, and regulatory compliance framework, as well as the preparation of an expert report analyzing the institution’s compliance practices and alleged control deficiencies.  
  • Participated in a multi-jurisdictional business intelligence investigation for a Latin America oil and gas company focused on assessing and identifying money laundering, tax evasion, and anti-competitive practices in the sector.  
  • Has been a core member of the team executing a multiyear engagement to evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of internal fraud risk controls for a global top 5 broker-dealer firm pursuant to consent order with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This work has encompassed comprehensive reviews of the organization’s governance framework, asset movement systems, fraud detection and surveillance capabilities, whistleblower reporting mechanisms, and investigative protocols and technologies. 
  • Conducting field observations and interviews to verify the accuracy of reported housing and shelter data, Emily is supporting the independent data monitor appointed under a settlement agreement between the City of Los Angeles and the LA Alliance for Human Rights, et al. 

Certifications

  • Certified Fraud Examiner
  • Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist
  • Certified Sanctions Specialist

Education

  • BA, International Affairs, University of Georgia
  • MA, Human Rights and Humanitarian Action, Sciences Po Paris
  • LLM, International Law, Universite Paris Cite

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