Roberto Gonzalez represents financial institutions and other companies in high-stakes litigation, investigations and advisory matters, spanning the areas of economic sanctions, anti-money laundering, export controls, antitrust, the False Claims Act, consumer financial protection and cybersecurity and data privacy. Drawing on his experience in senior legal roles at the Treasury Department, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the White House, he helps U.S. and non-U.S. clients navigate complex criminal and regulatory matters and provides strategic counseling on compliance issues and crisis management.
Roberto has handled civil and criminal matters before a variety of government agencies, including the Department of Justice; the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); the CFPB; the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); FINRA; and the banking regulatory agencies, including the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Federal Reserve Board (FRB), and the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS). He is a member of the Litigation Department and the co-chair of the Economic Sanctions & Anti-Money Laundering Practice Group.
Roberto speaks and writes frequently on sanctions/AML, cybersecurity, compliance and financial regulation. His publications have appeared in the National Law Journal, the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, and the Columbia Law School’s Blog on Corporations and the Capital Markets. Recently, Roberto was selected to receive the “Law360 Distinguished Writing Award.”
Roberto was recognized as one of the “500 Leading Lawyers in America” by Lawdragon. In 2017, he was elected as a member of the American Law Institute. Roberto was named a “D.C. Rising Star” by the National Law Journal, a “Rising Star in Banking” by Law360 and a “Top Lawyer Under 40” by the National Hispanic Bar Association. His joining of Paul, Weiss was covered in The New York Times and Law360. At Treasury, Secretary Jacob J. Lew awarded Roberto the Treasury Medal in recognition of his accomplishments and leadership as Deputy General Counsel.
Last updated July 2020
