Jonathan R.

Jonathan J. R. is an international expert in business law and criminal law, with substantial expertise in key areas of legal compliance that include labor and employment law, anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, fraud, and cybercrime. Before forming his own boutique Risk & Compliance company, he served as Senior Vice President and Head of Anti-Bribery & Corruption Governance at Wells Fargo & Co. Previously, he was a federal prosecutor in the United States Department of Justice’s Fraud Section, where he handled major complex criminal prosecutions and international law enforcement initiatives and served as Deputy Chief for Strategy and Policy; Director of the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Financial Enforcement; Counsel to the President’s Commission on Organized Crime; and an associate with the Washington, DC office of a leading American law firm. He has had firsthand experience in the PMI process. As Senior Vice President and Head of Anti-Bribery & Corruption Governance at Wells Fargo & Company, Mr. Rusch had substantial involvement in the PMI phase of Wells Fargos 2015-2016 $31 billion acquisition of GE Capitals Commercial Distribution Finance and Vendor Finance businesses. Jonathan is in high demand as a teacher, speaker, and lecturer. For more than 20 years, he has served as Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University Law Center, where his courses include Corporate Compliance in the Financial Sector, Cybercrime, Questioning Witnesses, and Trial Practice. He also currently serves as Senior Fellow with the New York University School of Law’s Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement. Previously, he has been Lecturer in Law at the University of Virginia Law School, Visiting Professor at the China University of Political Science and Law, and a guest lecturer at the American University Washington College of Law. In addition, he is a frequent speaker at international compliance conferences and programs. He is recognized internationally as a thought leader in business law and corporate compliance. He is a prolific writer on law and compliance issues, both in leading law reviews and through his own blog, and other major compliance blogs. Jonathan received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton University, his Master of Arts (Government) degree from the University of Virginia, and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Virginia School of Law.