Jamie Schafer Partner

Jamie Schafer is a partner in Perkins Coie’s White Collar & Investigations practice as well as the International Transactions & Trade practice, and she is a co-chair of the firm’s Sports industry group. Jamie represents entities and individuals in complex U.S. domestic and cross-border criminal and regulatory matters. She advises on matters involving the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), anti-money laundering laws and regulations, and embargoes administered by the U.S. Department of Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), among other matters.

In her practice, Jamie regularly conducts internal investigations and responds to enforcement inquiries before numerous enforcement agencies, including the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), OFAC, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the U.S. Department of State, and the World Bank’s Integrity Vice Presidency. Jamie’s counsel to clients includes the design and implementation of compliance policies, procedures, and training. She conducts due diligence and provides advice in relation to corporate transactions, as well as conducting compliance reviews and ethics and compliance risk assessments for both public and private companies. Jamie is a certified anti-money laundering specialist and an active member of the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS).

Jamie also is a prolific publisher of articles and speaker on corruption, sanctions, and anti-money laundering developments. She has remained at the forefront as a thought leader on fast-paced developments in anti-money laundering regulation and economic sanctions, including with relation to sanctions on Russia and the expansion of anti-money laundering regulation through the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (AMLA 2020) and Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) among other recent developments.

Jamie maintains a robust pro bono practice focusing on human rights issues through the lens of economic sanctions and immigration. She has received multiple awards acknowledging her commitment to pro bono advocacy, including being honored with the 2022 Global Accountability Guardian Award by Human Rights First in recognition of her work to expand sanctions on human rights abusers under the Global Magnitsky Act.

Jamie is active in professional organizations as Co-Chair of the American Bar Association (ABA) Anti-Money Laundering Committee (International Law Section) and a member of the Rankings Committee for the Women’s White Collar Defense Association (WWCDA). Jamie is also an active member of the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) and the Leadership Advisory Counsel of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), as well as a 2020 fellow with the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity. Additionally, Jamie has been recognized by Profiles in Diversity Journal ® as a Woman Worth Watching. In 2020, she was a guest lecturer at the Fordham University School of Law Master of Studies of Law (MSL) in Compliance Program. Jamie is also an avid scouter, serving on the National Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) National Capitol Area Council as well as being active in the leadership of both Cub Scout Pack 1 and Scouts BSA Troop 1 in Washington, D.C.