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JP Brennan is the Global Head of Fintech and Blockchain Group at J.S. Held. He brings over 20 years of experience in forensic accounting, damage calculation, auditing, litigation consulting, anti-money laundering (AML) compliance, cryptocurrency regulatory compliance, OFAC/sanctions review, complex enhanced and operational due diligence, and bankruptcy. He has an in-depth understanding of the complexities that many FinTechs are faced with concerning their regulatory framework, as well as those issues from a financial crime compliance perspective. He regularly helps financial institutions evaluate technological advances through a data-integrity lens and advises on the future state.
JP has substantial experience in providing complex forensic accounting and financial fraud investigative services, cryptocurrency asset / wallet tracing, development and implementation of AML programs, outsourced Chief Compliance Officer services, as well as providing managed services for large-scale remediation and compliance projects. His clients include major law firms, centralized and decentralized cryptocurrency exchanges, digital asset issuers, custodians, multinational banks, funds, payment processors, financial institutions, and investors.
In addition, JP designs and implements enterprise risk management frameworks and internal control environments for financial institutions and FinTech platforms, with a focus on regulatory alignment, governance, and operational resilience. His work includes independent model risk management and validation engagements, spanning financial crime, transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, and blockchain analytics models. He also evaluates artificial intelligence and machine learning initiatives, assessing model design, data governance, performance, explainability, and control effectiveness to support responsible deployment and regulatory scrutiny.
His expert experience includes such high-profile matters as Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities (investigation), Lehman Brothers (bankruptcy investigation), Caesars Entertainment Operating Corp. (examiner report), Bank of New York-Mellon (compliance monitorship), Quadriga CX (crypto asset tracing), and LUNA Foundation Guard (crypto asset tracing).
JP was a contributor to J.S. Held's 2025 Global Risk Report, which can be viewed here.
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