Mary Lynne Calkins is an accomplished legal professional who spent 5 years as counsel with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. She supported the corporation’s legal division, specifically the financial technology and innovation unit’s Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering team. She is well-versed in the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 and the Corporate Transparency Act. Mary Lynne Calkins also worked with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network on developing anti-money laundering and financial terrorism program requirements.
Ms. Calkins previously served as senior counsel at the Export-Import Bank of the United States and partner at Akerman, LP, both in Washington, DC. A few of her other past positions include Enforcement Counsel at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Associate with the San Diego federal antitrust, securities, and consumer protection law firm Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman and Robbins; and General Counsel for Defend the Bay, Inc.
Ms. Calkins studied English literature and Chinese at Dickinson College. After graduating cum laude, she worked in international trade in China, then earned her law degree at the Georgetown University Law Center, with an emphasis on international law and trade, as well as Chinese law. She later completed the ABA Stonier Graduate School of Banking's 3-year executive leadership program.