Funmilayo Adeniji Oke
Baltimore,MD
Summary
Funmi is a Legal Practitioner and Complaince expert with over 8 years of cross-sector extensive exposure and experience spanning healthcare, financial services, and banking environments. She excels at translating complex legal, regulatory, and policy frameworks—such as HIPAA, AML, BSA,GDPR, and other global standards—into practical strategies that drive compliance, mitigate risk, and fuel sustainable business growth.
Skilled AML/KYC Analyst with experience in identifying and mitigating risks associated with money laundering and financial crimes. Strengths include thorough knowledge of regulatory compliance, strong analytical skills, and the ability to effectively manage complex tasks. Previous work has significantly improved operational efficiency through effective risk detection and management.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Best Care Assisted Living
Compliance Officer
Baltimore, MD
05.2024 - Current
- I author and enforce legal and regulatory guidelines to safeguard client rights in care services at Best Care Assisted Living. I deliver personalized support to over 30 clients in compliance with state and federal regulations.
- I maintain precise records in alignment with HIPAA standards, ensuring privacy protection.
- Ensured 100% compliance with state and federal laws for personalized client support.
- Resolved 95% of client grievances within stipulated timelines.
Associate/ Co-ordinating Counsel
Wigwe and Partners
Abuja,Nigeria
04.2022 - 09.2023
- Reviewed customer documents to ensure they meet the Anti-Money Laundering and Know Your Customer requirements.
- Identified potential issues related to AML and KYC compliance in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
- Prepared detailed documentation for all KYC reviews performed, including records of all customer interactions.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of relevant laws, regulations, guidance, industry best practices.
- Assisted in developing new strategies for mitigating money laundering risks associated with customer accounts.
- Achieved 100% compliance with corporate standards across corporate serviced for more than 70 clients in the banking and real estate sectors.
- Identified and mitigated potential risks during due diligence processes, facilitating seamless transactions worth over 6.7 million dollars.
Head of Legal Department
Pipul Communications ltd
Abuja/Lagos
01.2018 - 04.2022
- Developed, implemented, and maintained policies, procedures, and practices to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
- Managed external counsels for litigation cases including contract disputes, intellectual property rights protection, employment law issues, Anti Money Laundering, Fraud and mergers and acquisitions activities.
- Performed due diligence reviews of customer data to ensure compliance with KYC regulations.
- Provided guidance on best practices for managing customer onboarding processes.
- Evaluated risk associated with new customers in order to ensure compliance with AML and CTF regulations.
Education
Barrister At Law - Law
Nigeria Law School
12-2015
Master of Arts - Education Planning,Economics& International Dept
University College London
London, United Kingdom09-2015
Bachelor of Law ( LLB) - Law
Griffith College
Dublin,Ireland 09-2013
Skills
- Regulatory compliance
- AML/KYC/BSA
- Risk assessment
- Client Privacy ( HIPAA)
- Client Onboarding
- Team leadership
Certification
- Licensed Attorney ( Nigeria) 2015
- HIPAA Privacy Training issued by OSHA. May 2015.
- Preventing Online Child Exploitation with Financial Intelligence overview issued by ACAMS. May 2025
- AML General Awareness for Law Professionals. Issued By ACAMS. April 2024
Articles
- Money Laundering (prevention and prohibition Act 2022:An Appraisal( April 2022)
- Proceeds of Crime (Recovery and Management) Act, 2022: An Analysis ( May 2022)
Timeline
Best Care Assisted Living
Compliance Officer
05.2024 - Current
Associate/ Co-ordinating Counsel
Wigwe and Partners
04.2022 - 09.2023
Head of Legal Department
Pipul Communications ltd
01.2018 - 04.2022
Barrister At Law - Law
Nigeria Law School
Master of Arts - Education Planning,Economics& International Dept
University College London
Bachelor of Law ( LLB) - Law
Griffith College