Monitorship Services K2 Integrity professionals serve as independent monitors and provide multidisciplinary professional services in support of monitors. We are often brought in as an independent monitor appointed pursuant to a government settlement agreement or as a condition for not pursuing criminal or civil charges, or as an independent compliance monitor on a large infrastructure...

In “Exclusive: Expert Warns AI Risks to Spiral Without Strong Governance” (22 September 2025), Jason Straight speaks with TechDay about the risks and benefits of organizations adopting artificial intelligence in the workplace. In the interview, Jason explains the importance of establishing a strong governance framework around AI, noting that such governance can accelerate, not inhibit,...

On 20 March 2024, K2 Integrity hosted a webinar on the implications of the recent updates to the Global Internal Audit Standards (“Standards”). The discussion included David Hyman, senior vice president and senior audit director at US Bank; Raakhee Jagwani, director and interim head of quality assurance and methodology at Mizuho Bank; and moderator Yelena...

In “Zarate: Russia Sanctions Put Banks on the Front Line” (8 March 2022), the ABA Banking Journal reviews Juan Zarate's keynote address from the ABA Washington Summit. Juan explains how the sanctions are “unprecedented in scope and impact” and cannot be compared to anything the international financial community has seen before. Juan cautions financial institutions...

In “Crypto Sector Slow to Adopt New Accounting Rules Despite Years of Advocacy” (Accounting & Compliance Alert, 23 July 2024), Jennifer Law comments on the slow implementation of the latest accounting guidance designed to give a more accurate representation of a company’s digital asset holdings. Jennifer highlights the importance of early adoption—especially for investment firms...

In “The 7 Biggest Threats Facing High Net Worth Families Today” (Worth Magazine, 7 January 2020), K2 Intelligence highlights the top ways high-net-worth families can mitigate risks, including: Don’t put trust on autopilot: Ensure consistent due diligence by screening those hired to work in a family’s inner circle on a regular basis, not just at...

Juan Zarate joined IntraFi's Banking with Interest podcast (14 January 2026) for a conversation with host Rob Blackwell to discuss why the AML regime is broken—and what meaningful reform could look like. In the episode “The Anti-Money Laundering Regime Is Broken. Can It Be Fixed?,” Juan draws on his role in shaping the AML framework...

On 28 February 2022, Danny Glaser, head of K2 Integrity’s Washington, DC office, spoke to CNBC: “What we’ve seen just over the weekend has really been the announcement of the intention to wage all-out financial warfare . . . . Once fully implemented, it will begin in real ways to cut Russia off from Western financial, capital,...

By Christopher Ward and Robert Thompson, K2 Integrity Passing the historic $1 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) in November 2021, which allocates more than $550 billion in new infrastructure spending, was an early priority of the Biden administration. The IIJA, which includes the Build America, Buy America Act (BABA), contains numerous provisions aimed...

Juan Zarate will join MicroStrategy for the panel “Crypto Roundtable: The Legitimation, Risks, and Regulation of the Crypto Economy” as part of the MicroWorld Public Sector Conference on 14 October 2021. Juan and his fellow panelists will discuss the challenges and opportunities government bodies now face when confronting a cryptocurrency revolution.