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Ms. Bograd was Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer at New York Life International, LLC, where she developed and managed legal compliance and corporate governance programs across Southeast Asia and South America, with particular emphasis on the People’s Republic of China and India. She collaborated with joint venture partners and financial regulators to build insurance regulatory infrastructures, including advising the Indian Insurance Regulator on the country’s initial Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Know Your Customer (KYC), and Conflict of Interest (COI) policies for insurance products and sales.
As Associate General Counsel at Bank of America Corp, Ms. Bograd served as chief counsel for enterprise global financial crimes compliance, overseeing corporate transactions related to financial crimes, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and various national, state, and international political laws. She was the principal legal advisor on issues concerning Iranian and Russian funds held in blocked accounts due to global economic sanctions and multilateral litigation.
During her tenure as Assistant General Counsel at AIG, Inc., Ms. Bograd played a key role in developing the company’s worldwide compliance programs in response to the U.S.A. Patriot Act and other global anti-terrorist financing regulations. She led efforts to implement policies addressing anti-corruption, anti-terrorist financing, and economic sanctions across AIG’s extensive global operations. Additionally, she was instrumental in creating the AIG Political Activities Policy and provided legal counsel to the Corporate Affairs and State Relations Departments on compliance matters related to corporate political activities, contributions, and economic sanctions.
Ms. Bograd also served as Vice President of Ethics and Business Practices at Freddie Mac, where she managed corporate ethics, anti-corruption, internal fraud, and internal investigations programs following the company’s conservatorship. She developed and implemented key risk indicators to monitor behaviors linked to heightened operational and ESG risks, aligning with U.S. Department of Treasury expectations.
In addition to her legal practice, Ms. Bograd is a faculty member at Columbia University’s School of Professional Studies, where she teaches "Global Legal and Regulatory Ecosystems," a core course in the Insurance Management Master’s program. Her course provides corporate executives with insights into the legal and regulatory frameworks governing financial services, with a focus on corporate governance, risk management, and regulatory engagement.
With her deep expertise in global compliance, governance, and risk mitigation, Ms. Bograd provides strategic counsel to clients navigating complex regulatory landscapes and corporate governance challenges.
Insurance Law, Corporate Law & Business Transactions
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