Nicole Sayegh Succar is a partner in the Litigation Department and a member of the Economic Sanctions & AML, National Security, and White Collar & Regulatory Defense groups. Nicole provides compliance counseling, diligence and investigations services related to U.S. economic sanctions and the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA)/ anti-money laundering (AML) laws and regulations. Drawing on her unique combination of government and in-house experience, she assists clients in pursuing innovative and practical solutions to sanctions, BSA/AML and other financial crimes matters.
Nicole previously served as a sanctions officer with the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), where she handled complex matters relating to U.S. sanctions against Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba and Syria. Nicole also served in senior financial crime compliance positions at one of the world’s largest banks, including heading the bank’s U.S. economic sanctions advisory team and its regional sanctions for the Latin America and Asia regions.
Prior to joining Paul, Weiss, Nicole was a partner at another international law firm, where she advised multinational corporations, financial institutions and financial technology companies on their most complex economic sanctions and BSA/AML matters.
Professional Affiliations
Nicole is active in numerous professional organizations. She is a founding member of the American Conference Institute’s Women in Sanctions Network, and is a board member of and frequent speaker for the Association of Certified Sanctions Specialists’ New York chapter. Nicole has also been recognized by Super Lawyers as a “Rising Star” in international trade since 2022.
