Clark Abrams is Chief of the Money Laundering and Financial Investigations Unit at the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor for the City of New York, where he is responsible for investigating and prosecuting money laundering cases, conducting training, and assisting and advising prosecutors throughout the Office on money laundering investigations and prosecutions, including undercover money laundering operations. 

Over the past 30+ years, he has gained substantial experience, in positions with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, and Special Narcotics Prosecutor, investigating and prosecuting international money laundering, narcotics trafficking, and financial crime.

After serving state appellate and federal trial judicial clerkships upon graduation from law school, Mr. Abrams practiced commercial litigation in New York City, before entering public service. He has served on various Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Working Groups, trained as a Mutual Evaluation Assessor for the 40 + 9 Recommendations, and has spoken both in the United States and abroad on issues relating to financial crime, money laundering, and international cooperation. Mr. Abrams is a graduate of Rutgers College and the University of North Carolina School of Law. 

He was a founding member of the Compliance Committee of the New York City Bar Association and currently is a member of its Presidential Task Force on Artificial Intelligence and Digital Technologies, where he served on the Subcommittee on Law Enforcement and Regulatory Agency Activities and currently serves as Co-Chair of the Subcommittee on Artificial Intelligence and National Security.