Frances McLeod is a Founding Partner of FRA. She is a former investment banker and has over 28 years of experience advising diverse clients on sanctions, anti-corruption, fraud, internal control, asset tracing, and money laundering issues. She is ranked among the top 100 FCPA Practitioners by Global Investigations Review and recognized by Lexology Index as an industry leader in its Investigations, Consulting Experts, Thought Leader and Global Elite publications, where she is described as a “highly respected expert” and “creative and extremely easy to work with.”
Frances has been deeply involved in all of FRA's compliance monitorship work. She is currently serving as the DOJ-appointed independent compliance monitor in three separate monitorships: Balfour Beatty Communities LLC, FCA US LLC, and the cryptocurrency exchange Binance. Binance, Frances’ most recent monitor appointment, represents a landmark development in the crypto industry and speaks to the regulators’ confidence in her ability to navigate complex compliance issues in a nascent industry. Frances has also extensively supported numerous US DOJ and SEC FCPA and fraud-related monitorships, including the recently certified IAV GmbH (an automotive engineering firm that pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud US environmental regulations), a New York Department of Financial Services monitorship, the City of Fergu...
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With a background in investment banking, Frances McLeod has built a distinguished career in forensic accounting. Frances' extensive experience in compliance monitorships highlights her ability to navigate complex regulatory environments.