Dr. Lars Haffke is member of the board of the Federal Association for Anti-Money Laundering (Bundesverband Geldwäscheprävention). The Association seeks to maximise the effectiveness of anti-money laundering and sanctions management in Germany specifically and in Europe as a whole. Lars is a Partner at pikepartners, a law firm specialising in AML and Compliance. He acts as external MLRO and for several companies in the financial and non-financial sector. In his professional career, he has gained prior compliance experience, amongst others, at Regpit, an AML RegTech company, and KPMG. He regularly publishes in national and international specialist journals, particularly on the topic of AML and sanctions. Lars holds a doctorate in AML and Compliance from the Technical University of Munich, where he is also teaching as external lecturer for AML.