Nicole De Bello

Americas Head of Global Financial Crimes Legal Morgan Stanley

Nicole is Americas Head of Global Financial Crimes Legal at Morgan Stanley. In her role, Nicole advises on various financial crimes related issues including those involving anti-money laundering, anti-corruption and economic sanctions, with a specific focus on interpretation of the Bank Secrecy Act and the Money Laundering Control Act.

Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Nicole worked as Senior Counsel in the litigation department at GE Capital where she advised on financial crimes related issues, conducted internal investigations and managed litigations. Prior to going in-house, Nicole worked in private law practice, most recently at Lowenstein Sandler LLP, as a white-collar criminal defense attorney. Nicole earned her BA from Tulane University and her JD from Fordham University School of Law.