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llze Znotiņa

Head of Latvia’s Financial Intelligence Unit
Financial Intelligence Unit Latvia

llze Znotiņa is Head of Latvia’s Financial Intelligence Unit since 1st June 2018. Mrs Znotiņa was appointed also as Head of Latvia’s delegation to Moneyval and FATF; under her leadership the country managed to demonstrate establishment of a strong and robust financial crime prevention system. 

Prior to joining FIU Latvia, Mrs Znotiņa had a career as a sworn attorney-at-law specialising in dispute resolution. Her main areas of expertise include regulatory issues, insolvency, IP, anti-bribery and anti-money laundering, fraud and white-collar crime.

Mrs Znotina has submitted her doctoral thesis in the Faculty of Law, University of Latvia. She holds a Master degree in International and European Law from Riga Graduate School of Law and a Bachelor degree in Law from the University of Latvia. She is an author of number of publications related to law, fraud and corruption as well as a frequent speaker on these topics.