Assistant Advocate | Senior Associate, PwC Norway
Malene has a master's degree in law from the University of Bergen. She works as an assistant advocate in PwC and is part of the law firm's financial crime team. She has good experience from operational work within the financial sector and has special expertise in combating money laundering and terrorist financing, as well as various types of scams and fraud.
Malene assists a number of reporting entities in handling the obligations under the anti-money laundering legal framework and sanctions regulations, including banks, payment providers, insurance companies, real estate agents and virtual asset providers (VASPs). Malene assists the entities in establishing policies, routines and risk assessments, ensuring sufficient implementation and compliance with the anti-money laundering regulations. She also assists real estate agencies and financial institutions in internal audits related to anti-money laundering regulations.