Lectures on Tap - Counterfeit Couture, Fake Goods, & Real Money Laundering

Welcome to Lectures on Tap

Join us for an engaging evening where professors, experts, and storytellers bring their thought-provoking lectures to your favorite bar in Manhattan!

Hosted by the Lectures on Tap team.

🗓️ Date: August 20th, 2025

🕡 Time: 6:30 PM

📍 Location: East Village Manhattan (exact address provided in confirmation email)

📚 Lecture: “Counterfeit Couture, Fake Goods, & Real Money Laundering”

🎤 Speaker: Prof. Michael Schidlow

Fake goods aren’t just cheap imitations—they are a powerful tool for laundering dirty money. In this eye-opening lecture, Professor Michael Schidlow pulls back the curtain on how counterfeit merchandise, from luxury fashion to pharmaceuticals and electronics, fuels global financial crime.

Through real-world cases and forensic analysis, Prof. Schidlow reveals how criminal enterprises utilize fake goods to disguise profits, move money across borders, and infiltrate legitimate markets. This session will illustrate why counterfeiting is more than a trademark issue; it’s a key engine for organized crime and modern money laundering.

With nearly 20 years of experience in financial crime investigations and compliance policy, Professor Michael Schidlow specializes in exposing the hidden links between fraud and money laundering. His insights will equip you with a deeper understanding of how criminals operate and how businesses can protect themselves.

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about the dark side of counterfeiting and its impact on the global economy!

Get a drink, connect, and learn at Lectures on Tap! 🙌

Agenda

6:30 PM – Doors open: find a seat (open seating!), order food & drinks, and expect a bar line—arriving early is key.

6:55 PM – Host introduction

7:00 PM – Lecture begins

7:45 PM – Audience Q&A

8:00 PM – Have 1:1 time with the speaker, mingle with fellow guests, and order another round

8:30 PM – Wrap up.