Our financial services lawyers provide legal counsel to national and state-chartered banks and trust companies, federal and state-chartered savings banks and associations, bank and thrift holding companies, mortgage bankers, and financial institutions servicing companies on a nationwide basis. We also represent international banking organizations as to domestic activities and banking acquisitions. Working together with members of the business practice and other practice groups in the firm, our lawyers have the knowledge and experience to respond to all of a financial institution’s legal needs in the areas of corporate and securities, regulatory and compliance, antitrust, tax, labor, and litigation.

Our work is widely recognized and Chambers USA 2007 ranked the firm nationally for Financial Services Regulation: Banking & Securities (Regulatory Compliance).

Because of the size and scope of our practice, we can offer an integrated and interdisciplinary approach to addressing and resolving legal problems and concerns. Using this approach, our lawyers focus on providing clients useful and practical advice that is based both on legal knowledge and research, as well as the experience gained from working with clients and other contacts in the financial services industry.

Our financial services lawyers regularly represent clients before each of the federal banking and securities agencies, including the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (including the various Federal Reserve Banks), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Office of Thrift Supervision, and the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as many state agencies. In addition, the group represents clients before the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission with respect to competitive issues that arise in transactional matters.

Our lawyers have held key positions in government agencies that have a significant impact on the financial services industry, including General Counsel to the Department of the Treasury, Associate Chief Counsel of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and Senior Attorney of the Legal Division of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. In addition, firm lawyers have held key positions with the Securities and Exchange Commission, such as Chief Counsel of the Division of Corporation Finance, Chief of the Office of Tender Offers, Special Counsel to the Chairman, Special Counsel to various Branch Chiefs, and Staff Attorney.

Our lawyers have been consulted by the banking committees of Congress and have been invited to testify before these committees. The firm closely monitors federal legislative and regulatory activity affecting the industry and has advised and represented clients before congressional committees and federal agencies on these issues. In addition, our lawyers have published numerous articles on the financial services industry.