The core of our bank regulatory practice consists of advising on the regulation and supervision of banks, thrifts, industrial loan companies and their holding companies, subsidiaries, affiliated companies, vendors and counterparties, and foreign banks with U.S. operations and activities. We know the federal and state banking agencies because our team includes attorneys who have worked at, or have decades of experience representing clients before, the agencies.
Our team has a long history of representing banks – from the community and regional level to large money center banks. In a vast, complicated, and constantly evolving regulatory environment, we advise on a full array of regulatory issues, including control, permissible activities and investments, preemption, third-party relationships, transactions with affiliates, transactions with insiders, lending limits, capital and liquidity requirements, the Volcker Rule, the Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering, the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), anti-tying, margin regulation compliance, and brokered deposits.
From forming new charters and the creation of bank and financial products and services, through mergers and acquisitions, supervision of ongoing operations, defending against enforcement actions, and dealing with issues arising out of bank receiverships, we are there to advise our clients. As financial technology or “fintech” rapidly advances, we assist our clients with the full spectrum of regulatory compliance matters related to digital banking, new product development, fintech investments, partnerships, and joint ventures.
For our foreign banking organization clients, we advise on the International Banking Act and application of the Bank Holding Company Act. We also advise foreign banking organizations on alternatives for initial entry into the United States and permissible activities and assist them with the acquisition of U.S. subsidiary banks; establishment of branch, agency, and representative offices in the United States; and the wind-down and liquidation of U.S. offices.