Preeminent in its field, our Financial Institutions Practice advises a broad range of financial institutions, private investors and government agencies on transactional and regulatory matters.
Our clients span the entire spectrum of financial services, including commercial and investment national and regional banks, insurance companies, securities and mortgage brokers, specialty finance companies, including credit card issuers and retailers and consumer finance companies, as well as investors in these companies and their boards of directors. We also advise a broad range of public and private asset management groups. In addition to counseling traditional financial institutions, the Firm advises numerous FinTech companies across all verticals.
Our Financial Institutions Practice has advised on many of the largest and most complex financial services transactions in U.S. history, including:
- U.S. Treasury in developing and implementing its $250 billion TARP program for investments in banks
- JPMorgan Chase’s $58 billion merger with Bank One
- Mellon Financial’s $16.8 billion merger with Bank of New York
- Travelers’ in its $16 billion merger with St. Paul Companies
- Manulife’s $11 billion acquisition of John Hancock
During the financial crisis and its aftermath, we were at the forefront of advising clients on innovative strategies for recapitalizations and restructurings, as well as purchases of failed banks from the FDIC by banks and private investor clients.
We also regularly represent clients on important and innovative capital raising transactions and regulatory matters ranging from compliance with the Dodd-Frank Act and its implementing regulations to chartering new institutions and obtaining regulatory approvals for expanded banking powers. Not only do we have regulatory strength in our practice, we also have a deep bench of litigators who work with our financial institutions clients on a wide range of litigation matters.
Clients appreciate our unique insight into issues relating to the financial services industry, gained through our extensive deal experience and deep knowledge of the complex and changing regulatory framework. Most of the lawyers in our financial institutions practice have broad experience in both regulatory and transactional matters, giving them an invaluable perspective to address our clients’ needs with practical and creative solutions.