Financial Services

Capabilities

Clients across the financial services industry rely on our practice for sophisticated counsel on their critical transactions and the disputes and regulatory issues that arise in relation to them. Our multidisciplinary, global team guides them through secured and unsecured lending, capital markets, specialty finance, and securitization, as well as complex litigation, arbitration, securities disputes, and multijurisdictional investigations and enforcement actions around the world.

Our clients range from the largest global banks to leading regional banks to fintech startups and include a wide range of asset managers, broker dealers, private equity firms, non-bank finance companies, payment processors, and alternative capital providers.

Bringing together capabilities across practices and geographies, we assist them across the full lifecycle of their matters:

Finance and Capital Markets Transactions: We represent lenders, arrangers, investors, funds, borrowers, issuers, underwriters, and sponsors across the full range of complex financings, combining borrower‑side and lender‑side experience to provide ambidextrous representation.
Regulatory and Enforcement Matters: We help clients navigate high‑stakes engagements with domestic and international regulators, anticipate evolving regulatory requirements, and mitigate regulatory risk.
Complex Litigation and Arbitration: We defend financial institutions in high‑stakes commercial litigation, securities and shareholder litigation, and arbitration – combining a trial‑ready approach with our deep industry knowledge.
Restructuring and Insolvency Matters: We assist institutional lenders, alternative asset managers, and secured creditors in complex and high‑profile restructuring matters, including creditors’ rights, lender liability, and bankruptcy‑related litigation.
Consumer Financial Services Matters: We provide strategic advice and a comprehensive tactical toolkit to help clients comply with consumer financial laws, address regulatory and enforcement engagements, and defend significant matters.
BSA/AML Matters: We advise on Bank Secrecy Act and anti‑money laundering regulatory and compliance needs, including defending financial institutions in high‑profile AML enforcement investigations.
Fintech: We deliver coordinated, cross‑border strategies to help fintech clients pursue transactions, navigate regulatory challenges, and defend litigation.