Ronald Vaske > Ballard Spahr LLP > Philadelphia, United States > Lawyer Profile

Ballard Spahr LLP
1735 MARKET STREET, 51ST FLOOR
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103-7599
PENNSYLVANIA
United States
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Work Department

Consumer Financial Services

Position

Partner and Leader of Fintech and Payments Team

Career

Ron Vaske leads Ballard Spahr’s Fintech and Payments Team. His practice focuses on matters involving banking, payment systems and commercial transactions.

Ron regularly assists clients in relationships between financial institutions and Fintechs and other third parties. He has more than two decades of experience helping clients establish and administer bank sponsorship arrangements for credit card, prepaid card, lending and payments programs. Several of the clients he works with serve the under-banked and subprime markets.

Admissions

Minnesota, South Dakota

Education

Creighton University School of Law (J.D. 1997)

South Dakota State University (B.S. 1990)

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Finance > Fintech

With a strong track record in representing financial institutions and technology providers on government investigations and enforcement proceedings, Ballard Spahr LLP is particularly proficient in financial services compliance. The practice is also well-equipped to handle the development, commercialization, and maintenance of lending programs and mobile applications. Minnesota-based Ronald Vaske often advises banks on BaaS programs, while in Pennsylvania, Peter Jaslow handles entity formation and structuring as well as capital raising. In Washington DC, Michael Gordon is vastly knowledgeable in consumer financial services law. Working out of California, Michael Guerrero is well-versed in consumer credit programs, while New York’s Marjorie Peerce is another key team member. Lisa Lanham left the firm in April 2024.