Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP is adept in various banking regulation work, encompassing Dodd-Frank compliance, fintech regulations and cryptocurrency oversight into its broad remit. The group has been strengthened by the addition of banking regulation expert Daniel Meade, who re-joined from Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP in February 2025. Meade and Mercedes Turnstall head up the group, while Christopher Horn stands out for regulatory aspects of securitization and structured finance investment. Such banking regulation expertise is combined with a strong consumer finance compliance practice, which combines with the cross-practice expertise of the enforcement and litigation teams at the firm. Consumer finance head Tunstall is a key figure in this regard. All named practitioners are based in Washington DC.
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Key clients
- A number of regional banks and Global Systemically Important Banks (GSIBs)
- TD Bank
- Third Coast Bank
- Low- and Moderate-Income targeted investment fund
- Other AmLaw 100 Firms - Private Equity Investor
- IntraFi Network
- BNY Mellon
- A number of the largest internationally active financial institutions
- Nodal
- BNY Mellon; IntraFi Network
- Topstep
- Bayview
Work highlights
Advising a number of regional banks and Global Systemically Important Banks (GSIBs) on credit risk transfers (CRTs).
Advising an AmLaw 100 firm on structuring numerous fund investments in bank holding companies.
Advising TD Bank on its negotiated consent orders with the Federal Reserve Board and OCC in 2024 related to the bank’s compliance with AML requirements.
Practice head
Daniel Meade; Mercedes Tunstall
Other key lawyers
Christopher Horn