Notably adept in fintech regulation, Sidley Austin LLP leans on an international network to handle cross-border financial regulatory matters, often in the context of regulatory approvals for transactions and acquisitions. Within fintech, team members assist clients with issues related to virtual currency, blockchain, marketplace lending, and mobile payments. Added to this is longstanding experience in traditional US bank regulatory issues, including the Volcker Rule. Financial holding companies receive regulatory advice from lawyers such as Joel D. Feinberg and David Teitelbaum, who lead the group from Washington DC. At associate level, Washington DC-based Matthew S. Katz is a key name to note for the Bank Holding Company Act and the Volcker Rule. Finally, the team is often called upon by foreign banks for governance, risk management, and US regulatory requirements, including licensing and compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act and other banking laws. The team has bolstered the enforcement arm of its practice with the addition of Kristin Lee in New York from Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP in May 2025.
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Key clients
- Raymond James
- Synchrony Financial
- Castle Creek Capital Partners
- Nacha
- UBS
- First Citizens Bank
- Discover
- Nord LB
- The Norinchukin Bank
- Bank of America
- Sony Bank
- Akoya LLC
Work highlights
Advised Raymond James on a wide range of regulatory matters associated with their compliance with regulations that apply to banks, bank holding companies, and their affiliates, including financial holding company regulations, trust company supervision and the Volcker Rule.
Represented Castle Creek Capital as a selling shareholder in Northpointe Bancshares, Inc.’s initial public offering of 10,420,000 shares of its voting common stock.
Assisting Sony with obtaining a US trust company charter from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency as part of establishing a stablecoin business associated with Sony content operations.
Practice head
Joel D. Feinberg; David E. Teitelbaum
Other key lawyers
Michael D. Lewis; Matthew S. Katz; Kristen Lee