Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton counts some of the world's largest international investment banks as key clients, who the group advises on areas topics as the EGRPRA response on capital, stress-testing and 009 reporting. Based in Washington DC, Derek Bush provides advice across the full range of banking regulation, from advice on the Dodd-Frank Act and Volcker Rule, to regulation elements of restructurings and corporate governance. Bush leads the team alongside New York-based Hugh Conroy, who displays a strength in bank and bank holding company regulatory matters. The pair is supported by Lauren Semrad in Washington DC, whose knowledge of compliance with the SEC’s treasury clearing rules is a key pillar of the wider group's ability to advise clients looking to access advice on regulatory and enforcement actions by the SEC clearing rules. More widely, the group's regulatory expertise extends to compliance with banking acts such as the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, and the group's expertise in the SEC's reimagining of the market structure of the U.S. Treasury securities market continues is contingent upon its 'important relationships with senior FINRA/SEC regulators.' Jennifer Morton joined the team from A&O Shearman in May 2026.