Clifford Chance‘s Financial Services Regulatory team continues to strengthen its position as a trusted adviser to leading financial institutions navigating an increasingly complex regulatory landscape. The practice is led by New York-based partner Jeff Berman and Washington DC-based partner Megan Gordon, supported by key practitioners New York-based Gareth Old and Young Kim, as well as DC-based Steven Gatti, Philip Angeloff, and Jamal El-Hindi. Together, they advise on a broad spectrum of banking and financial regulatory matters, including anti-money laundering, sanctions, banking compliance, regulatory capital, securities regulation, fintech, enforcement investigations, cross-border transactions, and financial crime. The team regularly acts for major global banks, investment managers, international financial institutions, and industry bodies on high-profile and market-first mandates. Drawing on extensive regulatory experience and deep knowledge of US and international banking laws, the group is well positioned to guide clients through evolving compliance requirements, cross-border regulatory challenges, and complex financial transactions.
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Key clients
- JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
- International Finance Corporation
- International Association of Credit Portfolio Managers
- Reinsurance Association of America
Work highlights
Advised our client in connection with the disposition of its US personal trust administration and fiduciary businesses, which involved filings with multiple state and federal banking regulators.
Advised a Canadian foreign banking organization in connection with an overhaul of its cash management services / treasury services documentation for its Americas-based (Canada, US and Latin America) corporate clients, including coordinating work across 12 different jurisdictions.
Advised JPMorgan Chase Bank on structuring its landmark debt-for-nature to the Government of El Salvador (GOES) so as to qualify as a securitization exposure under the US regulatory capital rules, thereby reducing the capital charge associated with such exposures.
Practice head
Jeff Berman; Megan Gordon
Other key lawyers
Gareth Old; Young Kim; Steven Gatti; Philip Angeloff; Jamal El-Hindi.