Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP’s strengths lie in financial products and payments work, as well as its transactional capabilities. The practice is led by Erin Fonté in Austin, who advises both bank and non-bank fintech market participants on corporate and regulatory matters, including product development and launches, and has been involved in creating various financial services products and payment networks. In Dallas, Peter Weinstock focuses on transactional work, BaaS, and enforcement matters, while Jarrett Hale specializes in litigation and compliance within financial services, with an emphasis on all aspects of consumer protection law. In New York, Lisa Sotto heads the firm’s privacy and cybersecurity practice, supported by Brittany Bacon.
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Key clients
- Addepar, Inc.
- Capital Plus Financial, LLC
- Cross River Bank and CRB Group, Inc.
- Quontic Bank
- Sutton Bank
- FNZ (UK) Ltd.
- FNZ Trust Company, LLC
- Lead Bank
- MVB Bank
- Robinhood Markets, Inc.
Work highlights
- Represented PowerPay in completing its first $118.9m asset-backed securitization to further the company’s rapid growth, partnering with CapitalOne Securities and Chartway Federal Credit Union.
- Advising Cross River Bank on a wide range of regulatory and compliance matters, including with the FDIC, as well as negotiate contract matters.
- Advising Sutton Bank on BSA/AML compliance, risk management, corporate governance, regulatory relations, fintech partnership agreements, and new fintech product design and rollout.
Lawyers
Practice head
Erin Fonté
Other key lawyers
Peter Weinstock; Jarrett Hale; Lisa Sotto; Brittany Bacon