Chambers Review
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Banking & Finance - USA
What the Team is Known For
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP has a highly respected team comprising a number of former regulators and prosecutors, and recognized for its expertise in the banking, broker-dealer and M&A spaces. Provides cutting-edge insight into regulatory issues impacting financial institutions, and has played a leading role in guiding clients through the implementation of the Dodd-Frank reforms. Offers a fine track record in connection with investigations and enforcement proceedings brought by the regulatory agencies. Has an increasing focus on complex regulatory matters at the intersection of banking, securities and derivatives law.
Strengths
The firm demonstrates a superior ability to understand business needs quickly and provide proactive and expert legal support and guidance.
Cleary Gottlieb's bank regulatory and derivatives regulatory teams are exceptional. They have a deep bench of talented attorneys to cover our needs in these areas.
The lawyers are very responsive and their responses are always to the point. Their business-sensitive recommendations and options are always appreciated.
Work Highlights
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP advised ING Bank on the structuring of its US financial services activities, including obtaining Federal Reserve approval for a new US representative office in Texas.
Foreign Desk
Assists clients with a wide spectrum of transactional matters, with notable strength in the energy sector. Excellent capacity to handle issues across a broad range of jurisdictions including Mexico and Brazil.
Notable practitioners
He's really good at giving practical advice on how to interact with our regulators in the US, how to apply the rules, and helping us navigate challenging situations.
Derek has tons of experience, lots of connections at the regulators and a proven record.
Derek provides holistic, big-picture advice and is extremely knowledgeable. He brings really great perspectives.
He is really great at analyzing the complexity of banking products and applying that to US regulatory requirements.
Hugh is an incredibly talented attorney who provides outstanding client service in a manner reflective of a deep awareness of market practices.
He offers really top-notch, thoughtful and helpful advice.
She's extremely knowledgeable and resourceful.
She's a practical lawyer.
She has a very broad range of knowledge of the space.
She always provides sound legal advice and thoughtful answers.
Lauren is a sophisticated lawyer. She is highly responsive and great to work with.
Patrick Fuller is a highly regarded practitioner noted for his outstanding expertise in a wide range of bank regulatory matters. He has notable experience of advising clients on compliance issues concerning financial technology.
Patrick brings practical solutions to complex problems.
He provides targeted and well-considered advice, delivered with maximum efficiency.
He gives very good practical advice. He's very attentive and understands the intersection of a lot of the different rules.