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Chambers Review

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Banking & Finance: Mainly Regulatory - USA

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What the Team is Known For

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is recognized for having developed a diverse banking and financial institutions practice. Particularly noted for its handling of regulatory compliance and transactional matters at the intersection of the banking and insurance sectors, while also impressing in connection with state and federal government investigations and regulatory enforcement actions. Maintains close ties with other departments, including litigation, private equity and M&A, to deliver a robust and rounded service. Benefits from the experience of alumni of a number of major regulatory bodies, including the SEC, the Federal Reserve Board and the US Treasury.

Strengths

The team is very responsive and dedicated to excellent client service. They coordinate very well in the background and anticipate our needs.

The firm is comfortable with complexity and helps us develop the right strategies to execute on complex matters.

The partners are all top subject matter experts and very responsive. The bench strength is outstanding.

Work Highlights

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP advised Fortitude Re on its $28 billion reinsurance transaction with The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company.

Notable practitioners

Jeffrey Ross largely acts for private equity firms on acquisition and debt financings, with additional expertise in related note issuances.

 

He is a very diligent, responsive and thoughtful attorney with an incredible understanding of the market.

 

He is very pragmatic and has good judgment.

Gregory Lyons provides comprehensive transactional and regulatory advice to financial services firms. He routinely helps clients achieve compliance with state and federal banking regulations, including those of the SEC, FDIC and OCC.
 

Gregory is tireless and continually searches for solutions.

 

He has a good sense of the business imperatives and is an outstanding lawyer.

 

He's extremely knowledgeable in the banking space and draws upon his historical knowledge to help solve problems.

Satish Kini remains a noted expert on emerging regulatory issues in the banking space. He regularly advises banks and other financial institutions on data privacy, AML and Volcker Rule compliance.
 
"He is very knowledgeable in this space and very pragmatic."
 
"He is highly responsive, thoughtful and thorough."
 

"Satish Kini is a very good writer. He's efficient and he understands the law well."

Scott Selinger maintains a broad practice covering a range of leveraged finance transactions.
 

Scott is very knowledgeable.

 

He's a brilliant lawyer and provides incredible service.

 

He is very intelligent and very experienced.

Up-and-coming attorney Caroline Swett is frequently called upon to advise banking clients and other financial institutions on a host of compliance matters often surrounding conduct risk and crypto-asset activities.

 

From an expertise perspective she's great. She's also got a really practical and pragmatic approach.

 

Caroline is phenomenal. She is very responsive and very good technically.

Chen Xu is relied upon for his impressive capabilities in bank regulatory matters and is often touted for his particularly standout expertise in capital requirement issues.
 

He's extremely responsive and does really high-quality work.

 

Chen is super responsive, very technically capable on highly complex analysis and has a lot of market knowledge.

Ranked Lawyers at
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

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Jeffrey E Ross
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Gregory J Lyons
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Satish M Kini
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Caroline Swett
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Chen Xu
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