Ranked in 1 Practice Areas
Ranked in Guides

About

Provided by Barbara R Mendelson

Global

Practice Areas

Financial Services

Career

Barbara Mendelson is the co-chair of our Financial Services Group.Her practice involves advising foreign and U.S. banks in a variety of complex regulatory matters, including sales and acquisitions of U.S. banking and nonbanking firms, Dodd-Frank Act issues, applications to federal and state bank regulators for expansion of activities and new products, Bank Secrecy Act and OFAC matters and over-the-counter and exchange-based trading of various instruments and derivatives. She has represented foreign banks in their U.S. operations for more than 30 years. Barbara has also been instrumental in forming a number of commercial banks and other subsidiaries of foreign banks. In addition to her bank regulatory practice, Barbara works with sovereign entities and multilateral organizations with respect to the investment of their foreign currency reserves and other assets.Barbara has been recognized in the industry for her exceptional legal work, including being named by Crain’s NY Business as one of the Notable Women in Law in both its 2021 and 2019 editions, and in 2020 she was named “Compliance Lawyer of the Year” by C5’s Women in Compliance Awards.

Professional Memberships

NYC Bar Association, Banking Law Committee;Board of Trustees of Big Brother Big Sisters of NYC

Personal

University of Michigan Law School, J.D.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Global Guide

Banking & Finance: Mainly Regulatory - USA

2
Band 2
Individual Editorial
Barbara Mendelson is recommended for assistance with a wide range of regulatory challenges faced by domestic and international banks. She comes prepared with a robust grounding in all aspects of the Dodd-Frank Act, regularly advising on Volcker Rule compliance.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Discover other Lawyers at
Morrison Foerster

Provided by Chambers
Filter by
Band

Belgium

Competition: EU

6
Alexander Israel
6
Band 6

China

Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption (International Firms)

Tim Blakely
2
Tim Blakely
2
Band 2
U
Chen Zhu
U
Up and Coming
Corporate/M&A (International Firms)

Thomas T H Chou
Thomas T H Chou
USA expertise based abroad
Corporate/M&A: Hong Kong-based (International Firms)

Marcia Ellis
3
Marcia Ellis
3
Band 3
Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms)

Tim Blakely
5
Tim Blakely
5
Band 5
Intellectual Property (International Firms)

Janet Xiao
Janet Xiao
USA expertise based abroad
Investment Funds (International Firms)

Serena Tan
2
Serena Tan
2
Band 2

Germany

Competition/European Law: Lawyers Based Abroad

Alexander Israel
Belgium expertise based abroad
Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market

Christoph Wagner
4
Christoph Wagner
4
Band 4
Dirk Besse
4
Dirk Besse
4
Band 4
5
Jörg Meißner
5
Band 5

Global Market Leaders

Agribusiness

Michael R Ward
Michael R Ward
Spotlight
Mitchell S Presser
Mitchell S Presser
Spotlight
Artificial Intelligence

Joseph C Gratz
Joseph C Gratz
Spotlight
Outsourcing

2
Vivian L Hanson
2
Band 2

Japan

Banking & Finance

Yemi Tépé
Yemi Tépé
Singapore expertise based abroad
Banking & Finance: Domestic

Keiko Yamazaki
2
Keiko Yamazaki
2
Band 2
Capital Markets: Domestic: J-REITs

Mitsutoshi Uchida
3
Mitsutoshi Uchida
3
Band 3
Capital Markets: International: US Law

Jesse Gillespie
4
Jesse Gillespie
4
Band 4
20 of 83 results