John Holahan

John Holahan is a partner in Dentons’ Capital Markets practice and co-leads the Firm's Capital Markets regulatory team. John is also a part of the Firm's leadership team, serving as the Vice Chair of Dentons' US Board of Directors. He has spent his entire career in financial services regulation, particularly in the regulation of the banking and consumer credit markets throughout the United States. John represents Wall Street investors, domestic and foreign banking institutions, mortgage lenders and servicers, hedge funds, private equity funds, consumer reporting agencies, consumer finance companies and other financial services and Wall Street institutions in regulatory matters across the United States and before all federal and state regulators, including the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. John has vast experience in the application of the US financial services regulatory regime to fintech companies, including the use of blockchain-driven technology and digital currency. He has counseled numerous online lending platforms and other clients that are delivering new offerings to consumers outside the traditional financial services industry. He has experience in various litigation and transactional matters across the financial services industry.

Georgetown University Law Center, 2005, JD, magna cum laude, Order of the Coif

Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, BS, Economics