Kimberly Prior

Practice Areas

Kimberly Prior is a leading financial services regulatory lawyer. She works with a broad range of financial services clients on regulatory and transactional matters and has significant fintech experience involving blockchain and cryptocurrency.

As a top-ranked banking and financial services regulatory lawyer, Kimberly advises U.S. and international banks, broker-dealers, investment advisors and private investment funds on complex regulatory, compliance and enforcement matters. Kimberly’s practice focuses on bank and securities regulatory law, including licensing, governance, mergers and acquisitions, and risk management for financial institutions navigating evolving federal and state requirements. She is widely sought for guidance on digital asset technology and regulation, FinTech innovation and compliance strategies that align with banking and securities regulations. She regularly advises government officials and regulators on digital asset policy and frequently speaks on emerging issues impacting the financial services industry.

Ms. Prior is the co-author of a first of its kind law school textbook, Digital Assets and Blockchain Technology: US Law and Regulation (Elgar, 2020) and teaches a leading course on digital asset regulation at the University of Miami School of Law. Kimberly previously taught an advanced seminar focused on current issues in financial institution mergers and acquisitions and is former general counsel to the Financial & International Business Association.