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Provided by Margaret Tahyar
Meg is the head of Davis Polk’s Financial Institutions practice and a member of the firm’s Fintech team. She provides strategic bank and financial regulatory advice to many of the largest U.S. and non-U.S. financial institutions, regional banks, fintechs, cryptocurrency exchanges and other digital assets companies.
In 2023, she led teams representing the Signature and Silicon Valley bridge banks and advised JPMorgan on its acquisition of First Republic. This work built on years of representing more than two dozen clients on living wills.
She has been involved in several regional bank combinations. She also advises on corporate governance, consent order remediation, bank chartering, payment systems, fintech partnerships, bank powers and activities, cryptocurrencies, digital assets, securities disclosure, capital and liquidity and the Federal Reserve’s liquidity programs.
Meg is a member of the FDIC’s Systemic Resolution Advisory Committee. She co-authored Financial Regulation: Law and Policy, a leading textbook, and FinTech Law: The Case Studies.
Provided by Chambers
Margaret Tahyar comes equipped with extensive legal acumen in financial regulatory matters. She is highly sought after for her expertise regularly advising domestic and international banks, as well as FinTech companies, on cutting-edge compliance issues.
Provided by Chambers
Margaret Tahyar is a superstar and one of the leading bank regulatory lawyers of our generation.
She has an incredibly practical way to provide advice to sophisticated clients.
The breadth of Margaret's client base and experience gives her insight into current industry issues and events.
She is highly respected within our organization and provides great advice.
Margaret Tahyar is a superstar and one of the leading bank regulatory lawyers of our generation.
She has an incredibly practical way to provide advice to sophisticated clients.
The breadth of Margaret's client base and experience gives her insight into current industry issues and events.
She is highly respected within our organization and provides great advice.