Matthew Bisanz

Matthew Bisanz is a bank regulatory partner in Mayer Brown’s Financial Services practice and chair of the American Bar Association’s subcommittee on banking legislation and regulation. He counsels financial institutions on complex transactions and significant risk management issues, including compliance with regulatory capital requirements, the Volcker Rule, other prudential banking regulations, and CFTC/SEC derivatives requirements. His practice covers all aspects in the operations of an insured depository institution and its affiliates—from chartering decisions, to investments and ongoing compliance requirements, to sale, dissolution or failure.

Matt is recognized across the industry for developing creative solutions to help meet client business objectives while maintaining compliance with relevant legal requirements. Most recently, he has led the banking sector in obtaining regulatory recognition of certain types of credit risk transfer trades. These cutting-edge transactions allow banks to sell credit risk to investors while retaining ownership of the underlying loan and customer relationship.

Matt also is a certified public accountant and professor of accounting at University of Maryland Global Campus. He lives in Washington, DC with his wife and son.

Member, Banking Law Committee, American Bar Association;

Chair, Legislation and Regulation Subcommittee, Banking Law Committee;

Member, Exchequer Club;

Member, Banking Editorial Advisory Board, Law360 (2025, 2024, 2021);

Certified Public Accountant, New York State Board for Public Accountancy;

Certified Public Accountant, District of Columbia Board of Accountancy;

Special Advisor, Structured Finance Journal

Georgetown University

LL.M in Securities & Financial Regulation, with distinction,

Georgetown University

JD,

New York University

Advanced Graduate Certificate in Strategy & Leadership,

University of Maryland Global Campus

MS in Cybersecurity Management & Policy,

Hofstra University

MBA in Accounting, with distinction,

Hofstra University

BA in Political Science/BBA in Accounting, Management, & Legal Studies, magna cum laude,

Outstanding Contribution to Regulatory Reform

International Financial Law Review (IFLR)

2024

Financial Services Regulation: Ones to Watch

Best Lawyers

2025

Financial Services Regulation: Banking: Key Lawyer

Legal 500

2025