Samantha Kirby

Ranked in 2 Practice Areas

Band 1

Banking & Finance: Corporate & Regulatory

Massachusetts

12 Years Ranked

Band 3

Financial Services Regulation: Financial Institutions M&A

USA - Nationwide

5 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Samantha Kirby

USA

Practice Areas

Samantha Kirby is Chair of Goodwin’s Financial Services group and co-chair of the Banking and Consumer Financial Services practice. Samantha advises boards and management of financial institutions, fintech companies (including fintechs operating in the crypto space), and other financial services firms on strategic corporate governance and bank regulatory and compliance matters, SEC reporting, and capital markets and M&A transactions. For banks, Samantha’s transactional work includes mutual-to-stock conversions, holding company formations, and de novo bank chartering. In addition to working with the firm's full service bank and thrift clients, Samantha has worked extensively with nonbank financial services providers to establish limited purpose trust banks and other nontraditional vehicles for providing fiduciary and asset management services, and advises banks and trust companies that manage collective investment funds and other commingled pools. She has been selected for inclusion in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.

Personal

JD, Georgetown University Law Center, 2001; MSFS Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service, 2001; BA Wellesley College, 1997 (magna cum laude).

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

USA

Banking & Finance: Corporate & Regulatory - Massachusetts

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Samantha Kirby is recognized for her excellent work counseling clients on corporate governance, banking regulations and transactional-related concerns. She frequently works with large financial institutions on various banking and finance matters.

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Financial Services Regulation: Financial Institutions M&A - USA - Nationwide

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Samantha Kirby is recognized for her prowess as a transactional attorney, offering clients the benefit of extensive experience in M&A matters. Her expertise encompasses routine dealings with the FDIC and OCC and a wide range of state and federal regulators.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

"Samantha is extremely knowledgeable. Her technical expertise is exceptionally strong."

Banking & Finance: Corporate & Regulatory respondent
USA

"She is smart, hardworking and thoughtful."

Banking & Finance: Corporate & Regulatory respondent
USA

"She is smart and provides creative solutions to issues that arise."

Financial Services Regulation: Financial Institutions M&A respondent
USA

"She is extremely knowledgeable and her technical expertise is exceptionally strong. She is an outstanding attorney."

Financial Services Regulation: Financial Institutions M&A respondent
USA

"Samantha is extremely knowledgeable. Her technical expertise is exceptionally strong."

Banking & Finance: Corporate & Regulatory respondent
USA

"She is smart, hardworking and thoughtful."

Banking & Finance: Corporate & Regulatory respondent
USA

"She is smart and provides creative solutions to issues that arise."

Financial Services Regulation: Financial Institutions M&A respondent
USA

"She is extremely knowledgeable and her technical expertise is exceptionally strong. She is an outstanding attorney."

Financial Services Regulation: Financial Institutions M&A respondent
USA

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Banking & Finance: Corporate & Regulatory + 1 more ranking

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Chambers Review

USA

Banking & Finance: Corporate & Regulatory - Massachusetts

Individual Editorial

Financial Services Regulation: Financial Institutions M&A - USA - Nationwide

Individual Editorial

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