Erin Bryan
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Erin Bryan

Partner
bryan.erin@dorsey.com

Overview

Erin advises financial institutions and lenders on regulatory compliance and enforcement response so they can navigate an evolving legal landscape with clarity and confidence.

Erin chairs Dorsey's Consumer Financial Services practice and is a member of the Firm's Finance & Restructuring Practice Group. She draws on prior in-house experience at one of the nation's largest banks to give clients a 360-degree view of their challenges — a view shaped by law firm, in-house, and public service settings. That perspective allows her to identify practical solutions that align with her clients' business objectives rather than simply reciting legal requirements.

Erin's regulatory and compliance practice covers anti-money laundering and the Bank Secrecy Act, buy now pay later products, credit reporting, debt collection and default servicing, consumer loan origination and servicing, digital assets, the Dodd-Frank Act and consumer protection laws, earned wage access products, electronic banking and payments, enterprise risk management, fair lending, financial technology, government examination and supervision, licensing, mortgage origination and servicing, financial privacy, and remediation.

Erin has served as lead counsel on regulatory and government inquiries into consumer bankruptcy servicing practices and provided critical legal support in connection with resolution of consent orders with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Reserve. She has also managed a national privacy remediation matter.

Leading publications seek Erin's analysis of the impact of new laws and regulations on the financial services industry. She speaks regularly to national industry and legal audiences on emerging issues facing financial institutions and shares her views through Dorsey podcasts, blogs, and e-newsletters.

Erin also serves as Dorsey's Co-Pro Bono Partner, supporting the Firm's commitment to providing quality legal services to those most in need.

Education & Admissions

University of St. Thomas School of Law (J.D., 2007),

  • cum laude, Presidential Scholar, LuAnn Dummer Fellowship

University of St. Thomas (The Leadership and Management Program, Executive Education, 2016)

Lawrence University (B.A., 2004),

  • cum laude, Otho Pearre Fairfield Prize

Admissions

  • Minnesota
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Clerkships

  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota, United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit, Honorable Robert J. Kressel, 2008-2011

Experience

Representative Experience

Compliance, Regulatory Enforcement, and Consent Order Resolution

  • Oversaw the development of national compliance surveys and operational guidance concerning commercial and consumer lending licenses (including mortgage lending licenses), money transmitter licenses, limits on fees and interest, consumer disclosures, debt collection, bankruptcy servicing and credit card surcharges, among other subjects.
  • Served as lead counsel to national earned wage access providers in connection with CFPB investigation and state attorney general inquiries.
  • Served as lead counsel to national non-bank lenders in connection with obtaining lending licenses across the United States.
  • Served as lead counsel to national non-bank lenders in response to state regulatory inquiries.
  • Served as lead counsel to credit union in development and implementation of digital assets custody services.
  • Conducted anti-money laundering/Bank Secrecy Act audits for major insurance company and regional banks.
  • Served as lead counsel on regulatory and government inquiries into consumer bankruptcy servicing practices at a major financial institution, including matters relating to court-filed documents — payment change notices, proofs of claim, responses to notices of final cure, and post-petition fee notices — and mortgage servicing practices involving payment application and escrow.
  • Provided critical legal support in connection with the resolution of mortgage servicing-related consent orders with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Reserve on behalf of a major financial institution.
  • Served as Single Point of Contact for United States Trustee inquiries for a major financial institution.

Privacy Remediation and Compliance Infrastructure

  • Managed a national privacy remediation matter involving historic bankruptcy filing deficiencies that had exposed personally identifiable information prohibited by Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 9037.
  • Directed and oversaw the development and implementation of fee matrices covering 94 jurisdictions for a financial services client.
  • Advised mortgage servicers on implementation of CFPB mortgage servicing rules and credit reporting of bankruptcy accounts under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

News & Resources

Articles

FinCEN Permanently Ends CTA Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements for U.S. Persons and U.S. Entities
Responding to the CFPB’s Proposal to Eliminate Disparate Impact and Related Fair Lending Protections of Regulation B
Investment Adviser Compliance with FinCEN’s AML/CFT Rule
FinCEN Eliminates CTA Compliance for U.S. Corporate Entities and U.S. Persons – Limiting Compliance to Foreign Reporting Companies
FinCEN Eliminates CTA Compliance for U.S. Corporate Entities and U.S. Persons – Limiting Compliance to Foreign Reporting Companies
U.S. Treasury Abandons the CTA For All Entities Except “Foreign Reporting Companies”
FinCEN Halts Enforcement of CTA (again!) – A Promised Future Rulemaking Will Reset Compliance Obligations
FinCEN Confirms New CTA Filing Deadline – But Congress Looks to Push Deadlines For Some Reporting Entities to 2026
FinCEN Confirms New CTA Filing Deadline - But Congress Looks to Push Deadlines For Some Reporting Entities to 2026
Predictions for the Federal Financial Service Agencies—Slow Down and Wait
U.S. Government Appeals CTA Injunction – But Changes to Reporting Requirements May Be On The Horizon
SCOTUS Overturns One CTA Nationwide Injunction – but Reporting Requirements Still Paused…
CTA Compliance Paused Yet Again – Federal Appeals Court Reinstates Temporary Nationwide Injunction
FinCEN Sets Revised CTA Filing Deadlines After Federal Appeals Court Overrules Temporary Nationwide Injunction
FinCEN Responds to Temporary Injunction Halting Enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act
CFPB's Earned Wage Access Rule Marks Regulatory Shift
CTA Compliance Obligations for CTA Participants: Reporting Companies, Beneficial Owners, and Third-Party Preparers
FinCEN Proposes AML Compliance Obligations for Non-Financed Real Estate Transactions
FinCEN Proposes AML Compliance Obligations for Non-Financed Real Estate Transactions
FinCEN’s Final Regulations to Implement the Corporate Transparency Act
Bank Failure Resource Center
How Crypto-Friendly Bank Failures Will Change Tech Industry
FinCEN Issues Final Regulations to Implement the BSA’s Revised Beneficial Ownership Requirements
Crypto Assets: From Off The Grid To A Seat At The Table
FinCEN Urges Financial Institutions to Guard Against Attempts to Evade Sanctions

News & Press Mentions

229 Dorsey Lawyers Recognized in 2027 Best Lawyers in America, Lawyers of the Year, and Ones to Watch
Dorsey Attorneys Named to Minnesota Lawyer’s 2026 Minnesota Legal 250
Dorsey Announces Appointment of New Co-Pro Bono Partners
220 Dorsey Lawyers Recognized in 2026 Best Lawyers in America, Lawyers of the Year, and Ones to Watch
Dorsey Attorneys and Business Professionals Honored for Impactful Pro Bono Work
Partner Erin Bryan to CNBC: ‘This Waters Down the Rule’ in Response to FinCEN Scrapping CTA Compliance
201 Dorsey Lawyers Recognized in 2025 Best Lawyers in America, Lawyers of the Year, and Ones to Watch
Erin Bryan Featured Twice in American Banker Articles on SCOTUS Chevron Doctrine Oral Arguments
Erin Bryan Quoted by Law 360 on New Treasury Reporting Rules
Dorsey Attorneys Selected for 2023 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Fellows and Pathfinder Programs
Super Lawyers Recognizes 26 Dorsey Lawyers in Minneapolis
Super Lawyers Women’s Edition Recognizes Eight Dorsey Lawyers in Minneapolis
Dorsey Partner Erin Bryan Named to TMA Minnesota Chapter Board of Directors
Erin Bryan and Beth Forsythe Earn Minnesota Racial Equity Challenge Certification
Dorsey Partner Erin Bryan Comments on MN Bankruptcies
Dorsey & Whitney Names New Partners
Beacon of Justice 2020 Awardees
Minnesota Supreme Court Recognizes Dorsey Lawyers for 2019 Pro Bono Service
Dorsey Receives NLADA 2020 Beacon of Justice Award for Pro Bono Work
Erin Bryan Selected as Fellow for the ABA Business Law Section
Dorsey Attorney Erin Bryan Elected Chair of the Minnesota Lavender Bar Association
Dorsey Represents Deerfield Retirement in Confirmation Hearing Win
Dorsey Represents Deerfield in Filing Prepackaged Chapter 11 Plan
Dorsey Assists Archetypes in Getting Interim DIP Financing and Approval to Tap Cash Collateral

Events & Speaking Engagements

Program Materials: A Special Bank Counsel Roundtable: Financial Services Deregulation by the Trump Administration
Program Materials: Bank Counsel Roundtable: Crypto & Banking: A Legal & Regulatory Survey of Recent Developments
Program Materials: Bank Counsel Roundtable: Two Months into the New Administration - A Banking and Financial Services Analysis
Program Materials: Bank Counsel Roundtable: The Commercial Real Estate Market: Considerations for Banks and Affiliates
Program Materials: Bank Counsel Roundtable: Evolving Leadership in Dealmaking: A Panel Discussion on the Achievements of Women in Transactional Practice Areas and Overcoming Bias in the Legal Profession
Program Materials: Bank Counsel Roundtable: Regulatory Challenges for 2024
Webinar Playback: FinCEN’s BOI (Beneficial Ownership Information) Rules Under the Corporate Transparency Act: Are You Ready?
Corporate Counsel Symposium 2023 Materials
Program Materials: Bank Counsel Roundtable: Quo Vadis? A Forward-Looking Review and Analysis of the Recent Bank Failures
Quo Vadis? A Forward-Looking Review and Analysis of the Recent Bank Failures
Webinar Playback: The Silicon Valley Bank Failure—The Current Status and the Path Forward
Webinar Playback: FinCEN’s New Beneficial Owner Rules and an Update on Russian Sanctions
Program Materials: Bank Counsel Roundtable: Employment Hot Topics: Pay Equity Laws and Earned Wage Access Products
Program Materials: Bank Counsel Roundtable: Cryptocurrency and Banks—Current Developments
Program Materials: Bank Counsel Roundtable: The Prudential Banking Regulators’ Joint Proposed Community Reinvestment Act Regulations
Program Materials: Bank Counsel Roundtable: ESG and Fair Lending—A Strategic Analysis
Program Materials: Bank Counsel Roundtable: Electronic UCC Amendments, the Federal LIBOR/SOFR Fix and Commercial TILA State Law Requirements
Program Materials: Bank Counsel Roundtable: Recent Developments: (1) Implementation of the New Legal Entity Identification and Registration Requirements; and (2) The Death of LIBOR
Program Materials: Bank Counsel Roundtable: Trends at Regulators SEC, FINCEN & CFIUS
Fintech changed the financial world quickly. Here's what's next.
Program Materials: Bank Counsel Roundtable: Go West: Expanding Your Bank into California
Program Materials: Bank Counsel Roundtable: COVID-19 v. The Rule of Law
Program Materials: Bank Counsel Roundtable: “The Medley”
Webinar Playback: Everything but the Kitchen Sink: Recent Developments in Federal Consumer Law
Webinar Playback: Just What the Doctor Ordered? The Small Business Reorganization Act in the Wake of COVID-19

Legal Writings

  • The Basics of Representing Creditors in Bankruptcy Cases, Debtor-Creditor Handbook (MinnCLE 2012, 2014, & 2016).
  • Ethical/Practice Expectations, Bankruptcy Deskbook (MinnCLE 2012, 2014, & 2016).
  • Review in Bankruptcy Cases, Eighth Circuit Appellate Practice Manual (MinnCLE 2010 & 2013).

Industries & Practices

Banking & Financial Institutions
Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring
Consumer Financial Services
Corporate Trust Services
Privacy & Social Media
Financial Services Regulatory
Government Enforcement & Corporate Investigations

Government Enforcement & Corporate Investigations

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Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG)
  • Banking & Financial Institutions
  • Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring
  • Cannabis
  • Consumer Financial Services
  • Corporate Trust Services
  • Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG)
  • Financial Services Regulatory
  • Government Enforcement & Corporate Investigations
  • Mortgage Banking
  • Privacy & Social Media

Professional & Civic

Professional Achievements

  • Turnaround Management Association (TMA) Minnesota Chapter, Board Member and Chair of Network of Women Committee
  • American Bar Association, Banking Law Committee and Consumer Financial Services Committee Member; previously served on leadership of the Banking Law Committee (Bankruptcy and Workouts Subcommittee, Lending Subcommittee, and Financial Products and Servies Subcommittee)
  • The Fund for Legal Aid, Board Member
  • International Women's Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation- Minnesota Chapter, Member
  • Workout Professionals, Member
  • Volunteer Lawyers Network’s Housing Court Project and LGBTQ Clinic, Pro Bono Volunteer
  • Minnesota Lavender Bar Association, Member and Former Chair
  • Mitchell Hamline School of Law, Former Adjunct Professor (Bankruptcy)
  • Minnesota Women Lawyers, Member
  • Bankruptcy Practice Committee, United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota, Former Member
  • Housing Justice Center, Former Board Member
  • Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association, Former Board Member
  • Minnesota State Bar Association Women in the Legal Profession Committee, Former Co-Chair

Accolades

Dorsey Pro Bono ChampionNorth Star Lawyer  Diversity Inclusion Recognition 2023Twin Cities Diversity in Practice Racial Equity Challenge 2021

  • Best Lawyers in America®
    • Banking and Finance, 2026-2027
    • Financial Services Litigation, 2026-2027
  • Minnesota Lawyer, Legal 250, 2026
  • American Bar Association, Banking Law Committee Leadership, 2021-2026
  • Best Lawyers® Ones to Watch in America, Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 2023-2025
  • Consistently providing pro bono legal assistance to those in need through Dorsey’s Pro Bono program
  • Dorsey & Whitney – Scales of Justice Team Award (Heritage Park HOA Team), 2025
  • Minnesota Monthly, Top Lawyer in Banking & Financial Service Law, 2024
  • MSBA, North Star Lawyer, 2012-2013, 2017-2023, 2025
  • Contributed more than 50 Diversity hours, 2020-2023
  • Minnesota Super Lawyers® Women's Edition, "Rising Stars," 2022
  • Minnesota Super Lawyers®, "Rising Stars," 2022
  • Minnesota Lawyer, Diversity & Inclusion Honoree, 2022
  • Twin Cities Diversity in Practice, Minnesota Racial Equity Challenge Certification, 2021
  • American Bar Association, Business Law Fellow, 2019-2021
  • Minnesota Supreme Court, Outstanding Pro Bono Service, 2019
  • The National LGBT Bar Association, 40 Best LGBT Attorneys Under 40, 2017
  • Minnesota Lawyer, Up & Coming Attorney, 2014
Erin Bryan