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trusted legal advisor

Foreign Banks and Financial Institutions
FOREIGN BANKS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS DOING BUSINESS IN THE U.S. NEED A TRUSTED LEGAL ADVISOR TO PROTECT THEIR INTERESTS AND HELP OVERCOME OBSTACLES TO SUCCESS – A ROLE DORSEY SERVES FOR BANKS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

Overview

Multiple complicated regulatory schemes, enterprise-threatening litigation and cultural hurdles to completing transactions are just a few of the challenges that face foreign banks and financial institutions doing business in the United States. Legal counsel required to overcome those challenges must not only be sophisticated, but must be versed in the regulatory and litigation subtleties that help foreign banks and financial institutions achieve success in a wide variety of business scenarios.

Dorsey represents a wide variety of foreign financial institutions, including leading banks in China, Latin America, Europe, Canada and other financial centers. Major areas of focus in Dorsey’s foreign bank and financial institutions practice include:

Regulatory + -
Litigation + -

Experience

  • Drafted living wills and revisions for foreign banks and U.S. bank subsidiaries
  • Assisting foreign banks to prepare for examination by the OCC and the FRB
  • Representation of a foreign bank in threatened Bank Secrecy Act enforcement action
  • Advice for structuring prudential regulations for U.S. operations
  • Structuring compliance program for Volcker Rule

Accolades

Recognized in Banking & Finance China Business Law Awards 2022

Global M&A Leader #13 in Worldwide Deals Thomson Reuters 2015

Legal 500 Dorsey China Dispute Resolution Firm 2015

2013-2024 Leading UK Firm-Legal 500

American College of Trial Lawyers-3 Attorney Members 2019

US News Best Lawyers 2023 Top Banking and Finance Law Firm

Chambers Leading Firm USA 2024

Best Lawyers

Contacts

Lanier Saperstein
Practice Group Co-Chair

Industries & Practices

  • Banking & Financial Institutions
  • Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring
  • Consumer Financial Services
  • Corporate Trust Services
  • Financial Services Regulatory
  • Lending Transactions
  • Securities & Financial Services Litigation & Enforcement