Financial Services Policy

We are actively engaged in key public policy matters impacting the financial services sector, including issues before key federal agencies and policymakers, such as the:

• U.S. Department of the Treasury
• U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
• House Financial Services and the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs committees
• House Energy and Commerce and Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation committees
• Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
• Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
• U.S. Federal Reserve
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

Our ranks include a former senior advisor to the Senate Majority Leader who helped shepherd Senate passage of bipartisan legislation providing regulatory relief to small- and mid-sized banks.

Our lawyers and advisors—among them other former policymakers and regulators—represent key trade associations and companies across the financial services spectrum. We are well versed in the key legislative and regulatory issues that impact our clients on a daily basis. 

We also advise government-sponsored enterprises, insurance and private mortgage insurance companies, consumer finance divisions, credit rating agencies and international stock exchanges.

Services In-Depth

Private Equity

We advocate before Congress, the White House and executive branch agencies on behalf of private equity firms, their portfolio companies and the broader industry on financial regulatory reform, tax issues and ethics compliance.

Insurance

Our practitioners have been involved long-term on major insurance policy initiatives impacting both the property/casualty and life insurance segments.

Housing Regulation

We work closely with HUD political appointees and career officials in conjunction with members of Congress and their staff, in both analysis and strategy around regulatory and legislative developments. Our team has a long-standing reputation of advancing economic development plans for public sector clients.