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Financial Services
Overview
As a stakeholder in the financial services sector, you navigate a competitive and ever-changing regulatory and economic environment. Our cross-functional team serves the financial services sector by providing transactional, regulatory, litigation, advocacy, and consulting services. We deliver cutting-edge counsel along with practical advice to help you anticipate and manage changes, driving your business forward. We represent many of the world’s leading financial institutions, insurance companies, securities firms, investment funds, asset managers, and other finance companies, and our international presence allows us to provide seamless service in financial centers around the globe.
We bring an insider’s perspective to the financial services sector. Our attorneys have served as SEC officials, state and federal regulators, and state and federal prosecutors. Our D.C.-based consultants maintain strong relationships with key federal officials in Congress and at the Federal Reserve, US Treasury, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Department of Labor (DOL), National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), Consumer Financial Protection Board (CFPB), and other agencies and governing bodies.
Our institutional knowledge enables us to anticipate challenges and tackle them head-on so you can focus on your day-to-day needs. With more than 100 years of experience supporting the financial services sector, we partner and collaborate with you, evolving alongside the sector to advance your goals and address your most pressing challenges.
Financial Services Segments
Insights & Events
Latest
Jim Millar Discusses Judicial Mediation in Latest Creditor Rights Coalition Contributor Feature
State AGs Are Not Waiting for New Regulations to Exercise Authority Over AI Use
Steven Francis Shares Insights on UK Anti-Fraud Reforms with Law360
Two Trading Compliance Challenges: Valuation and Trade Errors
Richard Tall Discusses Investor Interest in AI Defense Systems in MergeMarket
US Treasury Releases Life Insurance Reportable Policy Sale Final Regulations
Minnesota Lawyer Recognizes Richard Bennett and Kelly Fermoyle as 2026 ‘Up & Coming Attorneys’
Faegre Drinker Advises Monevium Ltd on Special Administration
Implementation of the 2026 FX Definitions
International Insurance Tax Update: Pillar Two and Beyond - Webinar
Insights
Jim Millar Discusses Judicial Mediation in Latest Creditor Rights Coalition Contributor Feature
State AGs Are Not Waiting for New Regulations to Exercise Authority Over AI Use
Steven Francis Shares Insights on UK Anti-Fraud Reforms with Law360
Richard Tall Discusses Investor Interest in AI Defense Systems in MergeMarket
US Treasury Releases Life Insurance Reportable Policy Sale Final Regulations
The Intel Report: Quarterly National Security Briefing — 2026 Q2
Transition Guidelines for New Qualified Opportunity Zones
Ryan Miske Discusses Global M&A and Private Equity Trends With Law360 for Midyear Report
Supreme Court Allows Circuit Split to Persist, Leaving Intact Avoided-Cost Damages Theory under Defend Trade Secrets Act
Rick Pearl Speaks With Law360 About ERISA Cases to Watch in the Second Half of 2026
Events
Past Events
Two Trading Compliance Challenges: Valuation and Trade Errors
Implementation of the 2026 FX Definitions
The Business Judgment Rule: A Corporate Safe Harbor and How to Stay Within
From Surge to Strategy: Facing Synthetic Identity Insurance Fraud
International Insurance Tax Update: Pillar Two and Beyond - Webinar
News
Minnesota Lawyer Recognizes Richard Bennett and Kelly Fermoyle as 2026 ‘Up & Coming Attorneys’
Faegre Drinker Advises Monevium Ltd on Special Administration
Paige Naig Selected for National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges’ 2026 NextGen Program
Faegre Drinker Welcomes International Arbitration Partner Jovana Crnčević in New York
The Legal 500 United States 2026 Guide Recognizes Faegre Drinker Practices and Attorneys
Eli Isaacs Honored With M&A Advisor’s 2026 ‘Emerging Leaders’ Award
Faegre Drinker Represents Teva Pharmaceutical in its Agreement to Acquire Emalex Biosciences
Faegre Drinker Serves as Counsel for Financial Advisor to Capstone Green Energy Holdings in $112.5 Million Investment
Faegre Drinker Welcomes Finance Partner Eleni Zodiates to London, Further Strengthening Its UK Finance & Restructuring Team
SIFMA C&L Society Honors Sandra Grannum With 2026 Inclusion & Engagement Award
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Experience
Our Experience
Teva Pharmaceutical Completes Agreement to Acquire Emalex Biosciences
Wells Fargo Capital Markets Activities
Voya Financial, Inc. Issues $400M in Senior Notes
Surmodics Inc. Agrees to $627M Acquisition by GTCR
Roth Capital Partners is Placement Agent in $4.5M Offering and $16M Private Placement
Karat Packaging Stockholders Complete $20M Underwritten Secondary Offering
Meet The Team
Meet The Full Financial Services Team
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Felipe Morais Assunção
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Tricia A. Beckmann
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Mark M. Brown
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Megan M. Farooqui
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Andrew C. Kassner
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Eli Levy
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Holly E. McIntyre
Senior Manager - Insurance & Financial Services -
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Judith E. Reich
Executive Partner -
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Lawrence J. Stern
Director of Insurance & Financial Services - Faegre Drinker Consulting -
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Christine Ann Werner
Senior Insurance Attorney -
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