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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
Consolidation in the CDFI Industry: Risks & Rewards
Annuity Tax 101: Qualified vs. Nonqualified Made Simple - Webinar
Attorney-Client Privilege, US and UK Guidance for Financial Services, and Other AI Developments
FinCEN Narrows Minnesota Geographic Targeting Order: What the Exemptive Relief Means for Banks and Commercial Customers
EU/UK Regulatory Developments - Webinar
UK Supreme Court Sets New Standard for AI Patentability in Emotional Perception Decision
The SEC Proposes Amendments to N-PORT Filings, Including Removing Names Rule Reporting, and Issues New FAQs for Names Rule
Jessica Natali Honored With Temple Law’s 2026 Women’s Law Caucus Leadership Award
Faegre Drinker Advises The RBB Fund in Groundbreaking Dual Share Class Structure
PLI’s Understanding Financial Products 2026: Derivatives Products Fundamentals
Insights
Attorney-Client Privilege, US and UK Guidance for Financial Services, and Other AI Developments
FinCEN Narrows Minnesota Geographic Targeting Order: What the Exemptive Relief Means for Banks and Commercial Customers
UK Supreme Court Sets New Standard for AI Patentability in Emotional Perception Decision
The SEC Proposes Amendments to N-PORT Filings, Including Removing Names Rule Reporting, and Issues New FAQs for Names Rule
England & Wales Litigation Brief — 2025 in Review
US and International Developments in Artificial Intelligence
Mitigating Risk Requires Ongoing Risk Governance
SEC Marketing Rule Risk Alert and FAQs—Oh My!
Opt-In or Opt-Out? Raising the Bar for Class Action Certification
Heather Bader Discusses Increased Need for Fiduciary Education on ERISA With PlanAdviser
Events
Upcoming Events
Past Events
Annuity Tax 101: Qualified vs. Nonqualified Made Simple - Webinar
EU/UK Regulatory Developments - Webinar
PLI’s Understanding Financial Products 2026: Derivatives Products Fundamentals
Artificial Intelligence, Big Data and Algorithms
Firm Strategies and Business Models
News
Jessica Natali Honored With Temple Law’s 2026 Women’s Law Caucus Leadership Award
Faegre Drinker Advises The RBB Fund in Groundbreaking Dual Share Class Structure
Faegre Drinker Practices and Attorneys Ranked Among Leaders in Chambers Global Guide 2026
Faegre Drinker Advises SunOpta, Inc. In Sale Transaction
Helen Tuttle Named a 2026 NJBIZ Leaders in Law Honoree
Faegre Drinker Advises Real Housewife & Fashion Icon Rachel Zoe on Major Gordon Brothers Partnership
Alexi Rouhani Joins Faegre Drinker’s Minneapolis Real Estate Group
Faegre Drinker Announces 2026 Leadership Transitions
Faegre Drinker Attorneys Recognized in 2025 Lexology Index Reports
Faegre Drinker Welcomes Labor & Employment Counsel Stephanie Albrecht in Los Angeles
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Experience
Our Experience
Voya Financial, Inc. Issues $400M in Senior Notes
Surmodics Inc. Agrees to $627M Acquisition by GTCR
Wells Fargo Capital Markets Activities
Roth Capital Partners is Placement Agent in $4.5M Offering and $16M Private Placement
Karat Packaging Stockholders Complete $20M Underwritten Secondary Offering
Argentem Creek Partners Obtains Complete Dismissal of $500 Million Lawsuit
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
Associate (US) / Foreign Registered Lawyer (UK) -
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Judith E. Reich
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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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