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

Overview

Financial Services Segments

Insights & Events

Latest

ESOP 2026: Hot Topics & Trends - Webinar

The Directed Trust Act—Further Eroding the 'Irrevocable' Trust

Private Funds Fundamentals: An LP Legal Bootcamp

Understanding the 2016 ISDA Credit Support Annex For VM

SEC Proposes Custody Rule Updates

Brad Campbell Comments on Workers' Retirement Savings Protection Act of 2026 for BenefitsPRO

Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) Transactions Come under IRS Scrutiny; Diversification Transactions Require Review

Treasury and IRS Flag Certain "Tax-Aware" Fund Strategies as Problematic

Faegre Drinker Serves as Counsel to Lake Street Capital Markets in $53M PIPE Financing for NN, Inc.

Faegre Drinker Advises First Internet Bancorp in Private Placement of $20.5 Million of 8.0% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes

Insights

The Directed Trust Act—Further Eroding the 'Irrevocable' Trust

SEC Proposes Custody Rule Updates

Brad Campbell Comments on Workers' Retirement Savings Protection Act of 2026 for BenefitsPRO

Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) Transactions Come under IRS Scrutiny; Diversification Transactions Require Review

Treasury and IRS Flag Certain "Tax-Aware" Fund Strategies as Problematic

SEC Open Meeting Advances "Responsible Retailization" Agenda with Three Proposed Rulemakings

SEC Staff Issues Statement on Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Considerations for Private Assets

Recent Developments in Business Divorce Litigation 2026

The European Innovation Act: How the Law Could Change IP Investment in the EU

Ryan Miske Speaks With Law360 About AI’s Impact on Private Equity Investment Strategies

Events

Upcoming Events

ESOP 2026: Hot Topics & Trends - Webinar

Past Events

Private Funds Fundamentals: An LP Legal Bootcamp

Understanding the 2016 ISDA Credit Support Annex For VM

Negotiating the Schedule to the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement

The 2002 ISDA Master Agreement

A Year in (Risk) Review: Where Have We Been Over the Last 12 Months?

News

Faegre Drinker Serves as Counsel to Lake Street Capital Markets in $53M PIPE Financing for NN, Inc.

Faegre Drinker Advises First Internet Bancorp in Private Placement of $20.5 Million of 8.0% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes

Faegre Drinker Advises Randa in Acquisition of UNTUCKit

Faegre Drinker Advises Graebel Companies in Business Combination with Reside Worldwide

Jennifer Chawla and Andy Norin Earn Recognition in 2026 New Jersey Legal Awards

Richard Scheff Receives American Caribbean Maritime Foundation’s Anchor Award for Service to Maritime Legal Community

David Williams Recognized as 2026 ‘Notable Leaders in Accounting, Consulting & Law’ Honoree by Crain’s Chicago Business

Faegre Drinker Welcomes Veteran Trial Lawyer Chad Hummel in Los Angeles

Faegre Drinker Advises All Star Financial on Acquisition by Sequoia Financial Group

Minnesota Lawyer Recognizes Richard Bennett and Kelly Fermoyle as 2026 ‘Up & Coming Attorneys’

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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

Michael P. Pompeo

Michael B. Abbott

Jessica C. Abrahams

Alison M. Agnew

Daniel H. Aiken

Jessica L. Albrecht

Stephanie Albrecht

Andrew Anderson

Josh Anderson

Lynne Anne Anderson

Joseph B. Andolina

Joshua L. Andrews

Laura E. Appleby

Shazell N. Archer

Felipe Morais Assunção

Eric F. Au

Dina B. Awshah

Heather B. Bader

Harrison H. Baker

Libby Baney Burstein

Jamis K. Barcott

Rupert HW Barnes

Michael N. Baxter