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

Ninth Circuit Clarifies Trade Secret Burden of Proof, Vacates $40M Verdict

UPDATE: Additional Changes to the Venezuela Sanctions Program Impacting the Energy, Minerals, Financial Services, and Aviation Sectors

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

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

Ninth Circuit Clarifies Trade Secret Burden of Proof, Vacates $40M Verdict

UPDATE: Additional Changes to the Venezuela Sanctions Program Impacting the Energy, Minerals, Financial Services, and Aviation Sectors

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

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 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

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

Wayne Beck

Tricia A. Beckmann

Gary G Bellingham