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 Sectors

Insights & Events

Latest

ISDA Virtual Conference: Equity Derivatives Products

Derivatives Documentation -- Overview of the ISDA Architecture; Masters, Schedules, Confirms, CSAs and collateralization; Execution and Account Agreements

Brad Campbell Discusses Federal Court Striking Down DOL Fiduciary Rule With Financial Advisoron

Heather Bader Comments on DOL’s Guidance for Locating Missing Participants in PLANSPONSOR

Qualified Charitable Distributions Might Be Donors’ and Charities’ Quality Giving Vehicle

Scott Kosnoff Provides Insight on NAIC’s AI Governance Pilot Program for Law360 Insurance Authority Q&A Feature

Property Tax Exposure in the Commercial Real Estate Distress Cycle

SEC’s Division of Investment Management Publishes Four FAQs Related to the Adoption of Rule 12d1-4 for Fund of Funds Arrangements

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

Insights

Brad Campbell Discusses Federal Court Striking Down DOL Fiduciary Rule With Financial Advisoron

Heather Bader Comments on DOL’s Guidance for Locating Missing Participants in PLANSPONSOR

Qualified Charitable Distributions Might Be Donors’ and Charities’ Quality Giving Vehicle

Scott Kosnoff Provides Insight on NAIC’s AI Governance Pilot Program for Law360 Insurance Authority Q&A Feature

Property Tax Exposure in the Commercial Real Estate Distress Cycle

SEC’s Division of Investment Management Publishes Four FAQs Related to the Adoption of Rule 12d1-4 for Fund of Funds Arrangements

FDA Finalizes Rule Requiring 12-Digit National Drug Code (NDC)

Fifth Circuit Decision Undermines IRS Position on Self-Employment Tax

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

Events

Past Events

ISDA Virtual Conference: Equity Derivatives Products

Derivatives Documentation -- Overview of the ISDA Architecture; Masters, Schedules, Confirms, CSAs and collateralization; Execution and Account Agreements

Consolidation in the CDFI Industry: Risks & Rewards

Public Company Perspectives: Considerations for IPOs and Small Caps

Strengthening Board Oversight of Sub-Advisors

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 Advises Underwriters in Park Dental Partners Initial Public Offering

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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 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

Brian M. Balduzzi

Libby Baney Burstein

Jamis K. Barcott

Hannah J. Barlow

Rupert HW Barnes

Michael N. Baxter

Wayne Beck