Washington, DC · Boutique Law Firm
At the nerve center of financial services law and policy.
Since its founding in the 1960s, our law firm has specialized in helping financial services clients anticipate, monitor, understand, and shape the regulation that defines their industries
Our distinctive approach
A modern practice with deep roots
Experience, focus, collaboration, and technology combine for a distinctive blend of quality and cost-effectiveness.
Experienced lawyers working as a unit
Our senior lawyers do their own work and routinely seek input from each other, sharing responsibilities based on skill sets and capacity.
Washington specialists
We have an in-depth understanding of both the rules governing financial services firms and the process of making them.
Affordability without compromise
We work mostly via fixed retainers or project-based fees, thus sharing with clients the benefits of our efficient and tech-enabled operating model.
Grounded innovation
We build our own tools designed specifically for financial services regulatory practice and often tailored to individual client matters.
Deliverables with capabilities
We accompany traditional work product with innovative digital artifacts that empower clients with capabilities as well as advice.
Collaborative inside and out
We support consulting & policy firms' legislative and regulatory work. And many of us are also Of Counsel with Squire Patton Boggs.
What we do
Shaping regulation and living with it
Our work spans the regulatory lifecycle, from shaping policy and obtaining approvals to living with regulation day-to-day.
Regulation & Compliance
Regulatory advice and compliance support for financial services companies
- Capital Analysis
- Consumer Compliance
- Impact Analysis
- Payments Advice
- Regulatory Inventory
- Safety and Soundness
Licensing & Transactions
Advice and support on charter options, applications, and financial services transactions
- Charter Options
- Control Analysis
- Regulatory Applications
- Due Diligence
- FinTech-Bank Partnerships
- Product Advice
- Capital Analysis
Public Policy
Legal and regulatory support for federal financial services policy advocacy
- Comment Letters
- Legislative Drafting
- Bill and Rule Analysis
- Agency Challenges
- White Papers
- FOIA Requests
- Tracking
- Engagement
Industry Coalitions
Expertise and administration for issue-based industry coalitions
- Coalition Leadership
- Issue Engagement
- Legal and Policy Support
- Member Engagement
- Administrative Support
- Special Projects
Regulatory Technology
Legal knowledge supporting RegTech design, development, and delivery
- AI Support
- Regulatory Content
- Solution Evaluation
- Customer Onboarding
- Demo Preparation
Who we help
Focus on financial firms & their advocates
We specialize in serving firms and teams whose work depends on understanding and navigating financial services regulation.
- Banking Organizations Domestic and foreign banking organizations of all sizes
- FinTechs Fintechs, payment system operators, technology service providers, and their investors
- Mortgage Firms Mortgage lenders, servicers, insurers, and service providers
- Insurance Companies Insurance companies engaged in federally regulated banking and housing activities
- Trade Associations Financial services trade associations and industry coalitions
- Government Relations Teams Government relations and public affairs teams at firms with a stake in financial services policy
- Policy Consultants Consulting firms helping financial services clients with federal legislative and policy advocacy
- RegTech Builders Software companies and internal teams building RegTech solutions, including agentic AI systems
Who we are
Our people
The firm's lawyers have extensive experience in financial services law and policy through positions in government, industry trade associations, and leading advisory practices. That experience gives the firm an in-depth understanding of the laws governing financial services firms and the administrative procedures regulators and Congress follow in making laws and regulations.