Mitch Plave

Mitch Plave specializes in financial services regulation and administrative law.

Mitch previously served as Special Counsel for the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for over 27 years. At the OCC, he led the administrative law practice and played a key role in implementing significant cases and executive orders relating to rulemaking and the issuance of agency guidance. In connection with his leadership on administrative law and procedure, he represented the OCC at the Administrative Conference of the United States. Mitch was also the lead counsel on matters relating to the federal regulation of real estate appraisals and the assessment of banks by the OCC.

Mitch led interagency rulemakings, prepared legal opinions, and provided guidance to senior management and supervisory staff on compliance questions. While at the OCC, he also served for two years as the Special Assistant to the Deputy Chief Counsels.

Prior to his time at the OCC, Mitch held positions at the FDIC and Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC). His practice at these agencies focused on deposit insurance questions, appellate litigation, regulatory compliance, and legislative matters. Prior to joining the FDIC and RTC, Mitch was an associate at Crowell & Moring in the litigation and antitrust practices. He began his legal career as a law clerk to the Honorable Philip Nichols, Jr., who was a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.