Our broad team of FIG lawyers provides sophisticated and comprehensive U.S. bank and securities regulatory advice to many of the world's leading financial institutions, including U.S. and non-U.S. banks, insurance and reinsurance companies.

Our financial regulatory advice to financial institutions has spanned a wide range of subjects, including the chartering of new banking institutions and their subsidiaries; charter conversions; conversions to BHC; FHC elections; the expansion of regulated banking and non-banking activities through acquisitions and de novo expansion; broker-dealer registration and material changes in business operations; the treatment of new financial products under regulatory capital requirements; and legal risks in cross-border payment and securities settlement systems.

Many of our current and former lawyers have held prominent positions at the Treasury Department, Federal Reserve, SEC, OCC, FDIC, OTS, OFAC and other government regulators and SROs. As a result, we offer unique insight in representing our major financial institutions clients before these and other regulatory agencies.

• Chambers USA 2010 ranked Davis Polk in the 1^st tier for Financial Services Regulation and noted that “the team is widely recognized for its prowess in bank and broker-dealer regulation, enforcement and M&A matters.”
• According to Chambers USA 2009, "Playing a central role in work relating to the economic downturn, Davis Polk has emerged as one of the market leaders in the regulatory compliance and M&A fields. With deep levels of experience, the team is distinguished for its thorough analysis and invaluable assistance with the most crucial matters."
• According to Chambers USA 2009, "Representing the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in connection with its series of unprecedented government investments in AIG, totaling $150 billion, has cemented this firm's reputation as a major player in the insurance regulation arena."
• According to Chambers USA 2008, “The financial institutions group at this New York leviathan offers considerable strength in both general financial regulation and compliance and financial institutions M&A…Clients highlight the team’s ability to understand both market issues and their intersection with regulations.”