Dana Seesel Bayersdorfer
Lawyers
Advises banks and other financial institutions on a wide range of regulatory and transactional matters.
Dana advises U.S. and non-U.S. banks, fintechs and other financial services companies on bank regulatory and other financial regulatory matters, including chartering and other strategic regulatory decisions, regulation of stablecoin and other digital asset activities, M&A transactions and capital markets offerings. Her practice includes advice on the Bank Holding Company Act, the National Bank Act, long-term debt (LTD) and total loss-absorbing capacity (TLAC) requirements, and recovery and resolution planning. She has experience with regulatory advocacy, including writing comment letters on regulatory proposals.
Experience
M&A
- JPMorgan in its acquisition of certain assets and assumption of certain liabilities of First Republic Bank from the FDIC
- UMB Financial in its acquisition of Heartland Financial
- Citi in its acquisition of the Barclays American Airlines co-branded card portfolio
- Advice to banking organizations on minority investments, including Bank Holding Company Act control considerations
Fintech & Digital Assets
- Advice to fintech companies on U.S. bank charter options and related regulatory applications
- Meta Platforms on the Libra/Diem stablecoin project
- Galaxy on its engagement to manage and monetize FTX digital asset holdings
- Ad hoc group of noteholders of SVB Financial Group
- New York BitLicense and limited purpose trust company applications
- Advice to banking organizations on distributed ledger technology and digital asset initiatives
Insights
Education
J.D., Columbia Law School
- James Kent Scholar
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg Prize
- Executive Articles Editor, Columbia Business Law Review
A.B., Government, Harvard University
- cum laude
Qualifications and admissions
- State of New York