One of the top firms nationwide in Financial Services Regulation: Broker Dealer (Compliance & Enforcement)
One of the top firms nationwide in Financial Services Regulation: Banking (Compliance)
One of the top firms in fintech
One of the top firms nationwide in Derivatives
The financial services industry is undergoing unprecedented transformation. New products. New market dynamics. New risk. Helping clients thrive in this changing ecosystem is at the core of the full-service Financial Services team at Davis Wright Tremaine.
Our clients are leaders and innovators. They rely on us for expert legal counsel, economic value, and exceptional service tailored to their individual needs. By putting our deep industry experience and strategic insight to work, we are enabling clients to take advantage of today’s extraordinary opportunities. Our expertise includes:
We provide banks and financial services firms with practical, businessfocused recommendations that help them manage their regulatory, compliance, and supervisory risks.
We advise clients across the industry on the full spectrum of legal and regulatory issues that arise in connection with structuring, implementing, offering, and trading commodities and derivatives.
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Through the volume, variety, size, sophistication, and strategic nature of our work, we’ve gained experience that enables us to assist clients with their most material and challenging deals.
On behalf of exchanges, markets, trading firms, private funds, clearing firms, clearing agencies, and related entities, we provide guidance on navigating the changes that globalization, technology, competition, and regulation have brought to the entire market structure.
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We guide clients through regulatory scrutiny, difficult investigations, and complex litigation while minimizing cost, disruption, and reputational impact.
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Our cross-functional team helps balance speed-to-market with compliance requirements and infrastructure.
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We counsel clients on the many facets of digital assets, including cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, NFTs, and the blockchain technology that powers them.
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We advise clients on all aspects of mortgage lending and servicing-related enforcement, supervision, regulatory counseling, and complex litigation.
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Staying up to date is essential in an industry undergoing transformative change.
We maintain a number of resources to keep you apprised of developments that impact your business.
We have nationally recognized teams that support our financial services clients on a wide spectrum of legal issues critical to their business, including:
Corporate, Business Transactions, and Tax
Complex Commercial Litigation
Employment Services
Financial Services Litigation
Intellectual Property/Brand Protection
Privacy and Security
Real Estate
Technology
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP serves clients from 11 offices around the country. Combining deep regulatory and technology expertise, we advise on matters ranging from strategic transactions to high-stakes disputes to core operational issues. We provide excellent legal work, but our main focus is on helping you achieve your strategic goals by providing the highest level of client service, however you define it.
We are recognized as a national leader in our commitment to DEI and pro bono. Recent honors include being named an Inclusion Champion by Diversity Lab, a Social Impact Leader by Law360, and “Mid-Size Company of the Year” at the Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2022 DEI Awards. We received Mansfield Certification Plus each of the past two years, recognizing our demonstrated commitment to elevating lawyers from under-represented minorities into positions of leadership.
Learn more at dwt.com.