Mayer Brown

Mayer Brown advises financial institutions on a broad range of regulatory, compliance, and transactional matters. The firm’s consumer financial services practice, co-led by Jeffrey Taft and Steven Kaplan, provides guidance on regulatory frameworks, licensing, and compliance matters, including ECOA requirements for consumer credit lenders. The team was strengthened by the 2024 arrivals of Jennifer Zepralka and Kimberly Hamm. The firm is also active in banking regulation, assisting clients with supervisory expectations, capital requirements, and market developments. The team, led by Jeffrey Taft and Andrew Olmem, has advised on the Basel endgame proposal and regulatory capital matters, including credit risk transfer transactions. The practice also provides counsel on compliance with the Volcker Rule, AML laws, and cybersecurity requirements. The firm is engaged in regulatory inventories, risk governance, and structuring transactions involving financial institutions.