Please join us in welcoming Brendan Clegg to the firm as a partner in the Financial Services practice. He will be resident in the Washington, D.C. office.
Brendan joins the firm with nearly 15 years of experience in the public and private sectors, including as enforcement counsel at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). He represents national and state-chartered banks and financial services providers in a variety of regulatory, transactional, licensing, and enforcement matters. He has advised clients on matters before the OCC, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Reserve Board, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, National Credit Union Administration, and state banking regulators and attorneys general. Brendan assists clients in addressing supervisory findings and navigating regulatory examinations conducted by these agencies. In the past few years, he has advised banks and other financial institution clients on numerous corporate transactions, including various M&A deals. He also represents banks and non-banks and their directors and officers in enforcement actions, administrative proceedings, and investigations. Brendan regularly counsels clients on consumer compliance, anti-money laundering, safety and soundness, risk management, and corporate governance issues.
As the financial services landscape continues to evolve, Brendan's sophisticated experience with transactional and licensing matters, as well as with regulatory and enforcement work, will be invaluable in serving client needs.