Current Trends in Banking Regulation

A Presentation by David R. Sahr

Moderated by Marc-Alain Galeazzi

December 2, 2008

An overview of the regulatory changes under consideration in the wake of the financial crisis, including regulation of derivatives, developments with regard to consolidated regulation of financial groups and federal regulation of insurance companies, as well as possible changes in the jurisdiction and organization of the United States regulatory agencies. 

David Sahr advises domestic and foreign financial institutions on establishing and expanding their operations in the United States as well as on related regulatory, enforcement and compliance matters. He represents banks and their affiliates before federal and state agencies, including the Federal Reserve Board, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Securities and Exchange Commission. He assists financial institutions in the development and sale of new products including compliance with state and federal banking, securities and commodities laws. David also advises and represents foreign banks on federal legislative developments affecting their US banking and non-banking operations.

Marc-Alain Galeazzi is an associate at Davis Polk & Wardwell. He was formerly an associate at Walder Wyss & Partners in Zurich and he is a member of the Board of Directors of SALA.