trusted legal advisor

Dorsey’s experienced team works with foreign banks and other financial institutions to comply with ever-increasing regulatory burdens in order to achieve business success in the U.S. and around the world. Areas of primary concern to our foreign clients include: 

• U.S. and international prudential regulation;
• Examination and supervision before the Federal Reserve Board, the OCC and New York and California Banking Departments;
• Bank Secrecy Act, Anti-Money Laundering and U.S. Patriot Act compliance;
• OFAC compliance and related matters;
• Complying with other state and federal regulatory schemes that impact the operations of foreign financial institutions doing business in the U.S.

Dorsey’s litigation team has extensive experience in representing the particular needs of foreign banks and financial institutions that are sued in U.S courts, and understand the nuances of both the U.S. court system and the client’s business operations, including the foreign client’s home office perspectives.

Importantly, Dorsey has represented some of the largest global foreign banks and financial institutions in extremely sensitive litigation matters brought in the U.S. Dorsey’s litigation practice covers a range of matters including complex class actions, representation of sovereign nations, U.S. and international commercial lending and contract disputes, UCC cases, business torts, and bankruptcy matters.