Financial Services

Pillsbury provides financial services clients advice on all facets of regulatory compliance and transactions, with a focus on achieving the client's business objectives with minimal regulatory burden and risk. Our thorough understanding of the industry and the regulatory environment provides clients a valuable perspective on the challenges of doing business around the globe.

Our clients are leading international financial services companies from Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and the UK, including international, regional and community banks, thrifts, trust companies, insurance companies, broker-dealers, futures commission merchants, investment advisors, private equity funds, and industry trade groups.

Pillsbury lawyers work as an integrated multidisciplinary team combining substantial experience in a wide range of legal disciplines with lawyers who understand the unique needs of financial services companies. We advise on matters spanning:

• Commercial transactions and technology transfer
• Compliance and investigations
• Creditors rights and restructuring
• Corporate and M&A
• Financial products and services
• Financial services litigation
• Financial services regulation—banking, securities, commodities
• Global sourcing
• Intellectual property
• Investment banking
   

Access to this broad blend of disciplines from a single convenient and comprehensive source helps our clients to achieve their goals and capitalize on emerging business opportunities.

Pillsbury practices that serve the financial services industry include:

• Corporate & Securities
• Employment & Labor
• Executive Compensation & Benefits
• Finance 
• Global Sourcing
• Insolvency & Restructuring
• Intellectual Property
• Litigation
• Tax
• Technology Transactions & Licensing
   

Pillsbury also has teams dedicated to emerging issues that impact financial services companies:

• Financial Institutions Industry Team
• Disaster Planning & Liability Management
• Global Business Evolution Team
• Recovery Act Opportunities Team
• Outsourcing, Technology & Insolvency Solutions
• Privacy & Data Protection