Practice Focus

Alan Avery is a member of the firm’s financial services practice and concentrates his practice in federal and state regulation of banking organizations, advising domestic and foreign banking institutions concerning the impact of US Federal and state banking laws on their global operations. Additionally, he advises domestic and foreign banks on regulatory issues, including Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and anti-money laundering issues and investigatory matters, as well as related corporate and litigation matters.

Mr. Avery regularly counsels bank clients on a wide variety of matters, including permissible activities and investments, forms of organization, internal reorganizations, internal compliance and controls programs, product and geographical expansion, margin regulations, capital adequacy requirements, electronic banking issues, anti-tying rules, privacy regulation, Federal and state consumer lending compliance issues, affiliate transaction regulation, Bank Holding Company Act issues, corporate governance issues, state law fiduciary qualification and regulation issues, USA PATRIOT Act compliance, the BSA and related anti-money laundering regulations, payment systems issues, and pending legislation relevant to their US operations.

Mr. Avery has represented a number of US and non-US financial institutions in regards to Federal and state regulatory approval requirements for bank formations, office establishment and licensing, internal reorganizations, and mergers and acquisitions. He also advises transactional practice groups worldwide on US bank regulations. Additionally, Mr. Avery has represented sovereign wealth funds and private equity funds with respect to investments in US financial institutions.