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Lawrence D. Kaplan Of Counsel, Corporate Department
Washington, D.C. T 1(202) 551-1829 F 1(202) 551-0229
lawrencekaplan@paulhastings.com
Lawrence D. Kaplan is of counsel in the Corporate practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. He advises clients on all aspects of bank regulatory issues, with an emphasis on corporate structuring, control, operations, problem banks, enforcement, and the electronic provision of financial services. Mr. Kaplan’s practice involves the representation of traditional and nontraditional financial services holding companies and financial institutions before federal and state bank regulatory agencies on a variety of matters, including structural, operational, enforcement, and authority issues. Mr. Kaplan has extensive experience with issues pertaining to payment networks and electronic funds transfers and has been extensively involved in assisting clients in navigating through the various government programs created under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. These include the Troubled Asset Relief Program and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.


Speaking Engagements and Publications

  • Frequent source for major media publications and financial news programs on banking matters
  • Publicly speaks on bank regulatory issues
  • Written numerous articles on financial services issues
  • Co-authored Chapter 31 to E-Commerce & Internet Law –2nd Edition (2009) — “Online Financial Transactions and Payment Mechanisms.”


Professional and Community Involvement

  • Served as senior attorney in the Chief Counsel’s Office of the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Thrift Supervision


Education

  • George Washington University Law School, J.D., 1987
  • University of Michigan Ann Arbor, A.B., 1984