Lawrence D. Kaplan is Chair of the Bank Regulatory group in the Global Banking and Payments Systems practice 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, compliance, problem banks and enforcement.

Larry’s practice frequently involves the representation of traditional and nontraditional financial services holding companies and financial entities in transactions and matters before federal and state bank regulatory agencies, including merger and acquisition transactions, capital raising activities, joint ventures, de novo charters and novel product offerings including cryptocurrency activities of banks. He has extensive experience advising clients on issues associated with the provision of financial services through technology and with consumer finance requirements.

Larry’s practice regularly involves advice to clients with respect to anti-money laundering and sanctions programs, as well as data security and privacy matters. In addition, he regularly advises clients with respect to various requirements imposed by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, including issues under the Volcker Rule, as well as proposed reforms to financial services laws.

Larry is an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan Law School and serves on the Board of Advisors for the Center for Banking and Finance at the University of North Carolina. He is a former director of Women in Housing Finance, in Washington, D.C.