Diane Holden is an of counsel in the Corporate practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm's Atlanta office. She is a member of the Global Fintech and Payments Group.

Ms. Holden’s practice is focused on providing transactional, regulatory, and general corporate guidance in the global payments space. Her clients include banks and non-bank financial institutions, financial services and financial technology companies, payment networks, and investment firms. She is experienced in advising clients on acquisitions and investments and in negotiating commercial agreements between parties in the global payments space. She also regularly provides guidance on regulatory issues within the payments space, including with respect to electronic payments, virtual currencies, stored value, and money transmission. 

Ms. Holden has expertise in state money transmission statutes, the federal Bank Secrecy Act, Regulation E, and other state and federal statutes related to the provision of payments.

Ms. Holden received her J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School in 2009. She received her B.A. in Political Science and Literature from Miami University, cum laude, in 2006. She is a member of the State Bar of Georgia.