Mr Gregory Lyons > Debevoise & Plimpton LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
66 HUDSON BOULEVARD
NEW YORK
United States

Work Department

Gregory Lyons is a corporate partner and Co-Chair of the firm’s Financial Institutions Group.

Position

His practice focuses on serving the needs of financial institutions, as well as private equity and other entities that invest in financial institutions, with a particular emphasis on domestic and cross-border bank regulatory, transactional and examination matters.

His practice includes U.S. and foreign bank regulatory, formation, merger, conversion, structuring securities and securities finance work, risk capital and trust matters and corporate and securities law matters. Mr. Lyons has represented banking and other financial institutions before the Federal Reserve Board, the Office of Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and state banking and securities regulatory agencies. He has extensive experience counseling clients in the securities, securities finance, insurance and other non-banking financial service sectors regarding acquiring, leveraging and ongoing ownership of banking institutions, as well as advising banking organizations with non-traditional banking activities and assisting clients in the analysis of associated business and regulatory risks.

Education

Mr. Lyons received his B.A. from Wesleyan University in 1987. He received his J.D. magna cum laude from Boston University School of Law in 1990.

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Finance > Financial services regulation

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Gregory LyonsDebevoise & Plimpton LLP

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is a strong choice for banks undergoing restructuring measures, and is also able to assist with regulations that apply to foreign banks in addition to advising non-bank financial institutions, including insurers, fintechs and broker-dealers on the formation of banking operations. The firm also represents clients facing enforcement actions, including those tied to AML, securities and sanctions compliance regulations. These are areas of expertise for Washington DC-based practice co-head Satish Kini, who represents banks and trade associations in matters ranging from OFAC investigations to regulatory issues arising out of transactions. New York’s Gregory Lyons heads the team alongside him, focusing on advising on the establishment of banking entities in addition to assisting with investigations launched by the likes of the Federal Reserve Board, the OCC and SEC among others. Caroline Swett, also based in New York, straddles transactional and regulatory matters, advising on bank M&A in addition to supporting clients with Regulation W matters, as well as supervisory examinations and downgrades. Counsel Alison Hashmall is noted for her cryptocurrency practice, while Chen Xu handles a range of bank regulatory issues; both are located in New York.