Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP is adept at handling large M&A in the sector and tackling associated regulatory hurdles. The team represents banks and other major financial institutions, including fintechs, insurers and payment systems companies on a variety of transactions, ranging from M&A to carve-outs and strategic partnerships. Co-head of the firm’s fintech practice Jeffrey Brill, based in New York, advises clients on governance issues. In Washington DC, Collin Janus represents clients including banks and bank holding companies in investigations before the Federal Reserve, OCC and FDIC while also providing compliance advice. Sven Mickisch, Brian Christiansen, Bao Nguyen, Matthew Nemeroff and Tim Gaffney departed the firm in April 2024.