Banking & Financial Services Industry

A long history providing effective counsel through market ups and downs. A deep understanding of business operations and the federal and state regulatory environment. A proven record helping operators and investors respond quickly to changes in a complex financial landscape. These are the qualities that clients need in their legal advisors — and what Jones Walker delivers.

The Banking & Financial Services Team at Jones Walker has the experience, knowledge, and resources to help companies manage risk and achieve their client-service, business, and investment goals. As industry thought leaders, our attorneys are featured speakers at professional, trade, and business seminars, are published on a regular basis in legal and business journals, and hold senior positions in numerous trade and professional organizations. Underscoring our strength in this arena, Chambers USA – America's Leading Lawyers for Business has ranked Jones Walker in Band 1 for Banking & Finance among firms in Louisiana since 2004.

We represent local, regional, and national financial institutions, boards of directors, special and independent committees, and investors, as well as related regulatory bodies, from across the industry. Our clients include:

Domestic and foreign commercial banks and bank holding companies
Investment banks
Insurance holding companies
Private equity, venture, debt, and hedge funds
Onshore and offshore insurance and reinsurance companies and producers
Investment companies and investment advisers
Pension funds and administrators

We provide full-spectrum counsel on day-to-day and strategic issues facing industry participants, including compliance with corporate and securities laws, corporate governance, and conflicts of interest. Our group routinely handles matters relating to debt and equity financing (including securitizations), mergers and acquisitions, mutual-to-stock thrift conversions, bank and thrift charter conversions, fund formation, bankruptcy, distressed debt and workouts, employee benefits, and taxation.

Our experienced litigators help clients avoid and respond to regulatory investigations and issues that arise before state and federal supervisory agencies, including the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the US Department of Justice (DOJ), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Federal Reserve, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and state insurance and securities regulators, as well as self-regulatory organizations such as the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).

Representative Experience

Jones Walker's attorneys have recently represented the following clients in a variety of matters spanning several areas of practice:

One of the world's largest asset administration firms, focused on asset management and corporate trust services, with more than $20 trillion of assets under custody and more than $1 trillion of assets under management
The third-largest financial services firm in the United States, and one of the nation's top mortgage lenders
A top U.S. bank with 3,200 branches, mostly in Western and Midwestern states, leading the industry with an average of five financial products per customer household
One of the leading financial services companies in the United States, with more than 50 million customers and 300-plus branches in Louisiana and Texas
A commercial bank with a strong presence along the Gulf Coast, targeting individuals and regional businesses
The subsidiary of a large domestic bank that participates in energy mezzanine finance and is active in the second-lien debt market, with a total value of energy financings near $200 million
A financial services firm specializing in providing asset management services, trust services, and annuities to retail and institutional investors
One of the largest independent bank holding companies headquartered in Texas, with clients spanning from North Texas across the border to Mexico
A bank specializing in corporate lending and other financial products in the aviation, shipping, land transport, and transport infrastructure sectors
A commercial bank focused mainly on business loans—most of which relate to commercial real estate—and consumer loans and residential mortgages
A privately held equity company focusing on value-oriented investments in middle market companies
A New Orleans-based institutional research and sales firm that has been involved in more than $14 billion in capital transactions

Related Professionals

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Craig N. Landrum
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Ronald A. Snider
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Partner
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