55+ Lawyers
25 with government experience
Our Clients Include
8 of the 10 largest banks in the U.S. 10 fintech unicorns 25% of the leading Registered Investment Advisors
Chambers USA Ranking
One of the top firms nationwide in Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Compliance)
One of the top firms nationwide in Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Litigation)
One of the top firms nationwide in Financial Services Regulation: Broker Dealer (Compliance & Enforcement)
2025 Transformative Project of the Year Award from the International Legal Technology Association
“Top 40” firms based on Chambers ranking in fintech
“Top 30” firms based on Chambers ranking firms nationwide in Derivatives
One of the top firms for Financial Services Regulation
Legal 500 DEI Awards
Recipient of LPL Financial’s 2024 Law Firm Diversity Award
Recipient of Citi’s 2022 Law Firm Diversity Champion Award
We are recognized as a national leader in our commitment to DEI and pro bono. Recent honors include being named both a Social Impact Leader and Pro Bono Leader by Law360, as well as Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion by Disability:IN.
We also received the Diversity & Inclusion Champion Award from the South Asian Bar Association of North America, and the Law Firm Diversity Award from the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association in 2024.
Value, Service, Innovation — You Deliver It and So Do We.
The financial services industry is undergoing unprecedented transformation. New products. New market dynamics. New risk. Helping clients thrive in this changing ecosystem is at the core of the full-service Financial Services team at Davis Wright Tremaine.
Our clients are leaders and innovators. They rely on us for expert legal counsel, economic value, and exceptional service tailored to their individual needs. By putting our deep industry experience and strategic insight to work, we are enabling clients to take advantage of today’s extraordinary opportunities. Our expertise includes:
CONSUMER AND BANK REGULATORY
We provide banks and financial services firms with practical, businessfocused recommendations that help them manage their regulatory, compliance, and supervisory risks.
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ENFORCEMENT, INVESTIGATIONS, AND LITIGATION
We partner with our clients on a wide range of litigation matters, from court proceedings, including class actions and securities and other bet-thecompany litigations to complex securities and employment arbitrations.
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TRANSACTIONS
Through the volume, variety, size, sophistication, and strategic nature of our work, we’ve gained experience that enables us to assist clients with their most material and challenging deals.
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SECURITIES REGULATORY
On behalf of exchanges, markets, trading firms, private funds, clearing firms, clearing agencies, and related entities, we provide guidance on navigating the changes that globalization, technology, competition, and regulation have brought to the entire market structure.
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FINTECH
Our cross-functional team helps balance speed-to-market with compliance requirements and infrastructure.
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CRYPTOCURRENCY & DIGITAL ASSETS
We counsel clients on the many facets of digital assets, including cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, NFTs, and the blockchain technology that powers them.
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COMMODITIES AND DERIVATIVES
We advise clients across the industry on the full spectrum of legal and regulatory issues that arise in connection with structuring, implementing, offering, and trading commodities and derivatives.
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MORTGAGE AND HOME LENDING
We advise clients on all aspects of mortgage lending and servicing-related enforcement, supervision, regulatory counseling, and complex litigation.
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Staying up to date is essential in an industry undergoing transformative change.
We maintain a number of resources to keep you apprised of developments that impact your business.
We have nationally recognized teams that support our financial services clients on a wide spectrum of legal issues critical to their business, including:
Corporate, Business Transactions, and Tax
Complex Commercial Litigation
Employment Services
Financial Services Litigation
Intellectual Property/Brand Protection
Privacy and Security
Real Estate
Technology
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP is an AmLaw 100 firm with 600 lawyers across 11 offices nationwide, serving clients throughout the U.S. and around the world. We are known for sophisticated, cross-disciplinary work across a wide range of industries and particularly in the Financial Services sector.
Our approach has been recognized by BTI Consulting, a top consulting firm that conducts independent research on professional service providers, naming us one of the firms “best suited for highvalue new and novel work” and “best equipped to meet the new leading-edge expectations.”
Our team combines deep legal knowledge with practical judgement developed through decades of collective in-house experience and the unique perspectives derived from extensive government experience across a wide range of state and federal agencies. We understand the industries our clients operate in—and the pressures they face—because we’ve been in their shoes. The result is commercial and actionable advice and guidance that helps drive business outcomes and achieve business objectives.
We view ourselves as an extension of our clients’ teams, and pride ourselves on being easy to work with, which means being available, responsive, and providing concise communications without unnecessary legalese.