David Sewell

Practice Areas

Financial Transactions

Financial Services Corporate, Regulatory, Compliance & Transactions

Consumer Finance Law

White Collar & Investigations

Financial Services & Investments

Fintech

Cannabis Law

Career

David Sewell advises banks, nonbank financial institutions, direct lenders, and payments and fintech companies on federal and state banking law and regulation. He also has substantial experience assisting clients with Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and anti-money laundering (AML) regulations, as well as compliance with sanctions programs administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). His practice includes handling charter and licensing matters before state and federal regulatory agencies; advising on compliance with banking, payments, and consumer finance regulations; supporting transactions involving financial institutions and fintech companies at all stages of maturity; and representing clients in supervisory examinations, investigations, and enforcement proceedings involving the Federal Reserve, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Financial Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Treasury Department, OFAC, and various state regulatory and law enforcement agencies.