Thomas J Delaney

Practice Areas

Financial services and regulation, Litigation and disputes, Alternative dispute resolution (ADR)

Career

Tom Delaney advises international and domestic financial services firms including banks, savings associations, ILCs, fintechs, insurance companies, payment providers and investment funds with respect to their US compliance obligations. He is particularly adept at resolving regulatory, supervisory and structural impediments to client's corporate objectives. His experience includes advising domestic institutions and FBOs on licensing requirements and Bank Holding Company Act, Volcker Rule and International Banking Act compliance, as well as governance and risk management.

Chambers USA 2021 reports that Tom is "highly sought after by financial services groups for his assistance with complex regulatory compliance issues" and that clients "praise him for his core strengths in banking enforcement matters." He is nationally recognized for his AML work. In addition to advising clients on compliance matters, Tom oversees the conduct of internal investigations, advises on remediation measures and aggressively defends financial services firms that become the target of enforcement proceedings and Congressional investigations.

Tom has been practicing law for more than 30 years, initially as an attorney with the US Treasury Department's Office of Thrift Supervision. Prior to practicing law, he served on the staff of the Financial Services Committee of the US House of Representatives and on the staff of the US Senate. He has represented clients before the Federal Reserve, the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). He has also appeared before various state authorities, including in New York, California, Illinois, Florida and the District of Columbia. In addition to financial services firms, Tom has advised foreign governments on their establishment of regulatory and enforcement systems that conform with international standards, including those specified by such bodies as the OECD's Financial Action Task Force.