Douglas Landy

Douglas Landy serves as co-head of White & Case's Financial Institutions Industry Group and head of the US Financial Services Regulatory practice. He is also a member of the Firm's Fintech practice.

Doug is one of the most preeminent US lawyers advising financial institutions on regulatory issues, blockchain and crypto matters, and consumer compliance. He represents global banks on the creation of blockchain and crypto trading platforms, custody, payment systems, stablecoins and related financial products. Doug has also been advising non-bank Fintech companies on potential bank charters, similar charters and license, and enforcement and insolvency issues.

Clients benefit from his deep understanding of banking, securities and consumer laws, along with his thorough and practical legal analysis. He has represented banks in some of the largest M&A transactions in banking history, and in some of the most significant regulatory and Fintech events of the last two decades. Doug was a key advisor to many leading banks, industry advocacy groups during the last financial crisis, the subsequent regulatory reform period, and during the recent insolvencies of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and Silvergate Bank. He began his career at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. His regulatory practice focuses on matters involving almost every significant regulatory issue, including FIG M&A and investment, bank charters and licenses, the Volcker Rule, consumer finance issues, capital requirements, bank insolvency issues, and US laws and regulations applicable to non-US banks. Doug coined the acronym "TOTUS" for the important Volcker Rule exclusion for trading outside of the United States.

Doug was recently named a "2024 Law360 Distinguished Legal Writing Award" winner, an honor given to 20 recipients from more than 1,000 entries.

Doug has been active in pro bono matters, assisting in numerous uncontested divorces, immigration issues and gender-based name changes. He has represented the Hebrew Free Loan Society and is a member of the ADL Lawyers Division.