Bio

Heidi Bauer assists clients in identifying operational goals in the areas of commercial, consumer and residential mortgage lending and servicing and in providing strategic advice for securing nationwide federal and state approvals. Heidi represents mortgage lenders and servicers, banks, consumer finance companies, fintech companies, money transmitters, securities broker-dealers and private equity firms and other financial sponsors of such entities with regulatory, compliance, licensing and transactional matters. She assists clients with matters before state regulatory agencies, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). In addition, Heidi advises financial and strategic purchasers of financial services firms and assets on regulatory matters, including due diligence of target companies and transactional structuring in light of federal and state licensing and regulatory requirements, and assists them in securing regulatory approvals for transactions. Prior to joining Orrick, Heidi was a partner at Buckley LLP.