Bio

Douglas Faucette, Chair of the Firm's Bank Regulatory and Transactional Practice Group, has more than 30 years of experience representing publicly and privately held companies in a variety of corporate and securities transactions. He has represented financial services companies, including insurance, investment banking and real estate companies, commercial banks, savings associations and credit unions before the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the federal and state bank regulatory agencies and the U.S. Congress. He is currently engaged in projects to make banking regulation compatible for Fintech businesses and blockchain distributed ledger transfers. Previously, Douglas served in various senior governmental positions, including tenure as the Director of the Securities Division at the Federal Home Loan Bank Board (the predecessor of the Office of Thrift Supervision, a Bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury) for more than 10 years. Douglas is frequently quoted in the national media and has appeared on such television programs as the CBS Evening News and the MacNeil-Lehrer Report. He has authored numerous articles and has given presentations on an array of topics at hundreds of conferences and seminars.