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Jonathan Gordon
Biography
Jonathan advises banks and other financial institutions on a wide range of regulatory, transactional and compliance matters under U.S. banking laws.
He has experience assisting clients with applications, licensing, M&A and other corporate transactions, questions regarding structure and regulatory strategy, resolution planning, supervisory matters, investigations and enforcement actions. He also advises on crypto-asset and other financial innovation-related issues.
As part of his practice, Jonathan represents banks, fintechs and other financial institutions on matters involving U.S. anti-money laundering laws and economic sanctions.
Prior to joining A&O Shearman, Jonathan practiced in the financial institutions groups of other prominent U.S. law firms in New York and Washington, D.C.
Practice areas
- Advisory and regulatory
- Digital assets
- Financial services advisory and regulatory
- Funds and asset management
- Sanctions and international trade
Sectors
- Financial institutions
- Banks
- Fintech
Selected experience
- Silvergate Bank in its wind down and voluntary liquidation, and in settlement agreements with the Federal Reserve and the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation.
- Financial institution in an internal investigation of its Bank Secrecy Act/anti-money laundering and sanctions compliance programs.
- Brookfield Reinsurance in its USD4.3 bn acquisition of American Equity Investment Life Holding Company.
- Copenhagen-based Danske Bank A/S in investigations by the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and Danish criminal authorities arising from money laundering allegations involving its former Estonian branch.
- Numerous fintechs in evaluating regulatory compliance structures for payments products and services (involving both fiat and virtual currency).
- U.S. and global financial institutions in various matters before the Office of Foreign Assets Control, including license applications.
- Wells Fargo in its sale of its Corporate Trust Services business to Computershare.
Education
- M.B.A., with distinction, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 2017
- J.D., cum laude, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, 2017
- A.B., Dartmouth College, magna cum laude, 2008
Admissions
- Attorney-at-Law, District of Columbia, 2023
- Attorney-at-Law, State of New York, 2018