Financial Services
Managing Risk, Fueling Opportunity: Legal Solutions Across the Financial Ecosystem
Why Hinshaw? Because We Know the Industry—and the Stakes
Navigating today’s financial services landscape requires more than legal knowledge. It demands a partner who understands how regulation, innovation, and risk intersect across every corner of the industry. At Hinshaw, our attorneys bring decades of experience advising banks, lenders, fintechs, private equity firms, and other financial institutions on transactional, regulatory, and litigation matters. Many of our team members have served as in-house counsel, CPAs, business executives, and regulators themselves. We bring a business-minded, solutions-first approach to every engagement, helping clients grow, stay compliant, and manage risk at every turn.
We work with a broad spectrum of financial services clients, including national, regional, and community banks and credit unions; non-bank lenders and servicers; fintechs; credit card issuers and payment processors; private equity investors; and businesses offering embedded financial products. Whether you’re launching a new lending product, acquiring a financial institution, navigating a regulatory exam, managing a nationwide litigation portfolio, or defending a high-stakes dispute, we provide partner-level attention and industry-specific insight to help you meet your goals.
Areas of Focus
Serving the Institutions Driving the Financial Future
We represent clients across the financial services industry from the largest financial institutions to emerging innovators. At Hinshaw, we combine industry fluency with strategic legal counsel to help clients navigate regulation, mitigate risk, and pursue growth in a rapidly evolving marketplace.
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- Fintech
- Insurance Transactional & Regulatory
- Mortgage Lending & Servicing
- Private Wealth
- Private Equity & Private Fund Formation
- Real Estate
- Receivables Management & Collections
Related Capabilities
- Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA)
- Business Formation, Governance & Commercial Contracts
- Consumer & Class Action Defense
- Corporate & Transactions
- Data Privacy, AI & Cybersecurity
- Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)
- Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA)
- Financial Services Regulatory & Compliance
- Nationwide Litigation Portfolio Management
- Tax
- Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)
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