Associate- Corporate- Fintech & Financial Services
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Job Location:
New York City, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
6 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
About Latham & Watkins
Latham & Watkins is one of the worlds leading global law firms advising the businesses and institutions that drive the global economy. We are the market leaders in major financial and business centers globally and offer unmatched expertise and resources to help you grow from an intellectually curious self-starter into an exceptional lawyer. If you aspire to be the best this is where you belong.
About the Practice Group
Latham & Watkins is seeking a talented mid-level (3rd-5th Year) associate to join its market-leading Fintech & Financial Services practice. This is a high-impact role at the convergence of regulatory counsel complex transactions and the rapidly evolving digital finance landscape.
The right candidate will bring sharp analytical instincts a genuine interest in emerging financial technology and the ability to advise sophisticated clients from established financial institutions to cutting-edge fintech and crypto companies on their most consequential matters.
Practice Areas: Fintech Regulatory Payments & Money Transmission Crypto & Digital Assets Bank Partnerships M&A & Investments Capital Markets Licensing & Compliance Blockchain
The right candidate will bring sharp analytical instincts a genuine interest in emerging financial technology and the ability to advise sophisticated clients from established financial institutions to cutting-edge fintech and crypto companies on their most consequential matters.
Practice Areas: Fintech Regulatory Payments & Money Transmission Crypto & Digital Assets Bank Partnerships M&A & Investments Capital Markets Licensing & Compliance Blockchain
About the Role
Responsibilities:
Advise fintech companies banks and institutional clients on federal and state regulatory requirements including licensing compliance frameworks and bank partnership structures
Counsel clients on payments regulation money transmission laws and the evolving regulatory landscape for digital assets cryptocurrency and blockchain-based products
Lead and support M&A transactions strategic investments and capital markets activity involving fintech and financial services companies
Draft and negotiate complex commercial agreements including bank partnership agreements program manager agreements and technology contracts
Monitor and analyze regulatory developments across the CFPB OCC Federal Reserve FinCEN CFTC SEC and state regulators delivering actionable guidance to clients
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across Lathams global platform on cross-border transactions and regulatory matters
Qualifications:
J.D. from an accredited law school with strong academic credentials
35 years of experience at a top-tier law firm or relevant regulatory agency (e.g. OCC CFPB Federal Reserve SEC or CFTC)
Substantive experience in fintech regulatory matters financial services transactions or both
Demonstrated knowledge of payments digital assets crypto regulation or emerging fintech business models strongly preferred
Admitted to practice in New York and/or California or eligible for admission
Exceptional written and oral communication skills with the ability to distill complex regulatory issues for clients and business audiences
Strong entrepreneurial mindset and comfort operating in a fast-moving innovative practice area
Advise fintech companies banks and institutional clients on federal and state regulatory requirements including licensing compliance frameworks and bank partnership structures
Counsel clients on payments regulation money transmission laws and the evolving regulatory landscape for digital assets cryptocurrency and blockchain-based products
Lead and support M&A transactions strategic investments and capital markets activity involving fintech and financial services companies
Draft and negotiate complex commercial agreements including bank partnership agreements program manager agreements and technology contracts
Monitor and analyze regulatory developments across the CFPB OCC Federal Reserve FinCEN CFTC SEC and state regulators delivering actionable guidance to clients
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across Lathams global platform on cross-border transactions and regulatory matters
Qualifications:
J.D. from an accredited law school with strong academic credentials
35 years of experience at a top-tier law firm or relevant regulatory agency (e.g. OCC CFPB Federal Reserve SEC or CFTC)
Substantive experience in fintech regulatory matters financial services transactions or both
Demonstrated knowledge of payments digital assets crypto regulation or emerging fintech business models strongly preferred
Admitted to practice in New York and/or California or eligible for admission
Exceptional written and oral communication skills with the ability to distill complex regulatory issues for clients and business audiences
Strong entrepreneurial mindset and comfort operating in a fast-moving innovative practice area
Main Contact Details
If you have any questions about the application please contact:
Lateral Recruiting Corporate
Lateral Recruiting Corporate
Additional Information
Investing in the well-being of our lawyers and staff is among the firms highest priorities. Through our LiveWell Latham program we offer best-in-class benefits and comprehensive resources designed to support you and your loved ones through all lifes moments from building a family and taking care of loved ones to managing your health and saving for the future.
Latham & Watkins is an equal opportunity employer. The Firm prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race (including but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles) color religion sex age national origin sexual orientation gender identity veteran status (including veterans of the Vietnam era) gender expression marital status or any other characteristic or condition protected by applicable statute.
We periodically provide demographic data to legal publications bar associations civic and community organizations and in some instances to local state and federal government agencies as required by law or contract. So that the firm can provide this information accurately we request that you consider self-identifying.
Please click here to review your rights under U.S. employment accordance with Latham & Watkins policies associates in this role must protect and maintain any highly sensitive confidential privileged financial and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains either as part of the legal services the Firm provides to clients or for internal purposes.
Los Angeles: Latham & Watkins LLP will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance (FCIHO). Please click the link above to review the Ordinance.
San Francisco: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Please click the link above to review the Ordinance.
Massachusetts: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability. An employer that violates this law may be subject to fines and/or a private right of action for $500 in statutory damages for each such violation among other things.
Latham & Watkins is an equal opportunity employer. The Firm prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race (including but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles) color religion sex age national origin sexual orientation gender identity veteran status (including veterans of the Vietnam era) gender expression marital status or any other characteristic or condition protected by applicable statute.
We periodically provide demographic data to legal publications bar associations civic and community organizations and in some instances to local state and federal government agencies as required by law or contract. So that the firm can provide this information accurately we request that you consider self-identifying.
Please click here to review your rights under U.S. employment accordance with Latham & Watkins policies associates in this role must protect and maintain any highly sensitive confidential privileged financial and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains either as part of the legal services the Firm provides to clients or for internal purposes.
Los Angeles: Latham & Watkins LLP will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance (FCIHO). Please click the link above to review the Ordinance.
San Francisco: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Please click the link above to review the Ordinance.
Massachusetts: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability. An employer that violates this law may be subject to fines and/or a private right of action for $500 in statutory damages for each such violation among other things.
Pay Range
Associate Base Salary
Discretionary bonuses may be available depending on application circumstances and position.
| Class of | US Payroll |
| 2026 | $225000 |
| 2025 | $225000 |
| 2024 | $235000 |
| 2023 | $260000 |
| 2022 | $310000 |
| 2021 | $365000 |
| 2020 | $390000 |
| 2019 | $420000 |
| 2018 | $435000 |
Required Experience:
IC
