Cadwalader partnerDaniel Meadewas recognized as a "Distinguished Adviser" in Financier Worldwide's Power Players report on financial services regulation, highlighting his over two decades of experience in prudential bank regulatory matters, from bank M&A and the Volcker Rule to Basel III capital and credit risk transfer transactions.
In a featured Q&A, Dan reflects on standout career moments like serving as senior counsel to the House Financial Services Committee during Dodd-Frank's enactment — "a highlight of my career for the mix of law and public policy" — and even making the front page of his hometown newspaper. He shares that the strongest client relationships are often built by telling clients no, then restructuring transactions to get them to yes: "coming at the issue from another direction...might give them 80 percent of what the client is looking for."
Looking ahead, Dan notes "in line with broader trends, bank regulations were significantly pared back this year, a move viewed as either rightsizing or deregulation depending on your politics," and flags the anticipated U.S. implementation of Basel III endgame capital rules as the next major development shaping sophisticated banking transactions.
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