John A. Lightbourne

John represents clients across a wide range of banking, securities, and financial regulatory and supervisory matters. His practice focuses primarily on advising large financial institutions, investment advisers and broker-dealers on day-to-day compliance obligations under relevant federal and state banking, securities, and financial services laws, including the Bank Holding Company Act, Bank Secrecy Act, Investment Advisers Act of 1940, Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, National Bank Act and their implementing regulations. He has also managed large regulatory compliance projects for globally systemically important banks, and is experienced in advising firms in connection with examinations by federal banking and securities regulators.

John has experience advising fintechs and regulated institutions in connection with digital asset products and offerings, including in connection with state and federal licensing requirements, token issuances, and the creation of decentralized autonomous organizations.

Prior to joining the firm, John was an associate at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton in Washington D.C. and was also seconded to HSBC’s U.S. Legal function where he advised on bank, securities, and derivatives regulatory matters.    

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• The National Law Journal’s list of Cryptocurrency/Blockchain/Fintech Trailblazers, 2022

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