
Overview
Jason Shafer is Of Counsel in the Bank Regulatory practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Jason focuses on advising U.S. and non-U.S. banking organizations, payment card networks, financial technology companies, and other financial institutions on a broad range of bank regulatory, supervisory, transactional, enforcement, and corporate governance matters. He represents clients before the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Reserve Banks, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and various state regulators.
His practice includes advising bank holding companies and banks on permissible investments and activities, mergers and acquisitions, bank and trust company chartering (both national and state), joint ventures and strategic partnerships, bank resolution and receivership issues, as well as affiliate transactions. He also advises private equity firms and other investors in the regulated financial institutions sector on banking laws.
Prior to joining Paul Hastings, Jason worked at another international law firm and has held several positions in government, most recently as a Senior Counsel in the Financial Regulation and Policy Group of the Legal Division of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, where, among other matters, he led the review of bank merger applications and advised on prudential requirements, liquidity regulations, and swap margin requirements. Earlier in his career, Jason was a Special Counsel at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission where he focused on developing and implementing swaps reform.
Accolades
- Legal 500 USA: Recommended Lawyer, Financial Services Regulation (2023)
Insights
- Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Friday, April 25, 2025 - April 25th, 2025
- Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Thursday, April 24, 2025 - April 24th, 2025
- Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Tuesday, April 22, 2025 - April 22nd, 2025
- Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Monday, April 21, 2025 - April 21st, 2025
- Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Friday, April 18, 2025 - April 18th, 2025
- Dramatic Shifts Point to Foundation for a Comprehensive Digital Asset Framework in the US - April 18th, 2025
- Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Thursday, April 17, 2025 - April 17th, 2025
- Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Wednesday, April 16, 2025 - April 16th, 2025
- Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Tuesday, April 15, 2025 - April 15th, 2025
- Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Monday, April 14, 2025 - April 14th, 2025
- Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Friday, April 11, 2025 - April 11th, 2025
- Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Thursday, April 10, 2025 - April 10th, 2025
- Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Wednesday, April 9, 2025 - April 9th, 2025
- Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Tuesday, April 8, 2025 - April 8th, 2025
- Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Monday, April 7, 2025 - April 7th, 2025
- Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Friday, April 4, 2025 - April 4th, 2025
- Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Wednesday April 2, 2025 - April 2nd, 2025
- Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Tuesday April 1, 2025 - April 1st, 2025
- Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Monday March 31, 2025 - March 31st, 2025
- Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Friday March 28, 2025 - March 28th, 2025