Paul Lee is a retired partner and former Chair of the firm’s Banking Group. He has extensive experience in the banking industry as a corporate lawyer, ...
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Publications
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The CLS Blue Sky Blog: The Future of Financial Institution Resolution
16 May 2019
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Paul L. Lee
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Pratt’s Journal of Bankruptcy Law: Cross-Border Resolution of Banking Groups: International Initiatives and U.S. Perspectives-Part VI
April, 2019
Pratt’s Journal of Bankruptcy Law
Paul L. Lee
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Long-Term Capital Management: A Retrospective – Part II
October 2018
The Banking Law Journal
Paul L. Lee
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Long-Term Capital Management: A Retrospective—Part I
September 2018
The Banking Law Journal
Paul L. Lee
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Cross-Border Resolution of Banking Groups: International Initiatives and U.S. Perspectives—Part V
November/December 2017
Pratt's Journal of Bankruptcy Law
Paul L. Lee
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The CHOICE Act Is A Bad Choice For Financial Reform
12 April 2017
The CLS Blue Sky Blog: Columbia Law School’s Blog On Corporations And The Capital Markets
Paul L. Lee
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A Paradigm’s Progress: The Single Point Of Entry In Bank Resolution Planning
18 January 2017
The CLS Blue Sky Blog: Columbia Law School’s Blog On Corporations And The Capital Markets
Paul L. Lee
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The Case Against Repealing Title II Of The Dodd-Frank Act
12 December 2016
The CLS Blue Sky Blog: Columbia Law School’s Blog On Corporations And The Capital Markets
Paul L. Lee
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Corporate Governance For Banking Institutions Is Different
12 October 2016
New York University School Of Law’s Compliance & Enforcement Blog
Paul L. Lee
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Directors’ Duty To Monitor: Experience In The Banking Sector – Part II
October 2016
The Banking Law Journal
Paul L. Lee
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Directors’ Duty To Monitor: Experience In The Banking Sector – Part I
September 2016
The Banking Law Journal
Paul L. Lee
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NYDFS Issues Final Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions Rule
6 July 2016
Helen V. Cantwell
, Eric Dinallo
, Satish M. Kini
, David A. O'Neil
, Paul L. Lee
, Robert T. Dura
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FinCEN Issues New Rule Requiring Identification of Beneficial Owners and Risk-Based Customer Due Diligence
16 May 2016
Satish M. Kini
, Paul L. Lee
, Robert T. Dura
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Regulators Foster De-Risking More Than They Admit
February 10 2016
American Banker
Paul L. Lee
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NYDFS Proposes New Anti-Money Laundering Requirements, Liability for Compliance Officers
7 December 2015
Helen V. Cantwell
, Eric Dinallo
, Satish M. Kini
, David A. O'Neil
, Paul L. Lee
, Robert T. Dura
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Federal Reserve Proposes Total Loss Absorbing Capacity Requirement
4 November 2015
Satish M. Kini
, Paul M. Rodel
, Gregory J. Lyons
, Paul L. Lee
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Bankruptcy Alternatives to Title II of the Dodd-Frank Act – Part II
November/December 2015
The Banking Law Journal
Paul L. Lee
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Bankruptcy Alternatives to Title II of the Dodd-Frank Act – Part I
October 2015
The Banking Law Journal
Paul L. Lee
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Cross-Border Resolution Of Banking Groups: International Initiatives And U.S. Perspectives – Part IV
February/March 2015
Pratt’s Journal Of Bankruptcy Law
Paul L. Lee
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Compliance Lessons From OFAC Case Studies – Part II
October 2014
The Banking Law Journal
Paul L. Lee
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OCC’s Final “Heightened Expectations”: An Overview Focusing on How the OCC Responded to Industry Comments
12 September 2014
Satish M. Kini
, Byungkwon Lim
, Gregory J. Lyons
, Paul L. Lee
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Compliance Lessons From OFAC Case Studies – Part I
September 2014
The Banking Law Journal
Paul L. Lee
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FinCEN Proposes Enhanced Customer Due Diligence Requirements
5 August 2014
Satish M. Kini
, Paul L. Lee
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FinCEN Proposes Enhanced Customer Due Diligence Requirements
5 August 2014
Satish M. Kini
, Paul L. Lee
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Cross Border Resolution of Banking Groups: International Initiatives and U.S. Perspectives – Part III
June, 2014
Pratt’s Journal of Bankruptcy Law
Paul L. Lee
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Enhanced Prudential Standards for Foreign Banking Organizations – A Guide for Each FBO Type
27 February 2014
Gregory J. Lyons
, Paul L. Lee
, Satish M. Kini
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Glass-Steagall, Dodd-Frank, Volcker: Why All the Eponyms?
10 January 2014
American Banker
Paul L. Lee
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The Volcker Rule – An In-Depth Q&A about the Covered Funds Provisions
7 January 2014
Paul L. Lee
, Byungkwon Lim
, Gregory J. Lyons
, Satish M. Kini
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The Volcker Rule: An In-Depth Q&A about the Proprietary Trading Provisions
6 January 2014
Satish M. Kini
, Byungkwon Lim
, Gregory J. Lyons
, Paul L. Lee
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Cross-Border Resolution of Banking Groups: International Initiatives and National Challenges
January 2014
Who’s Who Legal
Paul L. Lee
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Get Used to Steep Compliance Risk
18 December 2013
American Banker
Paul L. Lee
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Heightened Compliance Risk Inherent to Modern Banking
16 December 2013
American Banker
Paul L. Lee
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The Volcker Rule: An Overview
13 December 2013
Paul L. Lee
, Gregory J. Lyons
, Satish M. Kini
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Systemic Risk: A Lesson from the Financial Crisis: The Valuable Role of Large Banking Institutions
10 December 2013
Bloomberg BNA’s Banking Report
Paul L. Lee
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Debevoise & Plimpton Discusses the Proposed Leverage Coverage Ratio (LCR) Rule
26 November 2013
The CLS Blue Sky Blog: Columbia Law School’s Blog On Corporations And The Capital Markets
Satish M. Kini
, Gregory J. Lyons
, Paul L. Lee
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Cross-Border Resolution of Banking Groups: International Initiatives and National Challenges
November 2013
The International Who’s Who of Banking Lawyers
Paul L. Lee
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The LCR Proposal: Questions and Answers
1 November 2013
Gregory J. Lyons
, Paul L. Lee
, Satish M. Kini
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FSB Applies G-20 ‘Key Attributes’ to Insurers
18 October 2013
Westlaw Journal
Eric Dinallo
, Satish M. Kini
, Nicholas F. Potter
, Paul L. Lee
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Cross-Border Resolution of Banking Groups: International Initiatives and U.S. Perspectives – Part II
October 2013
Pratt’s Journal of Bankruptcy Law
Paul L. Lee
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FSB Applies Key Attributes to Insurers
9 September 2013
Eric Dinallo
, Nicholas F. Potter
, Paul L. Lee
, Satish M. Kini
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The Final US Basel III Capital Framework
14 August 2013
Practical Law Company
Satish M. Kini
, Paul L. Lee
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FSB Designates G-SIIs and Releases Policy Measures for Enhanced G-SII Supervision
26 July 2013
Eric Dinallo
, Satish M. Kini
, Paul L. Lee
, Nicholas F. Potter
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The Financial Institutions Report
Volume 7, Number 2, July 2013
Satish M. Kini
, Paul L. Lee
, Gregory J. Lyons
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The Final U.S. Basel III Capital Framework: The Banking Agencies Write a “Tale of Three Industries”
10 July 2013
Gregory J. Lyons
, Satish M. Kini
, Paul L. Lee
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Cross-Border Resolution of Banking Groups: International Initiatives and U.S. Perspectives – Part I
July/August 2013
Pratt's Journal of Bankruptcy Law
Paul L. Lee
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The Rise in Foreign Bank Enforcement Actions in New York
1 July 2013
Eric Dinallo
, Paul L. Lee
, Gregory J. Lyons
, Satish M. Kini
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2012: Annus Horribilis for the Banking Industry
22 January 2013
Bloomberg BNA's Banking Report
Paul L. Lee
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The Federal Reserve’s Proposal and the Foreign Banking Community: A Practical Guide for Foreign Banks
21 December 2012
Satish M. Kini
, Paul L. Lee
, Gregory J. Lyons
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The Source-Of-Strength Doctrine: Revered And Revisited - Part II
November/December 2012
The Banking Law Journal
Paul L. Lee
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The Source-Of-Strength Doctrine: Revered And Revisited - Part I
October 2012
The Banking Law Journal
Paul L. Lee
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Revising The Risk-Based And Leverage Capital Rules: Part 2
21 September 2012
Law360
Satish M. Kini
, Paul L. Lee
, Gregory J. Lyons
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Revising The Risk-Based And Leverage Capital Rules: Part 1
14 September 2012
Law360
Satish M. Kini
, Paul L. Lee
, Gregory J. Lyons
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Final Market Risk Capital Rule – Yet More Capital Required
2 August 2012
Satish M. Kini
, Paul L. Lee
, Gregory J. Lyons
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Basel III And The New U.S. Capital Framework Proposals
27 June 2012
Practical Law Company
Satish M. Kini
, Paul L. Lee
, Gregory J. Lyons
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Regulatory Framework For SIFIs Comes Into Focus
19 June 2012
BNA's Banking Report
Satish M. Kini
, Paul L. Lee
, Gregory J. Lyons
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The New Capital Framework Proposals Enhanced Burdens Across the Banking Industry
13 June 2012
Satish M. Kini
, Paul L. Lee
, Gregory J. Lyons
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New Federal Reserve Board And Financial Stability Oversight Council Releases Focus The Regulatory Framework For Systemically Important Financial Institutions
17 April 2012
Satish M. Kini
, Paul L. Lee
, Gregory J. Lyons
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Savings And Loan Holding Companies After The Dodd-Frank Act: An Endangered Species?
February and March 2012
The Banking Law Journal
Paul L. Lee
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The Volcker Rule Proposals on Bank Investments in Private Funds
10 November 2011
The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation
Kenneth J. Berman
, Michael P. Harrell
, Satish M. Kini
, Paul L. Lee
, Gregory J. Lyons
, Rebecca F. Silberstein
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The Dodd-Frank Act Orderly Liquidation Authority: A Preliminary Analysis And Critique - Part II
November/December 2011
The Banking Law Journal
Paul L. Lee
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The Volcker Rule Proposals on Bank Investments in Private Funds: Expected Impact and Open Questions
18 October 2011
Michael P. Harrell
, Satish M. Kini
, Rebecca F. Silberstein
, Gregory J. Lyons
, Kenneth J. Berman
, Paul L. Lee
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The Dodd-Frank Act Orderly Liquidation Authority: A Preliminary Analysis and Critique - Part I
October 2011
The Banking Law Journal
Paul L. Lee
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A Look Back on Two Years of FDIC-Assisted Private Equity Deals: The Top 10 Lessons
September 2011
The Banking Law Journal
Satish M. Kini
, Paul L. Lee
, Gregory J. Lyons
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The Financial Institutions Report
Volume 5, Number 5, May 2011
Jyotin Hamid
, Burt Rosen
, Robert J. Staffaroni
, Paul L. Lee
, Gregory J. Lyons
, Satish M. Kini
, Mary Beth Hogan
, Nicholas F. Potter
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Orderly Liquidation Authority: The Next Step in FDIC Rulemaking
30 March 2011
Paul L. Lee
, Satish M. Kini
, Gregory J. Lyons
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Federal Reserve Issues Final Regulation Implementing the Volcker Rule Conformance Period
22 February 2011
Michael P. Harrell
, Satish M. Kini
, Paul L. Lee
, Gregory J. Lyons
, Rebecca F. Silberstein
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Financial Stability Oversight Council Issues Proposal on Designation of Systemically Important Firms, Volcker Rule Study and Study on Financial Sector Concentration Limits
28 January 2011
Satish M. Kini
, Paul L. Lee
, Gregory J. Lyons
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Issues Interim Final Rule Under Orderly Liquidation Authority
21 January 2011
Paul L. Lee
, Gregory J. Lyons
, Satish M. Kini
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Federal Reserve Issues Proposed Rule Addressing The Volcker Rule’s Conformance Period
30 November 2010
Michael P. Harrell
, Satish M. Kini
, Paul L. Lee
, Gregory J. Lyons
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A Renewed Focus on Foreign Corruption and Politically Exposed Persons
October 2010
The Banking Law Journal
Paul L. Lee
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Regulation and Resolution of Systemically Significant Financial Companies Under the Dodd-Frank Act
October 2010
The Review of Banking & Financial Services
Paul L. Lee
, Gregory J. Lyons
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The Basel Committee Seeks Compromise in the Debate over Capital Versus Economic Growth
13 September 2010
Gregory J. Lyons
, Paul L. Lee
, Satish M. Kini
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The Financial Institutions Report
Volume 4, Number 7, July 2010
Wolcott B. Dunham, Jr.
, Satish M. Kini
, Nicholas F. Potter
, Byungkwon Lim
, Emilie T. Hsu
, Lawrence K. Cagney
, Alan H. Paley
, Kenneth J. Berman
, Paul L. Lee
, Gregory J. Lyons
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Further Clarity, If Not Flexibility: FDIC Publishes Answers to Questions Regarding Its Failed Bank Policy
26 April 2010
Gregory J. Lyons
, Satish M. Kini
, Paul L. Lee
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Pipe Lines
March 2010
Best's Review
Paul L. Lee
, Gregory V. Gooding
, Alexander R. Cochran
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Tackling 'Too Big to Fail'
12 February 2010
Bankruptcy Law360, Corporate Finance Law360, and Financial Services Law360
Paul L. Lee
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The Financial Institutions Report
Volume 4, Number 1, January 2010
Satish M. Kini
, Paul L. Lee
, Seth L. Rosen
, Robert J. Staffaroni
, Gregory J. Lyons
, Wolcott B. Dunham, Jr.
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The Financial Institutions Report
Volume 3, Number 5, December 2009
Wolcott B. Dunham, Jr.
, Elizabeth Pagel Serebransky
, Paul L. Lee
, Gregory J. Lyons
, Satish M. Kini
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Don’t Bank on the Status Quo: Federal Reserve to Regulate Incentive Compensation
26 October 2009
Lawrence K. Cagney
, Elizabeth Pagel Serebransky
, Jonathan F. Lewis
, Gregory J. Lyons
, Satish M. Kini
, Paul L. Lee
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The Private Equity Report
Summer 2009
Franci J. Blassberg
, Katherine Ashton
, Geoffrey P. Burgess
, Michael Diz
, Mark P. Goodman
, Richard F. Hahn
, Michael P. Harrell
, Satish M. Kini
, Paul L. Lee
, Jonathan F. Lewis
, Gregory J. Lyons
, Pierre Maugüé
, Jeffrey J. Rosen
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The U.S. Treasury Department Presents Its Core Principles for Regulatory Capital
8 September 2009
Gregory J. Lyons
, Satish M. Kini
, Paul L. Lee
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Bank Shots
4 September 2009
The Deal
Gregory J. Lyons
, Satish M. Kini
, Paul L. Lee
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The FDIC Moves to Accommodate Private Equity Bank Investors — But Did It Go Far Enough?
27 August 2009
Satish M. Kini
, Paul L. Lee
, Gregory J. Lyons
, Gregory V. Gooding
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The Financial Institutions Report
Volume 3, Number 2, Spring/Summer 2009
Paul L. Lee
, Gregory V. Gooding
, Alexander R. Cochran
, Wolcott B. Dunham, Jr.
, Thomas M. Kelly
, Stuart Hammer
, Byungkwon Lim
, Emilie T. Hsu
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Déjà Vu All Over Again: Proposal for Private Fund Adviser Registration
17 July 2009
Michael P. Harrell
, Kenneth J. Berman
, Marcia L. MacHarg
, Paul L. Lee
, Byungkwon Lim
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Proposed Investor Protection Act of 2009 Promises Significant Regulatory Changes and Potentially Higher Costs for Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisors
13 July 2009
Joseph P. Moodhe
, Paul L. Lee
, Paul R. Berger
, Kenneth J. Berman
, Colby A. Smith
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FDIC Proposed Policy Statement on Private Capital Investments in Failed Banks
6 July 2009
Paul L. Lee
, Gregory V. Gooding
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Financial Regulatory Reform: Implications for the Insurance Industry
18 June 2009
Wolcott B. Dunham, Jr.
, Paul L. Lee
, Thomas M. Kelly
, Nicholas F. Potter
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The Public-Private Investment Program
April 2009
ABA Section of International Law's International Securities & Capital Markets Newsletter
William B. Beekman
, Paul L. Lee
, Uri Herzberg
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Treasury Unveils Public-Private Investment Program
24 March 2009
Paul L. Lee
, William B. Beekman
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A Week of Developments for the U.S. Financial System
28 February 2009
Paul L. Lee
, Wolcott B. Dunham, Jr.
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The Private Equity Report
Fall 2008
Franci J. Blassberg
, Gregory V. Gooding
, Paul L. Lee
, Peter F.G. Schuur
, Michael Bolotin
, Peter A. Furci
, Jonathan F. Lewis
, E. Drew Dutton
, Andrew L. Bab
, Dr. Thomas Schürrle
, Paul R. Berger
, Paul S. Bird
, William D. Regner
, Richard F. Hahn
, Jasmine Ball
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The Financial Institutions Report
Volume 1, Number 1, Spring 2007
Wolcott B. Dunham, Jr.
, Paul L. Lee
, Nicholas F. Potter
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U.S. Resolution Planning: Considerations for Canadian Banks
20 April 2018
Royal Bank of Canada and Norton Rose
Canadian Recovery and Resolution Colloquium
Toronto, Canada
Speaking Engagements
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Privacy, Consumer Protection & Cybersecurity Challenges in Digital Payments
20 May 2016
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TLAC, Internal TLAC and Impact on Internal Operations: When is Enough, Enough?
7 April 2016
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The Goldilocks Problem: Re-Examining Prudential Regulation and Whether Too Much or Too Little is Just Right
17 April 2015
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