Samer concentrates his practice on corporate and financial regulatory matters. He advises depository institutions, bank holding companies, FinTech companies, and non-bank financial services companies on a wide range of regulatory, risk management, and compliance issues. His work frequently revolves around assisting financial institutions, corporate end-users, and other market participants with regulatory compliance matters under the Dodd-Frank Act, Bank Holding Company Act, and Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act, as well as with respect to other FRB, FDIC, OCC, CFPB, and prudential regulatory matters.
In addition to his regulatory work, Samer maintains a transactional practice where he counsels clients on a variety of issues regarding financial technology partnerships, third-party vendor management, hybrid bank/non-bank partnerships, and mergers and acquisitions.
Prior to joining Nelson Mullins, Samer worked as a legal intern at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta where he worked extensively on the Federal Reserve’s technology and payment initiatives. His experience at the Federal Reserve, which included collaborating with the supervision and regulation groups, allows him to bring an additional perspective to corporate and financial regulatory legal services.
