About
Alison is a financial services regulatory lawyer advising domestic and non-US banking organizations, fintech companies, financial sponsors, private equity funds and other financial institutions on a wide range of bank regulatory, policy and transactional matters.
As a routine part of her practice, Alison provides advice on:
- M&A, fintech investments and capital raising activities, new activities and products, and related regulatory applications and approvals from both US federal and state bank regulatory agencies
- The Bank Holding Company Act, the Volcker Rule, the GENIUS Act, the Dodd-Frank Act, the National Bank Act, the Change in Bank Control Act, the Federal Reserve Act and the Federal Deposit Insurance Act
- Charter and licensing matters involving state and federal regulatory agencies
- Digital asset and stablecoin businesses
- The preparation of 165(d) resolution plans and IDI resolution plans, and related advice on secured support agreements
- Topics related to recovery and resolution planning, such as total loss-absorbing capacity (TLAC), single-point-of-entry resolution strategies, the FDIC receivership process and QFC recordkeeping rules
- Developments in the ESG and climate space
- Bank supervision and examination practice
Alison represents clients before agencies such as the Federal Reserve, OCC, FDIC, Treasury Department and NYDFS. She also frequently represents financial services industry trade organizations in advocacy efforts related to regulatory and legislative proposals, and assists clients in the policymaking process before federal regulators.
Alison is an active thought leader on emerging issues in the bank...
Alison's recent experience includes advising:
- PSP Investments on a joint venture with Goldman Sachs Alternatives
- SMBC in various transactional matters, including minority investments
- Several domestic and non-U.S. banks on bank regulatory and Volcker Rule issues in connection with private fund formation, including the formation of credit funds
- A large regional bank in the preparation of its IDI resolution plan submission to the FDIC
- Multiple non-U.S. banks, in the preparation of 165(d) resolution plan submissions to the FDIC and Federal Reserve
- Banking organizations on investments in venture capital funds and covered funds
- Banking organizations on section 4(c)(6) investments in non-bank companies and fintechs
- The Financial Services Forum in the preparation of comment letters on various topics, including the Volcker Rule, the evaluation of “too big to fail” reforms, FDIC special assessments, capital, long-term debt, and G-SIB surcharge
- A U.S. GSIB on matters relating to the QFC recordkeeping rule
- Various non-bank investors in connection with minority investments in banks
- Banking organizations in applications and other communications with regulators
- A stablecoin issuer regarding its relationship with a bank partner
- Principal Financial Group in its $1.2 billion acquisition of Wells Fargo’s Institutional Retirement & Trust business


Alison M. Hashmall
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175 Greenwich Street, 51st Floor
New York, NY 10007