Blank Rome prides itself on providing our clients with an insider's view of the relevant congressional committees and executive agencies that affect their business interests.  Given the experience and expertise of our team, hardly a day goes by without some contact between Blank Rome and the financial services or tax-writing committees, the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any number of federal banking regulators.

Blank Rome has been intimately involved in recent financial modernization and reform legislation. The regulatory environment surrounding the financial services industry is constantly evolving, and we are uniquely qualified to assist clients in reassessing and tailoring their business strategies and objectives. Our professionals work routinely with senior policymakers serving within the Federal Reserve Board, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Office of Thrift Supervision, Commodities Futures Trading Corporation, Securities and Exchange Commission, Internal Revenue Service, and other government entities.

Through our relationships with key policy makers in the financial services area, we secure opportunities for clients to make their case before the right committee, agency, or individual. We arrange legislative hearings, draft and obtain sponsors for critical legislation, successfully amend legislation and regulations, and draft testimony on financial service matters on behalf of our clients.

Our agility and prowess in the government relations arena is complemented by our substantive experience and understanding of the mortgage finance and consumer credit industry, as well as the securities industry.  We have a proven track record of success in such areas as:

• data security and breach notification
• Terrorism Risk Insurance Act
• Sarbanes-Oxley
• RESPA reform
• mutual fund and hedge fund oversight
• securities legislation
• mortgage and housing finance
• insurance regulatory relief legislation
• Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
• Fair Credit Reporting Act

Blank Rome’s tax policy team is comprised of legal, public policy and strategic communications professionals who represent businesses before the U.S. Congress on corporate tax matters pending before the Senate Finance and House Ways and Means Committees.  We frequently represent clients in rule-making proceedings and shape and advance tax policy objectives before the U.S. Treasury Department, including the Internal Revenue Service.