24 Aug 2026
Arnold & Porter Adds Partner Brendan Clegg to Financial Services in Washington, D.C.
"Arnold & Porter hires partner Brendan Clegg into its Financial Services practice in Washington, D.C.; he will focus on regulatory, transactional, licensing and enforcement matters for banks and financial services providers."
Clegg joins the firm with nearly 15 years of experience in the public and private sectors, including serving as enforcement counsel at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). He represents national and state‑chartered banks and financial services providers in a range of regulatory, transactional, licensing, and enforcement matters. Clegg has advised clients before the OCC, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, the National Credit Union Administration, and state banking regulators and attorneys general. He assists clients in addressing supervisory findings and navigating regulatory examinations, has advised banks and other financial institution clients on corporate transactions including M&A deals, and represents banks, non‑banks and their directors and officers in enforcement actions, administrative proceedings, and investigations. He regularly counsels clients on consumer compliance, anti‑money laundering, safety and soundness, risk management, and corporate governance issues.
Clegg earned his J.D. from William & Mary Law School, summa cum laude, and his B.A. from Colgate University, magna cum laude, and served as a law clerk for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.