Law firm Arnold & Porter hires New York Fed attorney amid banking crisis
(Reuters) – US law firm Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer said Monday it hired a former top lawyer at the New York Federal Reserve as a partner in the firm’s financial services practice.
James Bergin, who will be based in the firm’s New York office, will advise banking and other financial services clients on regulatory issues as the sector grapples with an ongoing crisis, particularly among US regional banks.
Bergin spent about 18 years at the New York Fed, most recently as acting co-general counsel and deputy general counsel, where he advised on monetary policy and helped the regulator respond