Jonathan Gordon
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Jonathan Gordon

Associate

Email

jonathan.gordon@aoshearman.com

Phone

+1 202 683 3841

Offices

Washington DC

V-CARD
Jonathan advises banks and other financial institutions on a wide range of regulatory, transactional and compliance matters under U.S. banking laws.

He has experience assisting clients with applications, licensing, M&A and other corporate transactions, questions regarding structure and regulatory strategy, resolution planning, supervisory matters, investigations and enforcement actions. He also advises on crypto-asset and other financial innovation-related issues.

As part of his practice, Jonathan represents banks, fintechs and other financial institutions on matters involving U.S. anti-money laundering laws and economic sanctions.

Prior to joining A&O Shearman, Jonathan practiced in the financial institutions groups of other prominent U.S. law firms in New York and Washington, D.C.

Expertise

Industries

Experience

Representative matters

Representative matters before joining A&O Shearman:
  • Silvergate Bank in its wind down and voluntary liquidation, and in settlement agreements with the Federal Reserve and the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation.
  • Financial institution in an internal investigation of its Bank Secrecy Act/anti-money laundering and sanctions compliance programs.
  • Citigroup Inc. in its exclusive agreement with Apollo to form a USD25 bn private credit, direct lending program.
  • Brookfield Reinsurance in its USD4.3 bn acquisition of American Equity Investment Life Holding Company.
  • Copenhagen-based Danske Bank A/S in investigations by the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and Danish criminal authorities arising from money laundering allegations involving its former Estonian branch.
  • Numerous fintechs in evaluating regulatory compliance structures for payments products and services (involving both fiat and virtual currency).
  • U.S. and global financial institutions in various matters before the Office of Foreign Assets Control, including license applications.
  • Wells Fargo in its sale of its Corporate Trust Services business to Computershare.

Qualifications

Admissions

Attorney-at-Law, District of Columbia, 2023 

Attorney-at-Law, State of New York, 2018 

 

Academic

M.B.A., with distinction, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 2017 

J.D., cum laude, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, 2017 

A.B., Dartmouth College, magna cum laude, 2008 

 
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.