Arnold & Porter Strengthens Financial Services Bench with Addition of Partner Brendan Clegg in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C., August 24, 2026 — Arnold & Porter announced today that Brendan Clegg has joined the Financial Services practice as a partner resident in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Brendan joins the firm with nearly 15 years of experience in the public and private sectors, including as enforcement counsel at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).
Brendan represents national and state-chartered banks and financial services providers in a variety of regulatory, transactional, licensing, and enforcement matters. He has advised clients on matters before the OCC, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Reserve Board, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, National Credit Union Administration, and state banking regulators and attorneys general. Brendan assists clients in addressing supervisory findings and navigating regulatory examinations conducted by these agencies. In the past few years, he has advised banks and other financial institution clients on numerous corporate transactions, including various M&A deals. He also represents banks and non-banks and their directors and officers in enforcement actions, administrative proceedings, and investigations. Brendan regularly counsels clients on consumer compliance, anti-money laundering, safety and soundness, risk management, and corporate governance issues.
Kevin Toomey, chair of Arnold & Porter’s Financial Services practice group, said: “Brendan’s sophisticated expertise across regulatory, transactional, and enforcement matters will be invaluable in serving the needs of our clients.” In joining the firm, Brendan said: “Arnold & Porter has an excellent reputation in the financial services industry for providing strategic advice to banks and other financial institutions on a range of regulatory, compliance, litigation and transactional matters. I’m excited to join a platform that combines these capabilities and to leverage the firm’s expertise and depth in this sector. As the regulatory landscape continues to evolve, I look forward to advising clients alongside such a talented group of attorneys working in this space.”
Brendan earned his J.D. from William & Mary Law School, summa cum laude, and his B.A. from Colgate University, magna cum laude. He served as a law clerk for the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of New York.
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