Bank Boards of Directors: Governance and Oversight Measures to Mitigate Risks Under Evolving Regulatory Frameworks

Ms. Friedlander is a partner in Sullivan & Cromwell’s Criminal Defense and Investigations Group and Co-Head of both its National Security and Cybersecurity Practices. She represents clients in complex internal investigations, regulatory enforcement proceedings and criminal matters involving every aspect of white-collar crime, including fraud, bribery, theft of trade secrets, money laundering and health care matters. Ms. Friedlander also advises major corporations and Boards of Directors in cybersecurity matters. She has been ranked by Chambers USA for White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations, where sources praised her “impress[ive] facility and judgment,” her ability to “quietly command the room with her skilled preparation,” and her standout trial skills (“She is so good in court.”).

Mr. Treviño is Co-Head of Sullivan & Cromwell’s Corporate Governance Practice and the Managing Partner of its Executive Compensation Group. He joined the Firm in 1993 after graduating from Yale Law School (J.D., 1993) and summa cum laude from Princeton University (A.B., Phi Beta Kappa, 1990). Mr. Treviño is a recognized leader in structuring and counseling senior executives and boards in significant matters involving reputation, overlapping regulatory regimes, fiduciary conflicts and multiple jurisdictions, with a particular emphasis on matters involving financial institutions. He teaches Corporate Crisis Management at the Yale Law School and is a co-author of The Public Company Deskbook (The Practising Law Institute), which has been hailed as “the bible for securities lawyers” by Fortune.

Mr. Weiner is a partner in Sullivan & Cromwell’s Financial Services and Capital Markets groups. His practice involves bank regulatory matters, including capital, liquidity, stress testing and resolution planning, and a broad range of transactions, including registered and unregistered securities offerings, other capital markets transactions, and public and private mergers and acquisitions. He also advises corporate clients on ongoing public company matters, including disclosure and corporate governance.