Rosemary "Ro" Spaziani is a partner in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. Ro is recognized a leading practitioner in the financial institution space with experience advising U.S. and non-U.S. financial institutions on the full spectrum of transactional, governance, regulatory and supervisory matters, including complex mergers and acquisitions and enforcement actions.
Prior to joining the firm, Ro was a managing director at Goldman Sachs, where she served as the global head of the bank regulatory, deposits and transaction banking legal practice groups. In such capacity, she was responsible for a number of strategic acquisitions and builds, including the acquisition of the retail deposit platform and the development and launch of the global transaction banking business.
She routinely represents clients before the Federal Reserve, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and state regulators. She regularly advises clients in the establishment of commercial relationships to between banks and financial companies, as well as the creation and development of new deposit, digital asset and payments platforms.
Recent notable experience includes:*
- Representation of Wise plc in its application to establish a de novo national trust bank;
- Representation of Capital One Financial Corporation in its acquisition of Discover Financial Services;
- Representation of Bank of Montreal in its acquisition of Bank of the West;
- Representation of a group of private investors in the investment of EverBank, N.A. (formerly TIAA Bank);
- Representation of a fiat-backed stablecoin issuer on regulatory matters; and
- Representation of global payments companies in developing their U.S. strategy.
Most recently, Ro was at a major U.S. law firm, where she focused on bank mergers and acquisitions. Ro serves on the board of The Acting Company and is admitted to practice in New York.
*Includes representations prior to Ro’s association with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.
Capabilities
- Financial Institutions
- Artificial Intelligence
- Fintech and Digital Assets
- Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Data Innovation
- Private Equity
- Public Policy
- Strategic Sourcing and Commercial Transactions
- Tech and Innovation
- Technology Transactions
Credentials
Education:
- Columbia University - 2006 Juris Doctor
- Bucknell University - 2002 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- New York Bar