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The issuance of an Executive Order by President Biden on promoting competition in the American economy and recent agency requests for information on the bank M&A review process have brought the regulatory approval process governing bank mergers to the forefront. This panel brings together government and industry practitioners to address key issues relating to the current review process as well as possible future directions in bank M&A policy.

Panelists:

Benjamin W. McDonough, Senior Deputy Comptroller and Chief Counsel, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Ellen Patterson, Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Wells Fargo & Company
Graham Steele, Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions, U.S. Department of the Treasury
Mark E. Van Der Weide, General Counsel, Federal Reserve Board
Moderator: Lee A. Meyerson, Head of the Financial Institutions Practice, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP