F. John Podvin, Jr.

Banking, Lending & Financial Institutions

PHONE: 214.377.0147
EMAIL: jpodvin@os.law

John Podvin is a partner based out of Otteson Shapiro’s Dallas office. He has more than 35 years of experience in banking and financial services, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and mergers and acquisitions. He advises financial institutions, boards and management on federal and state banking laws, regulatory enforcement actions, anti-money laundering, cybersecurity, and the development of new banking products and services. John has represented banks and individuals in complex investigations conducted by federal and state regulators and serves as outside counsel to financial institutions nationwide. Prior to joining the firm, he was deputy general counsel and chief compliance officer for a New York Stock Exchange-listed bank, overseeing enterprise-wide compliance, investigations and governance matters.

John represented a former Senior Bank Secrecy Act Officer at a bank in a criminal investigation brought by the U.S. Department of Justice in the Southern District of New York and in the concurrent civil investigations brought by the OCC and the Federal Reserve Board, as well as in the subsequent civil investigation brought by FinCEN. He has also represented both individuals and banks in investigations brought by the FBI, the U.S. Secret Service, the FDIC Inspector General’s Office, the FDIC, the OCC and the Texas Department of Banking.

PRACTICE AREAS

Banking & Financial Services Litigation
Corporate Governance
Finance
Financial Crisis Advisory & Litigation
Financial Regulatory
Government Relations Strategy
Mergers & Acquisitions

EDUCATION

J.D. University of Wisconsin Law School, 1991
B.A. Georgetown University, 1988

BAR ADMISSIONS

Texas
Wisconsin

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Bankers Association,
Legislative Liaison Advisory Committee,
2007-2022
American Bankers Association,
Compliance Executive Committee,
2005-2008
State Bar of Texas,
Business Law Section, Chair 2016
Texas Business Law Foundation, Chair, 2021-2022