Richard K. Kim is a partner with Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, where he specializes in representing domestic and foreign banks, fintechs, and other financial institutions in a broad range of regulatory matters, including in connection with mergers and acquisitions, enforcement actions, compliance and related matters. Previously, he was an attorney with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, where he worked on a wide range of supervisory matters. He was also Assistant General Counsel with NationsBank Corporation.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2027 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers | 2027 | Finance, esp. Bank Regulation |
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2026 | Finance, esp. Bank Regulation |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2025 | Finance, esp. Bank Regulation |
| The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2024 | Finance, esp. Bank Regulation |
| The 2022 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2022 | Finance, esp. Bank Regulation |
| Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2021 | Finance, esp. Bank Regulation |
Representations include:
- CIBC in its pending sale of CIBC Caribbean Bank Limited to Butterfield
- Huntington Bancshares in its acquisitions of Cadence and Veritex
- PNC in its acquisition of FirstBank
- Capital One in its acquisitions of Brex and Discover
- Charles Schwab in its acquisition of Forge Global
- Bank of Montreal in its acquisition of Bank of the West
- SoFi in its acquisition of Golden Pacific and conversion to a bank holding company
- PNC in its acquisition of BBVA USA
- TD Ameritrade in its merger with Charles Schwab
- Square, Inc. in its establishment of an FDIC-insured industrial bank
Other notable representations:
- The United States Department of Treasury in its conservatorship of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
- Bank of America in its acquisitions of Merrill Lynch, MBNA, Montgomery Securities, Barnett and Boatmen’s
- Capital One in its acquisitions of Cabela’s bank assets, ING Direct, HSBC’s domestic credit card business and Chevy Chase Bank
- Morgan Stanley in its conversion to a bank holding company
- GMAC in its conversion to a bank holding company