About Arthur Long

Arthur S. Long is a partner in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where he is a member of Gibson Dunn’s Financial Institutions and Securities Regulation Practice Groups.  Mr. Long focuses his practice on financial institutions regulation, advising on the regulatory aspects of M&A transactions; bank regulatory compliance issues; Dodd-Frank issues, including the regulation of systemically significant financial institutions (SIFIs) and related heightened capital and liquidity requirements; resolution planning; and Volcker Rule issues with respect to bank proprietary trading and private equity and hedge fund operations.

In addition, Mr. Long has significant experience with bank securities offerings and issues particular to foreign banks operating or seeking to operate in the United States.  He also counsels fintech companies on regulatory issues relating to their businesses, and advises on regulatory matters relating to virtual currencies and blockchain technology.

Mr. Long is ranked as a leading lawyer in Banking and Financial Services Regulation by Chambers USA:  America’s Leading Lawyers for Business and IFLR1000.  Chambers describes Mr. Long as “an outside-the-box thinker” and “a relentless worker” who is “careful and creative with difficult issues in both financial services law and corporate law.”

Among Mr. Long’s publications are The Financial Services Regulation Deskbook, the Practising Law Institute treatise on the Dodd-Frank Act, and “The New Autarky?  How U.S. and UK Domestic and Foreign Banking Proposals Threaten Global Growth,” a Policy Analysis of The Cato Institute.