John M. Geiringer
Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP
Recognized since 2024
Chicago, Illinois
Financial Services Regulation Law
John is a nationally recognized banking attorney who advises financial institutions on regulatory, governance, and investigative matters. He regularly provides focused training sessions to boards and management on a wide range of legal and risk management topics. Working at the forefront of banking law and regulation, John is a thought leader in the field, primarily through teaching, writing, and frequent media interviews.
As the Regulatory Section Leader of BFKN’s Financial Institutions Group, John advises a wide variety of financial institutions around the country about the full spectrum of legal, regulatory, and supervisory issues that they face. He is a frequent speaker and author in the financial institutions area on issues surrounding banking regulations, examinations, and enforcement actions, as well as on cybersecurity.
John devotes significant time to anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing, and related national security issues. In this regard, he lectures and advises institutions around the country, engages with relevant organizations, and has published on the subject.
Prior to joining BFKN in 1999, John worked as a bank regulator and also as a compliance consultant. He served as legal counsel for the Illinois bank regulatory agency, now the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. John also obtained practical experience with respect to bank operations and compliance issues as a regulatory consultant with a regional accounting firm, performing compliance reviews and training for a variety of financial institutions.
- E-mail: john.geiringer@bfkn.com
- Direct Phone Number: 312.984.3217
- Lawyer Page: https://www.bfkn.com/people/johngeiringer
- 200 West Madison Street, Suite 3900
Chicago, IL 60606
- DePaul University, J.D., graduated 1995
- American University, B.A., graduated 1992
- Illinois, Illinois State Bar Association
30 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
13 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
- Financial Services Regulation Law
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