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Kevin Tran

Kevin Tran

Partner

1222 Demonbreun Street
Suite 1700
Nashville, TN 37203
T 615.664.5322
330 Madison Avenue
27th Floor
New York, NY 10017
T 212.413.9000
F 646.428.2610
kevin.tran@nelsonmullins.com
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Kevin assists financial institutions and technology clients with financial regulatory, securities, and corporate matters. He focuses on the representation of early stage, mid-stage, and publicly traded FinTech companies focused on blockchain technology, digital assets, and cryptocurrencies, including broker-dealers, digital asset and currency trading platforms, digital asset custodians, alternative trading systems, and securities exchanges and swap...

Kevin assists financial institutions and technology clients with financial regulatory, securities, and corporate matters. He focuses on the representation of early stage, mid-stage, and publicly traded FinTech companies focused on blockchain technology, digital assets, and cryptocurrencies, including broker-dealers, digital asset and currency trading platforms, digital asset custodians, alternative trading systems, and securities exchanges and swap execution facilities.

Kevin represents these clients before the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), and state regulators. He also represents banks, money services businesses, and payment processors before the federal banking regulators, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), and state banking regulators. 

Before joining Nelson Mullins, Kevin served as a Financial Policy Analyst in the Capital Policy group in the Division of Supervision and Regulation of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. He also served as the Policy Staff Adviser/Chief of Staff to the Deputy Director for Regulatory Policy. In these roles, Kevin focused on developing regulations and guidance affecting banks and bank holding companies, including the intersection of traditional banking and non-bank FinTech companies.

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Kevin represents these clients before the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), and state regulators. He also represents banks, money services businesses, and payment processors before the federal banking regulators, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), and state banking regulators. 

Before joining Nelson Mullins, Kevin served as a Financial Policy Analyst in the Capital Policy group in the Division of Supervision and Regulation of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. He also served as the Policy Staff Adviser/Chief of Staff to the Deputy Director for Regulatory Policy. In these roles, Kevin focused on developing regulations and guidance affecting banks and bank holding companies, including the intersection of traditional banking and non-bank FinTech companies.

Experience

The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Experience

  • Has provided guidance to chartered financial institutions and financial technology companies on financial regulatory compliance, including risk management, reporting, and BSA/AML/OFAC compliance 
  • Has assisted clients with registering as broker dealers operating alternative trading systems (with or without digital asset permissions) with FINRA and the SEC
  • Has assisted clients with obtaining state money transmitter licenses and registering as federal money services business
  • Has represented community banks and financial technology companies establish bank-fintech partnerships, including the development of banking-as-a-service platforms, cross-border remittance programs utilizing cash and/or blockchain technology
  • Has provided guidance to domestic and international clients seeking de novo federal and state bank charters
  • Has assisted clients with developing digital asset exchanges and digital asset buy, sell, and custody programs
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Experience

  • Has provided guidance to chartered financial institutions and financial technology companies on financial regulatory compliance, including risk management, reporting, and BSA/AML/OFAC compliance 
  • Has assisted clients with registering as broker dealers operating alternative trading systems (with or without digital asset permissions) with FINRA and the SEC
  • Has assisted clients with obtaining state money transmitter licenses and registering as federal money services business
  • Has represented community banks and financial technology companies establish bank-fintech partnerships, including the development of banking-as-a-service platforms, cross-border remittance programs utilizing cash and/or blockchain technology
  • Has provided guidance to domestic and international clients seeking de novo federal and state bank charters
  • Has assisted clients with developing digital asset exchanges and digital asset buy, sell, and custody programs

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Recognitions

The bar rules of some states require that the standards for an attorney's inclusion in certain public accolades or recognitions be provided. When such accolades or recognitions are listed, a hyperlink is provided that leads to a description of the respective selection methodology.

Professional Activities

  • Tennessee Bankers Association
  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, Nashville and Tennessee Bar Associations
  • Member, New York Bar Association

Kevin assists financial institutions and technology clients with financial regulatory, securities, and corporate matters. He focuses on the representation of early stage, mid-stage, and publicly traded FinTech companies focused on blockchain technology, digital assets, and cryptocurrencies, including broker-dealers, digital asset and currency trading platforms, digital asset custodians, alternative trading systems, and securities exchanges and swap... execution facilities.

Kevin represents these clients before the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), and state regulators. He also represents banks, money services businesses, and payment processors before the federal banking regulators, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), and state banking regulators. 

Before joining Nelson Mullins, Kevin served as a Financial Policy Analyst in the Capital Policy group in the Division of Supervision and Regulation of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. He also served as the Policy Staff Adviser/Chief of Staff to the Deputy Director for Regulatory Policy. In these roles, Kevin focused on developing regulations and guidance affecting banks and bank holding companies, including the intersection of traditional banking and non-bank FinTech companies.

Experience

The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Experience

  • Has provided guidance to chartered financial institutions and financial technology companies on financial regulatory compliance, including risk management, reporting, and BSA/AML/OFAC compliance 
  • Has assisted clients with registering as broker dealers operating alternative trading systems (with or without digital asset permissions) with FINRA and the SEC
  • Has assisted clients with obtaining state money transmitter licenses and registering as federal money services business
  • Has represented community banks and financial technology companies establish bank-fintech partnerships, including the development of banking-as-a-service platforms, cross-border remittance programs utilizing cash and/or blockchain technology
  • Has provided guidance to domestic and international clients seeking de novo federal and state bank charters
  • Has assisted clients with developing digital asset exchanges and digital asset buy, sell, and custody programs

Education

  • Vanderbilt University Law School, JD (2009)
    • Executive Student Note Editor, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
  • Yale University, BA, Economics and History (2004)

Admissions

  • Tennessee
  • New York

Practice Areas

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The bar rules of some states require that the standards for an attorney's inclusion in certain public accolades or recognitions be provided. When such accolades or recognitions are listed, a hyperlink is provided that leads to a description of the respective selection methodology.

  • Tennessee Bankers Association
  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, Nashville and Tennessee Bar Associations
  • Member, New York Bar Association