Bradford Hardin
Partner
Co-chair, Banking and Financial Services Practice
Bradford Hardin is a versatile banking and financial services lawyer who guides his clients through pressing issues with a governmental dimension. He has assisted with high-risk examinations, navigated numerous enforcement investigations at the state and federal levels, and successfully handled litigation for some of the world's leading financial services firms.
Bradford also counsels clients on regulatory compliance, particularly for issues that present heightened reputational, enforcement, or litigation risk. Whether a product presents novel issues under Regulation Z, new applications of fair lending law, sensitive military lending questions, UDAAP concerns, or other consumer protection issues, clients have sought Bradford's counsel for his careful but pragmatic approach. In many cases, Bradford has helped clients manage the consequences of past errors, including customer remediation and self-disclosure.
Long active across Washington's legal and policy community, Bradford has also assisted banks in managing their prudential regulatory affairs, including charter and licensing; bank powers and activities; affiliate transactions; controlling and non-controlling investments; confidential supervisory information; and third-party risk management and outsourcing, among others.
Bradford is the co-chair of DWT's banking and financial services practice group.
Practice Highlights
Enforcement
Supervision
Regulatory matters
Supervision and Enforcement
Consumer Compliance
Bank Regulatory
Admitted to Practice
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District of Columbia, 2010
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Virginia, 2008
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U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 2011
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U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 2013
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U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 2010
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U.S. Court of Appeals D.C. Circuit, 2013
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U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia, 2010
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U.S. District Court Western District of Virginia, 2011
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U.S. District Court District of Columbia, 2012
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U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2017
Education
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J.D., University of Alabama School of Law, 2008, summa cum laude
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B.S., Business Administration, Finance Concentration, University of South Alabama
Memberships & Affiliations
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- Banking Editorial Advisory Board, Law360, 2015-2016
Professional Recognition
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- Selected as a "Washington D.C. Rising Star" in Banking, Super Lawyers, 2016-2017
Background
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- Counsel, Financial Institutions Practice Group, WilmerHale, Washington, D.C., 2010-2018
- Law Clerk, United States District Court, Middle District of Alabama, Montgomery, Ala., 2008-2010