Lauren Semrad

Lauren Semrad is a partner in Cleary Gottlieb’s Financial Institutions Group. Lauren’s practice focuses on advising U.S. and international financial institutions on U.S. bank and bank holding company regulatory matters. Among other areas, this includes the legal and regulatory frameworks addressing financial company insolvency and resolution, capital and liquidity requirements, and qualified financial contracts. Lauren is frequently counsel to leading financial market trade associations and ad hoc coalitions on major industry initiatives and comment letters. Lauren joined the firm in 2014 and became a partner in 2024. Lauren earned her B.A. from the University of Virginia and her J.D. from Vanderbilt Law School.