Barbara A. Stettner

Barbara Stettner is the Head of Allen & Overy’s U.S. Financial Services Regulatory Practice, a member of the firm’s Global Financial Services Regulatory Steering Committee, and previously served as a member of A&O’s Global Board and Executive Committee and as the Managing Partner for the Washington, D.C. office. Barb represents multiple foreign and domestic banks, investment banks, broker-dealers, and asset managers, in structuring and implementing US-compliant domestic and cross-border securities distribution, fundraising, trading, asset management, and custody programs. Barb also applies this expertise to the cross-border sales, trading, and custody of digital assets.

Previously, Barb was at the SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets, as Special Counsel in the Office of the Chief Counsel, Attorney-Advisor in the Office of Risk Management and Control, and Senior Counsel in the Office of International Affairs. She is a current member of the Board of Advisors of the SEC’s Historical Society.

Barb is ranked Band 2 for Financial Services Regulation: Broker Dealer (Compliance) by Chambers USA. According to Chambers, Barb “receives accolades for the reasoned advice that she provides to broker-dealers and other financial institutions relating to regulatory compliance. Clients have enthused that “‘she has a very good knowledge of the law’ and ‘does an excellent job of spotting all the regulatory issues that might be implicated in a question and bringing all of those issues together.