Dan joined the firm in 2009. His practice focuses on banking and finance, securities and corporate governance, and mergers and acquisitions.
During more than 34 years at Commerce Bancshares Inc., most recently as Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Dan was responsible for all legal affairs of the $18 billion publicly owned holding company and its banking and non-banking subsidiaries. During his career he has worked in virtually every area of banking and banking law, as well as regulatory and consumer compliance. In addition to his duties as General Counsel, Dan established and managed the company’s Compliance Department and was responsible for regulatory relationships with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Reserve. In addition, he handled both negotiated and FDIC-assisted acquisitions.
Dan advised the Board of Directors and Audit Committee of Commerce Bancshares Inc., as well as the Committee on Governance and Directors and the Corporate Ethics Committee
Dan has closely followed banking regulation legislation. He has been engaged in an in-depth study of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. He is currently counseling financial institutions in various provisions of the act and other compliance matters, including the Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act (SAFE); debit card interchange and exclusivity rules; Holding Company Capital issues; the Volcker Rule; Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 (CARD); and overdraft fee legislation.
As a founding member and former Chair of the American Bankers Association’s General Counsel Group, Dan frequently provides the ABA with his views on banking issues, legislation and regulation. He also has served as presenter and panel member on various Continuing Legal Education programs regarding in-house counsel topics.