Satish Kini, a partner in the firm’s Business Law Department and member of the Financial Services Practice, advises domestic and international financial institutions on a broad range of regulatory and transactional issues.

Work for Clients

Mr. Kini represents financial holding companies, U.S. and internationally based banks, and broker-dealers on a wide range of issues, including securities, banking, corporate governance, anti-money laundering and privacy matters. He has, for example, represented internationally based financial services firms in matters before U.S. banking and securities regulatory agencies, counseled banks and securities firms in money laundering examination and enforcement proceedings, and worked extensively with clients on data use, privacy and data security issues.

Publications/Presentations

Mr. Kini is the author or co-author of numerous articles regarding banking and securities laws. He has been published in numerous periodicals, including The American Banker, Barron’s, The Banking Law Journal, Boston Business Journal, Boston College Law Review, Journal of Investment Compliance, Journal of Payment Systems, Privacy and Data Security Review and The Wall Street Lawyer.

Mr. Kini also is a frequent speaker on financial institutions matters. He currently serves on the Board of Editors of The Banking Law Journal and the Privacy and Data Security Review, and the Board of Advisors for the University of North Carolina Banking Law Institute.

Professional Experience

Prior to joining Goodwin Procter in 2004, Mr. Kini was a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr in Washington, D.C., and counsel in the Legal Division of the Federal Reserve Board. From 1992-1993, he clerked for Judge Richard J. Cardamone of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Bar and Court Admissions

Mr. Kini is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and New York.

Education

J.D., Columbia University School of Law, 1992
B.A., Colgate University, 1985 (magna cum laude )

While at Columbia University School of Law, Mr. Kini was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and a John M. Olin Fellow in law and economics. He also served as Managing Editor of the Columbia Law Review.