Andrew Olmem

Andrew Olmem is a partner at Mayer Brown, Managing Partner of the Washington, DC office, and a co-leader of the firm’s Financial Services practice. Andrew advises financial services executives on regulatory, legislative, enforcement, and public policy matters. His work covers banking, securities, insurance, asset management, housing finance, and digital assets. He represents banks, private equity firms, finance and insurance companies, exchanges, and trade associations facing government action or policy change.

Andrew earned a J.D., cum laude, and a B.A. from Washington and Lee University. Before law school, he worked as an assistant economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. His academic and economic background supports analysis of financial regulation, legislation, and market policy. He applies that training when counseling clients on proposed rules, preparing for congressional hearings, evaluating administrative law questions, and responding to investigations or enforcement concerns.

Andrew previously served as Deputy Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and Deputy Director of the White House National Economic Council. He also spent more than seven years as Republican Chief Counsel and Deputy Staff Director for the U.S. Senate Banking Committee, where his work included major financial legislation and regulatory policy. His private practice experience includes drafting legislation, preparing witnesses, handling congressional and state attorney general investigations, and advising on crisis response.

Andrew Olmem brings senior government service and private practice experience to financial services matters shaped by regulation and public policy. He helps clients anticipate legislative and agency developments, evaluate business consequences, prepare for government scrutiny, and communicate with policymakers. His background in banking policy and economic regulation allows him to address legal issues in the broader context of financial markets, institutional operations, and changing federal priorities.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Mayer Brown LLP
• Member, New York State Bar Association
• Member, Virginia State Bar
• Member, District of Columbia Bar
• Member of the Board of Editors, The Banking Law Journal
• Former Chair, Legislative & Regulation Subcommittee, American Bar Association Banking Law Committee
• Former Presidentially Appointed Member, Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board

Licensed State

• New York
• Virginia
• District of Columbia

Education

• Washington and Lee University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD) (Cum Laude)
• Washington and Lee University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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