About
David E. Teitelbaum is a Partner and co-leader of Sidley Austin LLP's Banking, Payments and Fintech practice. He has a broad regulatory practice focusing on U.S. and international payments and financial systems, including insured depository institutions, virtual currency and digital asset businesses, payment processors, money transmitters, prepaid program managers, technology providers, investors, and retailers. His work includes structuring payment, blockchain, and fintech products to minimize regulatory burden, negotiating commercial agreements, and creating customer interfaces and disclosures. He has been involved in the evolution of payment technology from credit, debit, and ACH to prepaid, internet, mobile, and digital asset models. He assists clients with blockchain-based technologies both as a form of payment and as an asset class for investment.