Baker Donelson has elected 11 new shareholders across the Firm, including D. Taylor Tipton of the Firm's Washington, D.C. and Knoxville, Tennessee offices.

Mr. Tipton represents banks, bank holding companies, nonbank lenders, other financial services providers, and their investors in merger and acquisition, restructuring and recapitalization, and securities transactions. He also advises depository and non-depository financial services providers on financial regulatory laws, including the Bank Holding Company Act, Change in Bank Control Act, Bank Secrecy Act, Dodd-Frank Act, and various state licensing and compliance laws throughout the nation. He has represented clients in investigations and enforcement actions brought by the Federal Reserve, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), Department of Justice, state banking departments, and state attorneys general.

A graduate of Georgetown University Law Center, Mr. Tipton has been named a Best Lawyers in America^® "Ones to Watch" in Financial Services Regulation Law. He serves as vice chair of the American Bar Association Banking Law Committee's Mergers and Acquisitions Subcommittee.