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Natasha Dempsey

Senior Counsel

Natasha Dempsey

Senior Counsel

Natasha Dempsey, based in Foley’s Denver office, is an experienced attorney specializing in bank regulatory compliance, financial services, financial technology (Fintech) as well as environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations. She advises banks, credit unions, and non-depository financial institutions on regulatory strategy, risk management, and transactional matters, combining deep legal expertise with practical guidance to help clients navigate complex compliance challenges while supporting operational efficiency and strategic decision-making.

Natasha counsels clients on regulatory, supervisory, enforcement, corporate, and compliance matters before all major federal and state financial regulatory agencies. She has extensive experience advising financial institutions, corporations, and emerging businesses on financial services, Fintech, and bank regulatory compliance and complex transactional matters as well as ESG considerations, including climate related financial risk matters.

Natasha’s financial services regulatory practice covers a wide array of regulatory topics including lending and credit, payments, bank secrecy act/anti-money laundering (BSA/AML), subscriptions/automatic renewal, prepaid/gift cards, credit reporting, unfair and deceptive trade practices, financial privacy and consumer data. Natasha’s banking experience includes advising on retail banking products as well as core supervisory requirements under both state and federal law including pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Act, National Bank Act, Federal Deposit Insurance Act, and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and their implementing regulations.

With extensive experience in digital assets, money services businesses (MSBs), and BSA/AML compliance, Natasha assists companies navigating the evolving intersection of cryptocurrency regulation and financial technology. She advises on compliance with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) requirements as well as the wide array of state licensing and compliance regimes – as well as emerging federal frameworks including requirements under the GENIUS Act. With respect to ESG, Natasha provides advice on climate-related financial risk, corporate social responsibility initiatives, and governance frameworks, helping companies align with state/global ESG standards and stakeholder expectations.

Natasha is a member of the Consumer Law, Finance and Class Action Practice Group, the Financial Services Regulatory team, the Innovative Technology – Digital Assets & Blockchain Sector, and the Energy & Infrastructure- Energy Transition/ESG Sector.

Affiliations

  • Co-Chair, Corporate Sustainability Law Committee of the American Bar Association (ABA) Business Law Section
  • Vice Chair, Payments and Electronic Banking Subcommittee of the American Bar Association (ABA) Business Law Section’s Banking Law Committee
  • Chair of the Pro Bono Subcommittee of the ABA Business Law Section’s Banking Law Committee
  • Banking Law Liaison for the ABA Business Law Section’s Corporate Sustainability Law Committee
  • Member of the ABA Business Law Section’s Consumer Financial Services Law Committee

Presentations and Publications

  • Panel Speaker, “Modernizing the Community Reinvestment Act,” Strafford Webinar (2022)
  • Panel Speaker, “Prudential Regulation and Supervision,” American Bar Association (ABA) Banking Law Committee Meeting (2021)
  • Panel Speaker, “Community Reinvestment Act Reform,” Association of Military Banks of America (AMBA) 2018 Fall Workshop Legal and Compliance Panel (2018)
  • Panel Speaker, “Trends in Community Engagement by Financial Services Companies,” American Bar Association Business Law Section 2018 Spring Meeting (2018)
January 12, 2026 Energy Current

Ninth Circuit Hears Oral Argument in Challenge to California Climate Disclosure Laws SB 261 and SB 253; No Ruling Yet

On January 9, 2026, a three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit heard oral argument in a challenge to...
December 11, 2025 Foley Viewpoints

CARB Releases Proposed Regulations for SB 261 and 253

On December 9, 2025, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released its proposed regulatory text for the initial regulations...
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December 11, 2025 Innovative Technology Insights

OCC Issues Another Crypto-Friendly Interpretive Letter: Permissibility of Riskless Principal Crypto-Assets Transactions

On December 9, 2025, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued Interpretive Letter 1188 (IL 1188), confirming that a national bank is permitted, as part of the business of banking, to engage in riskless principal crypto-assets transactions.
December 2, 2025 Foley Viewpoints

CARB Climate Disclosure Laws Updates: CARB Enforcement Advisory for SB 261 and Docket Opening; Expected Deadline for SB 253

On December 1, 2025, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) provided multiple updates regarding its implementation of Senate Bill (SB)...
November 20, 2025 Energy Current

Ninth Circuit Stays Enforcement of California Climate Disclosure Law SB 261 Pending Appeal

On November 18, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an order enjoining enforcement of California Senate Bill 261...
October 10, 2025 Energy Current

CA Climate Disclosures – SB 261 – January 1, 2026 Reporting Deadline and CARB “Preliminary List” of Covered Entities

While the January 1, 2026, statutory deadline for reporting under California’s Climate-Related Financial Risk Act (SB 261) is quickly...