Kate Wellman Profiled in Law360 for Rising Star Award

Recognitions

08.2025

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Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Financial Regulatory Advice & Response Member Kate Wellman was recently profiled by Law360 in recognition of her selection as one of the nation’s 2025 Rising Stars in Compliance.

In the article, Kate discusses:

• Her leadership in guiding a systemically important bank through the USD Libor and Bloomberg Short-Term Bank Yield Index (BSBY) transitions — including the unique challenges of BSBY’s accelerated timeline.
• How her path from litigator to compliance attorney has shaped her collaborative, solutions-driven approach.
• Her work on consent order remediation and navigating highly technical regulatory requirements.
• Insights on the future of the financial services industry — from AI’s regulatory impact to the evolving treatment of cryptocurrency.
• A pro bono eviction case she calls one of her proudest career moments.

Read Kate’s full Law360 profile here.

Congratulations, Kate, on this well-earned recognition.