P. Barrett Morris

Barrett leverages his experience working at Wall Street and other large US banks to help clients understand the practical front office, operational, and compliance requirements associated with a broad array of regulatory requirements related to swaps and derivatives. Barrett also helps clients negotiate and document swaps and derivatives. In prior roles within banks, Barrett advised senior management, governance committees, business and operations groups, and risk and compliance groups on compliance with Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act, Commodity Exchange Act, Investment Company Act, various regulations from the prudential banking regulations promulgated by Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

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• Southeastern Legal Awards, On the Rise in North Carolina, 2025

• Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation, 2024
• North Carolina Pro Bono Honor Society, 2022-2023
• Mecklenburg County Bar YLD Lawyer of the Year, 2020
• Board of Directors, Mecklenburg Bar Foundation, Class of 2025
• Member Board of Directors, Mecklenburg County Bar, 2017- 2020
• Chair, Mecklenburg County Bar, Young Lawyer Division, 2018 - 2019
• Volunteer Attorney, Council For Children's Rights, 2014 - present

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