Roland E. Brandel is active primarily in the field of consumer financial services and financial institution regulation. In addition to regularly advising clients in this field, he has been directly involved in many federal legislative and regulatory efforts affecting the field in the past 35 years.

Mr. Brandel has had primary responsibility for joint efforts in the financial services industry in development of products such as bankcards, electronic fund transfer systems and other innovative lending and value transfer services. He has written several books, including, with Don Baker, The Law of Electronic Funds Transfer Systems (Warren, Gorham), The Community Reinvestment Act, Policies and Compliance (Prentice Hall) and Truth in Lending: A Comprehensive Guide. He was appointed as a charter member of the Consumer Advisory Council, Federal Reserve Board. He received the California Bankers Association 2000 award for superior and noteworthy legal assistance to the industry over a lifetime, from the American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers, its Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004, and, from the Business Law Section of the State Bar of California, its Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006.

Mr. Brandel is listed in The Best Lawyers in America (2007) as a leader in the field of Banking law, and has been listed for more than 10 years.

Mr. Brandel became a partner of the firm in 1971 and currently serves as Senior Counsel. He has previously chaired the firm's Financial Services group.