- 1Manatt announced Gianna Ravenscroft as a Financial Services partner in San Diego on October 15, 2025.
- 2She has more than 20 years in consumer and small business finance, fintech and bank regulation.
- 3Her experience includes MCAs and state and federal regulatory matters.
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP announced on October 15, 2025 that Gianna Ravenscroft has joined its San Diego office as a partner in the Financial Services Group.
Her background
Ravenscroft has worked for more than 20 years on consumer and small business finance, fintech, bank regulation, and intricate operational and capital markets deals. She advises banks, fintechs and nonbank lenders on regulatory, transactional and compliance issues, and has helped companies launch new financial products. She has represented clients before federal and state regulators on transactions, applications and enforcement matters, and has counseled on consumer finance issues including FDCPA, UDAAP, SCRA, bankruptcy and regulatory examinations. Her work also includes merchant cash advances and state and federal regulatory matters.
Before joining Manatt, she was Deputy General Counsel and Director for Lending, Banking & Capital Markets at a global financial technology platform. Earlier roles included General Counsel of an alternative finance company, Associate General Counsel at a digital financial services company, and Managing Counsel at one of the largest global captive auto finance companies. She also practiced in the Financial Institutions Group at a global law firm and started her career at the FDIC. She holds a J.D. from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law and a B.A. from University of San Diego.
What the firm said
Manatt CEO and Managing Partner Donna L. Wilson said Ravenscroft's in-house leadership and regulatory experience will help clients, and that her national relationships and San Diego ties suit an office led by former U.S. Attorney Randy Grossman. Craig Miller, who leads the financial services practice, said her record advising on transactions, compliance and product innovation adds immediate value.
Ravenscroft said Manatt's mix of legal and consulting services gives her a platform to help clients scale and innovate while managing evolving legal, business and compliance risk.
Recent firm hires
She is the latest financial services addition in the past year, following investment funds partner Peter Tsirigotis, blockchain and cryptocurrency partner James Williams and banking and regulatory special counsel Hope Adams.
Source reporting: deBanked.
