MINNEAPOLIS – December 22, 2025. Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A., is pleased to announce that attorney Kristen E. Larson has joined the firm as Counsel in our Banking & Financial Services practice.

Drawing upon her nearly two decades of experience in-house at large and midsized national banks, Kristen brings extensive legal, regulatory, business, and operational experience to her role at Winthrop. As an innovative, solutions-oriented leader, Kristen represents financial institutions of all sizes throughout the full lifecycle of their organizations. She has significant experience advising institutions on financial products and services, compliance and risk management, bank partnerships, regulatory examinations, payments and operational issues, and Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) arrangements. Kristen also brings significant experience in drafting banking agreements, disclosures, policies, and regulatory responses, defending banks in enforcement and litigation matters, advising bank boards, and monitoring regulatory and litigation developments to help clients stay ahead of emerging regulatory and compliance risks.

Prior to joining Winthrop, Kristen counseled clients for three years at a national law firm where she focused on consumer financial services and payments.  Kristen has held senior leadership positions at four (4) national banks, where she provided proactive, practical, and strategic advice and solutions to senior and executive leadership. Kristen has successfully led legal teams and enterprise-wide bank projects. She serves as an Emeritus Director of LegalCORPS, a Minnesota-based nonprofit organization expanding access to the legal system for entrepreneurs, business owners, inventors, and small nonprofits, and, earlier this year, finished her two-year term as a Board Director of Minnesota Women Lawyers. Kristen was named a 2025 “Notable Women in Law” by Twin Cities Business.

Kristen earned her J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law, and her B.A. in Political Science from the College of St. Benedict.