Chris Paridon is Counsel in the Banking Regulation and Policy Group of the Legal Division of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Mr. Paridon has been with the Board's Legal Division since 2008 where he works on regulatory implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act, including the so-called "Volcker Rule," swaps margin and swaps push-out, and financial sector concentration limit provisions. In addition, Mr. Paridon focuses on applications and interpretations under the Bank Holding Company Act ("BHC Act"), Change in Bank Control Act, and related statutes and regulations, including review of BHC Act activity and investment authority, banking organization mergers and acquisitions, and private equity investments in banking organizations. Prior to joining the Board, he worked at the American Bankers Association as Counsel for legislative and regulatory affairs, and as an attorney at the U.S. Department of Commerce. Mr. Paridon received a double B.A. with departmental honors from Ohio University, and a J.D. from Boston University School of Law.