Tony Salazar has been named the new commissioner of financial regulation at the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (DLLR) effective July 5.
Salazar brings more than 30 years of experience in banking law, commercial financing transactions, loan restructurings and work-outs, real estate and general business law and transactions.
“Tony Salazar brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the Division of Financial Regulation,” Labor Secretary Kelly Schulz said. “As commissioner, he will have a very important role of regulatory oversight and public policy development. We are very fortunate to have a professional of Tony’s caliber serving the citizens of the state.”
Since 2009, Salazar has led the Banking and Financial Institutions practice at Davis, Agnor, Rapaport, & Skalny, LLC. Before that he served for 18 years as deputy general counsel of Provident Bank in Baltimore. He started his banking career as an enforcement attorney with Office of Comptroller of the Currency. He holds a law degree from The George Washington University Law School and a Bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University.
Salazar is admitted to the Maryland, Connecticut, and District of Columbia bar. He was appointed by Maryland Governor Larry Hogan to the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) board of directors. He has also served as president of the James Rouse Entrepreneurial Fund and the Centro de la Comunidad.