The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation sued Bryan Cave in federal court in Atlanta on Tuesday, charging the firm with failing to hand over records related to the collapse last month of Overland Park, Kan.-based Hillcrest Bank.

According to the 32-page complaint, the bank regulator, as receiver for Hillcrest, claims it has brought the action against Bryan Cave in order to obtain documents that were in the firm’s possession and to stop the potential destruction of those records.