August 25, 2020
VIA EDGAR
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Julie Griffith
Re: Bridgewater Bancshares, Inc.
Request for Acceleration of Effectiveness of Form S-4
SEC File No. 333-242413 (“Registration Statement”)
Dear Ms. Griffith:
On behalf of Bridgewater Bancshares, Inc., as registrant, the undersigned officer hereby requests that the effective date for the Registration Statement be accelerated so that it will become effective at 10:00 a.m. (Washington, D.C. time) on Friday, August 28, 2020, or as soon as practicable thereafter.
Feel free to telephone Joseph T. Ceithaml of Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP, the registrant’s legal counsel, at (312) 629-5143 with any questions or comments.
| Very truly yours, | |
| Bridgewater Bancshares, Inc. | |
| /s/ Jerry Baack | |
| Jerry Baack | |
| Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President |
