Our attorneys advise community and regional banks on banking regulatory matters, banking & finance, and on various legal and regulatory issues that arise in the course of transactions and bank operations. They have prepared financial institutions for future liquidity events and evaluated which form of liquidity event is most helpful to sustain growth and achieve the client’s objectives.

 

We provide advice to financial institutions on a variety of matters, including:

• Securities offerings — public & private
• Bond offerings
• Public financing — taxable & tax-exempt conduit bond transactions, state economic development loan programs, & local tax increment financing
• Commercial real estate
• Commercial & industrial lending
• SEC filings & stock exchange compliance
• Other capital market transactions
• Preparation of strategic & capital plans
• Regulatory applications, policies, & handling examination-related issues
• Corporate governance matters
• Mergers & acquisitions
• Management & board counsel — complex regulatory & compliance matters
• Shareholder activism issues
• Electronic payment issues
• Commercial matters
• Consumer compliance
• Dodd-Frank reform
• Lending matters

Our attorneys have experience working with financial institutions on a variety of matters, both transactional and adversarial.