We help financial institutions navigate the increasingly complex maze of legal issues that they face each day. We focus primarily on work that requires highly specialized knowledge of the unique regulatory regime that governs financial institutions.
A Highly Respected Team Working on Challenging Matters
Our Banking & Financial Institutions attorneys – many of whom have earned national reputations – are known for the depth and breadth of their expertise. For example, we have:
– represented buyers and sellers in bank mergers and acquisitions;
– represented financial institutions and others in the development, marketing, operation, and sale of consumer financial services and products, including deposit account and overdraft programs, open-end and closed-end loan programs (including mortgages), sales finance contracts, credit card accounts and portfolios, prepaid cards, and health savings accounts;
– served as counsel to the leading corporate trustees globally, advising them on all aspects of their corporate trust business;
– advised public and private companies in the evaluation and implementation of corporate governance changes to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley, Dodd-Frank, exchange and listing requirements, and best practices;
– represented banks and thrifts, or their financial advisors, in numerous mutual-to-stock conversions, including the largest and only double merger/conversion in the country;
– represented banks in the acquisition and disposition of broker-dealers and investment advisors;
– been General Counsel to the Connecticut Bankers Association for over a decade and, in that capacity, have been involved in numerous legislative, regulatory, and public policy initiatives that are important to the banking industry as a whole;
– represented financial institutions in litigation matters, including class action suits, relating to Truth in Lending, mortgage foreclosure practices, officer/director liability, data breaches, overdraft programs, unfair and deceptive practices, federal preemption, and many other issues;
– represented numerous banks in negotiation of and compliance with regulatory enforcement actions;
– advised financial institutions, executives, and compensation committees on compensation issues particular to the financial industry;
– as registered lobbyists, drafted important banking industry legislation and regulations, testified at hearings, and met with legislators and regulators to promote industry objectives;
– represented chartered institutions and licensees in matters before supervisory agencies;
– formed over 30 de novo banking institutions.
