Paul M. Aguggia

Paul M. Aguggia

Mr. Aguggia is the leader of the Firm's Banking and Financial Institutions Team. He provides strategic advice and counsel to public and private companies in the areas of general corporate and securities law and mergers and acquisitions. He has particular expertise in the representation of financial institutions.

Mr. Aguggia's practice focuses on public and private capital raising transactions, corporate reorganizations and restructurings, mergers and acquisitions, counsel relating to the preparation of federal securities reports, federal and state securities compliance matters and general corporate law. Mr. Aguggia advises private investors, including private equity funds and hedge funds, on investing in financial institutions. He also has extensive experience with proxy contests and shareholder relations matters. Mr. Aguggia frequently advises boards of directors and committees of boards of directors on corporate governance matters, including compliance with the provisions of Sarbanes-Oxley.

Mr. Aguggia has also focused on the representation of mutual financial institutions with respect to mutual-to-stock conversions, mutual holding company reorganizations and depositor/member issues.

Publications, Articles and Speeches

· Speaker, "The Role of Board of Directors in Current Economic Times & Afterward" New Jersey Bankers Association's 105th Annual Convention (May 2009).

· Speaker, "Capital Strategies in the Current Environment - TARP and Beyond" Maryland Bankers Association's 113th Annual Conference (May 2009).

· Co-Author, Requirements for Issuing Guarantee Debt Under the FDIC's Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program: Things Participating Entities Need to Know; Pennsylvania Association Of Community Bankers (February 2009).

· Panelist, Association for Corporate Growth, "Banking and Financial Services Industry Malaise: Gazing into the Crystal Ball" (October 2008).

· Panelist, 2008 Georgia Bankers Association Bank Counsel Conference, "Helping Boards Address Capital and Liquidity Issues" (October 2008).

(Also at Washington D.C. Office)

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