Richard Cheatham focuses his practice on financial institution representation, including bank regulatory matters and corporate and securities law applicable to financial institutions and their holding companies and other affiliates. Mr. Cheatham has substantial experience in the representation of public and private companies and financial institutions in mergers and acquisitions, public offerings and securities reporting and compliance. Mr. Cheatham joined the firm in 1969 and became a partner in 1975. He was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Banking & Corporate Law in 2011 and each of the 10 years preceding. He was listed in the 2009 and 2010 Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business for Banking & Finance Law. He was also named a Georgia "Super Lawyer" in the areas of Banking, Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Law in 2009, and again in Banking in 2010 by SuperLawyers magazine. He was recognized in The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers for 2009. Industries Banking & Credit Unions; Financial Services Experience Going private transaction for a Georgia bank holding company, Represented a Georgia bank holding company in a going private reverse stock split transaction. *Experience gained by attorney prior to joining Kilpatrick Townsend Publications 04 March 2011, Federal Banking Agencies Offer Proposal to Reform Financial Institution Incentive Pay, Legal Alerts 14 February 2011, FDIC Approves Final Rule of Assessments, Dividends, Assessment Base and Large Bank Pricing, Legal Alerts 14 February 2011, FRB Proposes Rules Governing Supervision of Nonbank Financial Companies and Significant Nonbank Financial Companies and Bank Holding Companies, Legal Alerts 06 December 2010, Federal Reserve Board Issues Proposal to Implement Volcker Rule Conformance Periods, Legal Alerts 17 November 2010, FDIC Proposes to Implement Dodd-Frank Act Changes to Deposit Insurance Assessments, Legal Alerts 09 November 2010, FinCEN Completes Reorganization of BSA Regulations, Legal Alerts 06 October 2010, FDIC Proposes Rule to Implement Dodd-Frank Unlimited Deposit Insurance Coverage For Non-Interest Bearing Transaction Accounts, Legal Alerts 30 September 2010, Legislation Enacted to Create the Small Business Lending Fund, Legal Alerts 29 September 2010, Consumer Finance Protection Bureau to Assume Responsibilities on July 21, 2011, Legal Alerts 06 August 2010, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - Scope of Coverage of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, Legal Alerts 15 July 2010, Congress Passes Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Significant Changes to Regulation of Depository Institutions, Legal Alerts 27 May 2010, Amendments to Financial Services Reform Bill Adopted on Senate Floor Would Have Significant Impact on Depository Institutions, Legal Alerts 07 May 2010, Banking Regulators Issue Final Guidance on Correspondent Concentration Risks, Legal Alerts 22 April 2010, FDIC Proposes Revisions to Risk-Based Assessment System for Large Insured Depository Institutions and Adjustments to Assessment Range for All Insured Institutions, Legal Alerts 16 April 2010, FDIC Extends Transaction Account Guarantee Program, Legal Alerts 22 March 2010, Senate Banking Committee to Consider Comprehensive Changes to Regulation of Depository Institutions, Legal Alerts 16 March 2010, Federal Reserve Proposes Additional Requirements for Credit Card Issuers, Legal Alerts 23 February 2010, SEC Proposes Amendments to Modernize Rule 10b-18 Safe Harbor Regarding Issuer Repurchases, Legal Alerts 17 February 2010, Depository Institution Regulators Attempt to Curtail Examiner Overzealousness, Legal Alerts 15 January 2010, Divided FDIC Enters Regulatory Debate on Incentive Pay, Legal Alerts 15 January 2010, Federal Reserve Board Amends Truth in Lending Regulation to Implement CARD Act; New Requirements are Effective February 22, 2010, Legal Alerts 11 January 2010, Depository Institution Regulators Issue Advisory on Interest Rate Risk Management, Legal Alerts 10 December 2009, SEC Approves Revised NYSE Corporate Governance Requirements, Legal Alerts 08 October 2009, SEC Sets Deadline for Smaller Reporting Companies to Provide SOX Independent Auditor Assessment of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting, Legal Alerts 28 August 2009, Financial Regulatory Reform, Emerging Issues 16 March 2006, Absent Regulatory Changes, Hispanic Immigrants Pose an Unbankable Risk
Source: The Banking Law Journal, Articles News 06 September 2011, Kilpatrick Townsend Earns Record-Breaking Recognition in Annual Best Lawyers in America 2012, News Releases 13 June 2011, Kilpatrick Townsend Again Earns Highest Recognition From CHAMBERS USA 2011, News Releases 02 March 2011, Kilpatrick Townsend Once Again Achieves Top Recognition in 2011 Georgia Super Lawyers, News Releases 12 August 2010, Kilpatrick Stockton Earns Record-Breaking Recognition in Annual Best Lawyers in America 2011, News Releases 29 July 2010, Kilpatrick Stockton Presents Webinars Addressing New Era of Financial Regulation: A Community Bank and Thrift Perspective, News Releases 14 June 2010, Kilpatrick Stockton Again Earns Highest Recognition From CHAMBERS USA 2010, News Releases 04 March 2010, Kilpatrick Stockton Ranked Number One in Five 2010 Georgia Super Lawyer Categories, News Releases 04 August 2009, Kilpatrick Stockton Earns Record-Breaking Recognition in Annual Best Lawyers in America 2010, News Releases 15 June 2009, Kilpatrick Stockton Once Again Earns Highest Recognition From Chambers USA, News Releases 08 April 2009, Kilpatrick Stockton Attorneys Named to 2009 International Who's Who of Business Lawyers, News Releases 02 March 2009, Kilpatrick Stockton Ranked Number One in Five Georgia Super Lawyer Categories, News Releases |