Our experienced attorneys have spent their careers advising clients in this niche sector as the current legal and regulatory environment has evolved and intensified. For banks, bank holding companies, and other nonbank financial institutions of all sizes, we advise on:
- Every aspect of operations, from transactional and corporate issues to lending, compliance, and working with government programs
- All aspects of capital market activities
- Chartering and formation of new banks, including de novo banks
- Public and private methods to raise capital, such as bank note offerings and other activities relating to the creation of regulatory capital
- Acquisition and sale of financial institutions, with one of the country's most active M&A practices for banking and financial services
- Tax credits, particularly Low Income Housing Tax Credits, New Market Tax Credits, and Tax Increment Financing
- Lending, with particular emphasis on healthcare and mortgage warehouse matters
- State and federal regulatory compliance matters, including the many related laws and issues that affect banks and other financial services companies
- The sale and purchase of distressed debt
- Identifying and managing environmental risks related to lending as well as branch acquisitions and sales