Although service to clients will always remain more important than peer reviews, we are proud to announce that partners Walt Moeling, Kathryn Knudson and Jim McAlpin were each selected for inclusion as bank regulatory attorneys in Georgia Super Lawyers 2012. Walt was further honored as one of the Top 100 attorneys in Georgia, while Kathryn was selected as one of the Top 50 female attorneys in Georgia. In all, attorneys in Bryan Cave’s financial institutions practice constituted half of the bank regulatory attorneys identified as Super Lawyers in Georgia. In addition, partner Rob Klingler was named to the Georgia “Rising Stars” list for 2012.
Super Lawyers lists the top 5 percent of attorneys in a state or region who have attained a high level of recognition and professional achievement. Honorees are identified through peer surveys, independent research and a blue-ribbon panel review. “Rising Stars” are chosen by their peers as being among the top up-and-coming lawyers (40 years old or younger, or in practice 10 years or less). Only 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state were selected.
In total, 28 Bryan Cave lawyers in the Atlanta office were named Georgia Super Lawyers and an additional 11 were named “Rising Stars.” A complete list of Bryan Cave’s Super Lawyers and Rising Stars is available here.
Bryan Cave is pleased to once again serve as a sponsor of 16th Annual Southeastern Bank Management & Directors Conference, hosted by UGA’s Terry College of Business on February 9, 2012. The conference’s theme for this year is “Banks & Emerging Retail Payments Systems: Opportunity or Threat?” and this year’s keynote speaker will be E. Robinson McCraw, CEO and Chairman of Renasant Bank.
Topics will include Regulations in Payment Systems, Monetizing Payments and Non-Lending Activities, the Retail Landscape, Getting Management and Your Board to think about Payments, and Evolving Accounting Standards and Compensation Policies. Download the conference agenda or information sheet.
The long-term impact of payment systems on community banks remains unpredictable, but one fact is indisputable – change is coming and banks need to be nimble, embrace technology and understand their customers’ preferences if they want to thrive in the new environment. This conference addresses an approach to extending the vitality of your bank.
With attorneys and staff worldwide, attorneys in Bryan Cave’s financial institutions practice often make the news. Sometimes media mentions highlight the firm’s involvement with notable clients, sometimes the individual accomplishments of attorneys and staff. Recent media mentions include:
Andreassen, Rinearson in Business Lawyer
New York Partner Judith Rinearson and DC Associate Kristine Andreassen co-authored an article in the November issue of the ABA’s The Business Lawyer on the impact of state money transmitter licensing laws on prepaid payment products.
Garrett in MarketWatch
Kansas City Counsel Karen Garrett was quoted Dec. 23 by MarketWatch on a bill before Congress that would require big banks to pay into a $150 billion fund to be used to dismantle a failing bank thought so big or so interconnected that if it collapsed suddenly it would threaten the economy’s stability. The piece was picked up Dec. 27 by McClatchy News Service.
Klingler on National Public Radio
Atlanta Associate Robert Klingler was interviewed Dec. 29 on National Public Radio regarding bank failures, with a particular focus on Georgia banks.