With attorneys and staff worldwide, Bryan Cave attorneys 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 of attorneys in the financial institutions practice include:
Klingler in American Banker
Atlanta Associate Robert Klingler was quoted Aug. 4 by American Banker regarding the charges against Rep. Maxine Waters, and whether those charges might be of use to banks denied TARP funds. An ethics panel report alleges Waters may have broken rules when she helped a trade group arrange a meeting between then-Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and executives of OneUnited Bank, an institution with financial ties to her husband and huge losses from the takeovers of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Klingler said the government had a uniform standard for deciding TARP investments – essentially awarding funds to institutions that could prove their viability – and no one ever expected the system to be perfect. “We understand that the process will sometimes result in wrong outcomes,” he said, adding that those who believe they were treated unfairly could use the Waters investigation for “rhetoric” at best. “I don’t know that it is rhetoric that necessarily the public is happy with. Generally, the public is opposed to TARP. So hearing a bank whine about not getting TARP isn’t going to get the American public riled up.”
Moeling in National, Regional Publications
Atlanta Partner Walt Moeling was quoted in the August edition of US Banker on the moves being made by community banks to boost their capital ratios. “In this kind of market, the most successful banks that deal with their problems don’t just take one approach, they pull out the playbook,” Moeling said. “My most successful clients have cut expenses, sold branches, consolidated charters, disposed of nonbank activities.” Click here to read the full article. Moeling was quoted Aug. 10 by American Banker (reprinted by Bank Investment Consultant online) concerning a push of stock offerings expected this fall from community banks, particularly via private placements rather than public offerings. Click here to read the article. In addition, he was quoted Aug. 2 in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution regarding JPMorgan Chase & Co., which plans to open 10 new bank branches across the northern metro Atlanta area by the end of the year. Eight currently are under construction. Click here to read the article.
On April 28, 2010, the Bryan Cave Payments Practice Team presented a webinar on “Gift Cards and Cards that are Not Gift Cards.” The presentation provides practical guidance on navigating compliance with the gift card provisions of the Credit CARD Act.
With attorneys and staff worldwide, Bryan Cave attorneys 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 of attorneys in Bryan Cave’s financial institutions practice include:
| Blanchard in Atlanta Journal-Constitution |
| Atlanta Partner Jerry Blanchard was quoted April 8 in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution regarding the stepped-up scrutiny of real estate lenders in economic hard times. |
| Moeling in Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Business Chronicle |
| Atlanta Partner Walt Moeling was quoted April 17 by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on recent bank failures in Georgia mountain communities, and how the boom and bust of the vacation home market hit the Ellijay area. Moeling also was quoted April 2 in the Atlanta Business Chronicle regarding Georgia banks venturing into the stock market. |
| Rinearson, Strahlberg in Paybefore Update |
| New York Partner Judith Rinearson and Chicago Associate Margo Hirsch Strahlberg authored an article outlining key aspects of the Federal Reserve Board’s final gift card rules in connection with Title IV of the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act (the CARD Act) in the March edition of Paybefore Update. Rinearson, Strahlberg and DC Counsel John ReVeal will present a webinar on this topic from 2 to 3 p.m. EST Wednesday, April 28. |
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:
Atkinson in Winston-Salem Journal
Charlotte Partner B.T. Atkinson was quoted Feb. 3 in the Winston-Salem Journal on the Obama administration’s proposal to offer $30 billion in financing to community banks to help support the Small Business Lending Fund, which is aimed at creating jobs.
Klingler in Financial Times, Others
Atlanta Associate Robert Klingler was quoted Feb. 2 in the Financial Times on President Barack Obama’s pledge to direct $30 billion in repaid TARP funds to community banks, so they can beef up lending to small businesses. He also was quoted Feb. 3 in BNA’s Banking Daily on Obama’s pledge and Feb. 5 in the Memphis Business Journal describing why less than 10 percent of TARP recipients have paid back their TARP funds.
Moeling in Atlanta Business Chronicle
Atlanta Partner Walt Moeling was quoted Jan. 29 in the Atlanta Business Chronicle concerning First National Bank of Georgia, which was seized and sold to Community & Southern Bank, an investment group led by former bank regulator and noted turnaround specialist Patrick Frawley.
Strahlberg in ABA Bulletin
Chicago Associate Margo Hirsch Strahlberg was featured in an ABA continuing legal education bulletin for her part in the Jan. 28 ABA-sponsored teleconference on gift cards and rebates. Strahlberg’s presentation focused on consumer protection issues related to prepaid cards under both state and federal law. About 80 attendees registered for the event.