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Law firm Rimon has added a former Bank of America (BAC) lawyer as a partner in its new Boston office.
November 20 -
Paul Aguggia is resigning from a large law firm to take the helm at Clifton Savings Bancorp in New Jersey, joining the company in advance of an anticipated second-step conversion.
September 5 -
Lawyer Craig Cannon, an expert in electronic recordkeeping for banks, is leaving B of A for Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton. That his specialty even exists says a lot about the litigious side of financial services these days.
November 7 -
Kathleen Brown, who has a long track record in financial services and government and once resigned from the Countrywide Financial board, will advise banking and other companies as a partner at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips in Los Angeles.
September 16 -
Neil Barofsky, who became known as a staunch advocate for transparency and accountability as the watchdog of the Troubled Asset Relief Program, is joining the law firm Jenner & Block as a partner.
September 9 -
Two law firms that specialize in bank M&A Stinson Morrison Hecker in Kansas City, Mo., and Leonard, Street and Deinhard, in Minneapolis have agreed to merge.
September 26
Two Washington law firms that specialize in advising financial institutions have agreed to merge.
Silver, Freedman & Taff will combine with Elias, Matz, Tiernan & Herrick on Jan. 1, according to the companies' joint Wednesday press release. The new firm, called Silver, Freedman, Taff & Tiernan, will focus on providing financial institutions with counsel on mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings, regulatory issues and other matters.
"Through the combining of our firms, we gain additional depth in not only our securities and regulatory practice, but also in our ability to help structure transactions with start-up and private equity firms, assist management in the establishment of employee benefit and compensation programs, develop and implement corporate defense planning and tactics, and provide real estate, litigation support and tax planning advisory services," Ray Tiernan, managing partner of Elias, Matz, said in the press release.
The new law firm will be located at the current office of Silver, Freedman & Taff at 3299 K Street.
This year, the law firm Stinson Morrison Hecker in Kansas City, Mo., announced plans to
