Banking Law Basics

This National Institute is the only two-and-one-half day primer on banking law. If you need the basics, you can’t afford to miss this program. Attendance is limited. Contact the ABA before making travel arrangements.

Attend this program and learn what you need to know about…

• The Structure and Intent of Bank Regulation
• The Impact of Gramm-Leach-Bliley and Sarbanes-Oxley
• Permitted Investments and Activities of Banks, Bank Holding Companies and Financial Holding Companies
• Securities and Capital Market Activities of Banks and Bank Affiliates
• Insurance Activities and Cross-Industry Mergers
• Geographic Expansion and Mergers and Acquisitions
• Supervision and Enforcement
  

This fundamental banking law course was developed to provide practitioners with an understanding of the basic laws and regulations governing banks and bank holding companies. The course is a comprehensive introduction to banking law regulation for attorneys, consultants, and bank professionals who intend to work in the field. It is also a refresher course for experienced banking law practitioners whose practice has not provided an opportunity for the broad exposure which this course offers. This course also includes a two-hour segment on ethical considerations in the representation of banking organizations.

For more than twenty years, there has been an increasing series of ethical issues posed by banking regulation for lawyers representing both such institutions and the agencies which regulate them.  Since at least 1970, Congress has criminalized a great deal of business conduct including failure to comply with bank regulations. As a result, banking lawyers operating in such an environment need to be sensitive to criminal law issues as well as to the complex issues related to the regulatory status of their clients.  Principally as a result of the Thrift Crisis, Congress, and the regulators have adopted statues and regulations to ensure lawyers’ compliance with their professional obligations.  Sarbanes-Oxley and developments resulting from the Financial Crisis have further exacerbated the ethical problems facing banking lawyers.  This segment of Banking Law Basics examines traditional ethical issues and then proceeds to summarize the developments which have created a practice replete with ethical landmines.  Particular attention will be paid to the current enforcement climate facing financial institutions and their lawyers with a focus on the criminal law issues which have become so common and  so dangerous.

Who should attend this National Institute?

• Lawyers at all levels of experience —from entry-level associates to seasoned practitioners who are involved or expect to become involved in banking law
• Banking law specialists seeking to expand their knowledge and practices into other growing areas of concentration
• All private practitioners who advise their corporate clients on banking law matters
• Consultants, accountants and bank executives seeking a more comprehensive understanding of these important issues

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All room rates are subject to city occupancy and sales tax. One night’s deposit is required for reservation. Unclaimed rooms will be released 21 days before the program, after which the hotel will accept reservations on a space-available basis only.  Mention this ABA meeting to receive the special discount.