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SAN FRANCISCO, CA – October 04, 2024. The Corporate Transparency Act (or CTA) is U.S. (federal) legislation designed to combat illicit financial activities such as money laundering, terrorism financing, and tax evasion. Passed on a bipartisan basis as part of the National Defense Authorization Act in 2021, the CTA introduces new requirements for corporations, limited liability companies (LLCs), and similar entities to disclose key information about their beneficial owners. While the CTA was passed in 2021, many (most) reporting companies will have a January 1, 2025 filing deadline for their first report. Accordingly, with this deadline looming, companies should pay

Joseph & Cohen, Professional Corporation, has expanded its financial services team with one of the top bank regulatory and compliance lawyers in the country, Michael L. Kadish. Joseph & Cohen is a boutique law firm based in California, primarily serving the legal requirements of banks, credit unions, fintechs and other financial services companies with highly seasoned and skilled attorneys.

Joseph & Cohen, Professional Corporation, proudly announced today that Randall Schai has joined the Firm as a Partner.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – February 10, 2020. Joseph & Cohen, Professional Corporation, proudly announced today that James C. Olson, a nationally esteemed lawyer and advisor with over 40 years of experience, has joined the Firm as a Senior Partner. Mr. Olson expands the Firm’s financial services, bank regulatory, fintech, corporate and transactional capability. His expertise includes significant banking and financial services industry mergers and transactional experience, federal and state regulatory matters as well as extensive skill in corporate governance, commercial and corporate debt and equity finance, syndicated credit facilities, treasury matters, derivatives and other complex financial transactions. He regularly advises

San Francisco, CA — On Tuesday, March 27th, the San Francisco, CA, law firm of Joseph & Cohen filed a lawsuit in the San Francisco Superior Court against the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) on behalf of San Francisco Federal Credit Union (SFFCU), seeking $28 million in compensatory damages arising from defaulted taxi medallion loans and the SFMTA breaches and failures in connection with the transferable taxi medallion market in San Francisco. Jonathan D. Joseph, Joseph & Cohen’s Founder and Managing Partner, recently spoke to Wilson Walker of KPIX-TV CBS 5 in an exclusive interview about the significance of

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – November 1, 2017. Joseph & Cohen, Professional Corporation, announced today that attorney Kristina A. Del Vecchio has re-joined the Firm as Partner. Ms. Del Vecchio joins the Firm from CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT) where she was Director & Senior Counsel. CIT is a financial holding company, and its principal subsidiary is CIT Bank, N.A. (formerly known as OneWest Bank NA). As an accomplished advisor and litigator for banks and their holding companies, credit unions and other financial services companies, the addition of Ms. Del Vecchio augments and expands the Firm’s core financial institutions capability. The

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – February 16, 2017. Joseph & Cohen, Professional Corporation, announced today that senior litigation partner Jeffrey J. Lederman was recognized by BTI Consulting Group as one of only eight super all-star attorneys in the United States. BTI Consulting Group’s 2017 annual guide is unique as it identifies the select few attorneys that command the attention of General Counsel and legal decision makers who are truly influencing and changing the legal industry. Mr. Lederman was one of eight attorneys named a Client Super All-Star from BTI’s 2017 list of 319 attorneys from 160 law firms nationwide who were