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FDIC Paves the Way for Private Investors to Recapitalize Troubled Banks and Bid for Failed Banks
The recently announced high profile recapitalization of Pacific Capital Bancorp by investor Gerald Ford and affiliates, coupled with the FAQ issued by the FDIC on April 23, 2010, indicates that private equity has several paths to successfully enter the queue for failed bank acquisitions and troubled bank recapitalizations. However, it is also clear that the FDIC, as gatekeeper, is primarily opening the door to “patient” money invested by “anchor groups” who are willing to subject themselves to federal bank agency scrutiny. It remains extremely important for such potential investors to engage qualified bank regulatory attorneys and consult closely and
Joseph Law Corporation Adds Litigation and Employment Law Specialties with Addition of Jonathan M. Cohen
San Francisco, CA — April 27, 2010. California law firm, JCD Law, announced today that it has expanded its complex litigation and employment law expertise through the addition of Jonathan M. Cohen as Of Counsel to the firm. “We are extremely pleased that Jonathan Cohen is teaming up with JCD Law. With his extensive state and federal court litigation expertise as well as his experience providing pre-dispute advice in the areas of complex commercial transactions, executive compensation and employment law, we have rounded out our ability to offer complete legal solutions to public companies and private businesses,” said Jonathan Joseph,
Jonathan Joseph’s Advocacy for Bank Client Featured in a Special Report to the Washington Examiner: “The Little Bank That Fought Back”
In a special report to the Washington Examiner, Jonathan Joseph is featured as part of the story of Westamerica Bank’s 2002 faceoff with the Greenlining Institute. The article notes that Westamerica Bank has the distinction of being the one bank that fought back against the Greenlining Institute. After Westamerica filed a bank merger acquisition with the Federal Reserve Bank in 2002, the Bank endured the then standard protest and negative press campaign initiated by the Greenlining Institute. However, rather than capitulating to demands of Greenlining officials the Bank called upon its attorney, Jonathan Joseph, to assist it in achieving its
Joseph Law to sponsor WIB’s Annual Conference for Bank Presidents, Senior Officers and Directors in Scottsdale
Joseph Law will be a sponsor and Jonathan Joseph a participant at the Western Independent Banker’s 2010 Bank Presidents, Senior Officers and Directors Conference which will be focusing on Solutions for a Changing Banking Environment. The Conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Scottsdale at Gainey Ranch from March 27 to March 31, 2010. This annual event brings together leaders in the banking industry, federal banking regulators and community and independent bank executive officers and directors for four days of high level presentations, conversations and networking. For additional information, please visit their website. PR: wait… I: wait… L: wait…
