Tag: bank regulatory

Joseph & Cohen Sponsors 2011 Bank President and Directors Conference in Maui

Joseph & Cohen is a sponsor of the Western Independent Banker’s 2011 Bank Presidents, Senior Officers and Directors Conference in Maui, Hawaii.  WIB’s annual conference, attended by leaders of the community banking industry, will focus on preparing for the opportunities and challenges of 2011 and beyond.   Joseph & Cohen is one of the few boutique law firms in California with a core banking law expertise that helps bank CEO’s and bank directors successfully adjust to the opportunities and challenges they face.  Jonathan M. Cohen, one of the firm’s founders, will be a featured speaker at WIB’s “hot topic” session entitled

SF Bank Attorneys Association Invites Jonathan Joseph to Speak about Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – July 21, 2010. The San Francisco Bank Attorneys Association (SFBAA) has invited Jonathan Joseph to be its keynote speaker regarding the newly enacted Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform Act at its monthly luncheon to be held at the Merchants Exchange in San Francisco on August 2, 2010.   Mr. Joseph’s speech to SFBAA’s membership entitled “Dodd-Frank Act – Selected Provisions Impacting the Financial Services Industry” will focus on how and why the final financial reform legislation took shape and its implications for banking organizations. Mr. Joseph, who has over three decades of legal experience in the financial

Joseph Law Announces Monthly Fixed Fee Model for Employment and Corporate Law Matters as Alternative to Traditional Hourly Billing

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Joseph Law Corporation announced today that it has begun offering a subscription fee model for employment, transactional, corporate and securities law services as an alternative to the traditional hourly billing format utilized by most business oriented law firms.  “Business clients, particularly those with recurring legal costs and matters, are requiring alternative billing models as an option to the hourly rate structure.  The fixed fee subscription provides predictability and drives down legal costs while encouraging clients to seek legal input earlier.  It is a perfect solution for businesses that routinely require employment and HR advice or have

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