On May 9, 2024, Lawrence M.F. Spaccasi participated in the Bank M&A Legal Panel at the D.A. Davidson 26th Annual Financial Institutions Conference in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The session focused on the current mergers and acquisitions landscape, including regulatory issues and concerns.
Posts By: tames
Luse Gorman Served as Legal Counsel to Lake City Federal Bank in its Merger into Forward Bank
On May 3, 2024, Lake City Federal Bank, Lake City, Minnesota, completed its merger into Forward Bank, Marshfield, Wisconsin. Luse Gorman served as legal counsel to Lake City Federal Bank in the transaction. The Luse Gorman team consisted of Kip Weissman, Zachary Davis and Brendan Saxon. Luse Gorman has acted as counsel on more than 100… Read more »
Luse Gorman is Legal Counsel to Territorial Bancorp Inc. in its Proposed Merger with Hope Bancorp, Inc.
On April 29, 2024, Territorial Bancorp Inc., Honolulu, Hawaii, announced the signing of a merger agreement with Hope Bancorp, Inc., Los Angeles, California, pursuant to which Territorial Bancorp will merge with and into Hope Bancorp in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $79 million. Territorial Bancorp is the holding company for Territorial Savings Bank and… Read more »
Lawrence M.F. Spaccasi and Scott A. Brown presented at the Massachusetts Bankers Association 2024 Annual Convention
On May 4, 2024, Lawrence M.F. Spaccasi and Scott A. Brown presented “Hot Topics for Community Banks” at the Massachusetts Bankers Association 2024 Annual Convention in Key Biscayne, Florida. The session focused on certain current matters impacting community banks, including a summary of the litigation case analyzing the constitutionality of the CFPB, the current mergers and acquisitions landscape,… Read more »
Lawrence M.F. Spaccasi presented at the New Jersey Bankers Association 2024 Annual Convention
On May 2, 2024, Lawrence M.F. Spaccasi presented “The Future of Mutual Bank Ownership Structure” at the New Jersey Bankers Association 2024 Annual Convention in Naples, Florida. The session focused on certain current matters impacting banking institutions in the mutual form, including potential developments regarding capital instruments issuable by mutual banks and mutual holding companies and developments in… Read more »