Scott A. Brown and Lawrence M. F. Spaccasi presented “Hot Topics Affecting Community Banks” for a webinar hosted by FinPro, Inc. The webinar addressed the current regulatory environment and certain regulatory, consumer compliance, transactional, ESG and governance and disclosure matters affecting community banks.
Read More...Zac Davis presented at the Connecticut Bankers Association’s 2022 Legislative Update on June 14, 2022. The presentation titled “Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act and its Preemption of State LIBOR Transition Legislation” focused on the provisions of the federal Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act passed into law on March 15, 2022, including the various options for transitioning away from LIBOR under the Act and steps that financial institutions can take to position themselves for the transition in advance of the cessation of USD LIBOR on June 30, 2023.
Read More...On June 13, 2022, Tom Hutton presented, together with a professional from NFP Executive Benefits, at the 132nd Annual Meeting of the Tennessee Bankers Association. The presentation reviewed common elements of an effective executive compensation program and focused on using employment agreements, change in control agreements, deferred compensation arrangements, and life insurance arrangements to attract and retain management-level employees. The presentation discussed not only the general design of these arrangements, but the importance of coordinating arrangements with one another in order to avoid unintended consequences, as well as the funding of these arrangements and how these arrangements work in mergers and acquisitions.
Read More...Scott A. Brown and Lawrence M. F. Spaccasi presented “Advice and Counsel for Potential Sellers” at the 2019 BankDirector Acquire or Be Acquired Conference in Phoenix, Arizona. The session addressed advance planning steps that are critical for a successful M&A transaction from a seller’s perspective and focused on measures that can be taken well in advance of the commencement of negotiations to avoid surprises, manage expectations and maximize value.
Read More...On October 30 2021, Scott Brown presented at The Annual Financial Institutions Finance and Accounting Conference hosted by the Massachusetts Bankers Association and Financial Managers Society. Mr. Brown focused on current trends and issues impacting community banking, including the current mergers and acquisitions landscape, emerging regulatory trends and corporate governance hot topics.
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