January 31, 2022
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.
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January 26, 2022
Luse Gorman, PC is pleased to announce that in 2021 we were the No. 1 legal advisor in the nation, based on number of transactions, for common stock and subordinated debt offerings by financial institutions, as reported by S&P Global Market Intelligence. We served as issuer’s counsel in connection with a range of equity and debt offerings, including firm commitment and best-efforts public offerings, private placements, as well as IPO common equity offerings. 2021 was the 13th consecutive year that Luse Gorman was ranked among the Top 5 law firms with respect to common stock and subordinated debt offerings by financial institutions.
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January 19, 2022
Luse Gorman, PC is pleased to announce that we are again the No. 1 legal advisor in the nation, based on number of transactions, for bank mergers and branch acquisitions as reported by S&P Global Market Intelligence.
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January 12, 2022
We are pleased to announce that Luse Gorman, PC has again received the No. 1 National Ranking as legal counsel for mutual-to-stock conversions and mutual holding company transactions, as reported by S&P Global Market Intelligence, for transactions completed in 2021. Luse Gorman was the legal advisor on more mutual-to-stock conversion and mutual holding company stock offerings in 2021 than all other law firms combined. Additionally, Luse Gorman has been the No. 1 ranked law firm for mutual-to-stock conversions and mutual holding company stock offerings each year for the past 20 years.
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January 11, 2022
On January 6, 2022, Lakeland Bancorp, Inc., Oak Ridge, New Jersey, the holding company for Lakeland Bank, completed its acquisition of 1st Constitution Bancorp, Cranbury, New Jersey, the holding company for 1st Constitution Bank in an all-stock transaction. The combined organization will be the 5th largest bank headquartered in New Jersey with over $10 billion in assets.
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