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Leads corporate turnarounds, restructurings and recapitalizations of distressed banks risking receivership using a self-designed system known as "Comprehensive Strategic Solutions," which relies on a strategic, focused approach to improve bank balance sheets, particularly credit quality and capital ratios, and the bank's regulatory risk profile.Leads planning and execution of FDIC-assisted failed bank acquisitions on behalf of buyers, including banks, private equity firms and… Show more Leads corporate turnarounds, restructurings and recapitalizations of distressed banks risking receivership using a self-designed system known as "Comprehensive Strategic Solutions," which relies on a strategic, focused approach to improve bank balance sheets, particularly credit quality and capital ratios, and the bank's regulatory risk profile.Leads planning and execution of FDIC-assisted failed bank acquisitions on behalf of buyers, including banks, private equity firms and investor groups.Leads triage, strategic solution development and remediation plan execution for distressed business units as part of corporate turnaround and restructuring activities.Counsels CEOs on ways to improve the financial performance and strategic position of their companies.Leads merger and acquisition and capital-raising transactions for financial institutions. Show less

Senior leadership role in design and execution of corporate strategy that tripled the bank holding company's balance sheet and managing the Company through the U.S. financial crisis that began in December 2007.Designed and built firm-wide enterprise risk management protocol for high-growth company.Developed people in the organization.As Company's first General Counsel, designed and built legal, compliance and regulatory affairs functions for this $12 billion bank holding… Show more Senior leadership role in design and execution of corporate strategy that tripled the bank holding company's balance sheet and managing the Company through the U.S. financial crisis that began in December 2007.Designed and built firm-wide enterprise risk management protocol for high-growth company.Developed people in the organization.As Company's first General Counsel, designed and built legal, compliance and regulatory affairs functions for this $12 billion bank holding company from concept through execution, creating roles and responsibilities and identifying, hiring and developing professionals to assume those roles.Member of senior management team that led six capital-raising transactions for $1.2 billion in two years.Co-led design and development of TARP compliance policy and procedures following Company's participation in the U.S. Treasury's Capital Purchase Program.Leadership role with Board of Directors and Chairs of various committees of the Board of this public company, especially Executive, Compensation, Audit and Governance Committees, all with respect to agenda-setting, governance and issues analysis.Leadership role in executive compensation strategy development and execution.Leadership role in 2009 purchase and integration of a bank in an FDIC-assisted acquisition. Show less

Chair, Financial Institutions Group

Co-founded law firm in Washington, D.C. and built national practice representing financial institutions in public offerings, mergers and acquisitions and corporate, securities and regulatory work.

Represented financial institutions in public offerings, mergers and acquisitions and corporate, securities and regulatory work.

J.D., Law

B.S., Accounting