Banking & Finance
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Financial Services:
The financial services practice group provides legal services to a wide range of banks, broker-dealers and investment advisors, including foreign, money center and community banks, national and local broker-dealers and investment advisors. The group has extensive experience in handling financial institutions' mergers and acquisitions, federal and state regulatory matters, documentation of domestic and cross-border transactions, work-outs, financial institutions-related litigation and all other aspects of the law affecting such institutions.
Chambers Review
Shutts & Bowen remains a leader in the market and maintains an exemplary reputation for regulatory, international advisory and large-scale transactional issues as part of a broad skill set in complex banking and finance matters. Renowned for its representation of a wide range of financial service providers, credit unions and broker-dealers, the team often acts in complex M&A and FINRA enforcement actions.
Work Highlights
- Shutts & Bowen worked on proposed revisions to the Florida Banking Codes at the request of the Florida Office of Financial Regulation and the Financial & International Business Association.
Strengths
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"Shutts & Bowen provide great service. The lawyers there are really knowledgeable."
"We are very happy with the timing of their answers, and the quality and depth of their work."
"Shutts & Bowen provide great service. The lawyers there are really knowledgeable."
"We are very happy with the timing of their answers, and the quality and depth of their work."
Notable Practitioners
Bowman Brown is widely recognized as one of the best regulatory banking lawyers in Florida. He maintains a broad practice, advising on a gamut of complex domestic and cross-border regulatory concerns.
"Bowman is a fantastic lawyer."
Bryan Wells advises a range of banks, broker-dealers and investment advisers on both regulatory and transactional mandates.
"Bryan is extremely knowledgeable. His industry experience brings depth, consistency and thoroughness to his advice. He is a pleasure to work with."
Geoffrey Randall's well-regarded practice ranges across both transactional and regulatory compliance matters. His experience includes commercial lending deals for a local and international client base.
"Geoffrey is an extremely good technical lawyer who has a great reputation."
Rod Jones is a fine choice of counsel for US and international banks seeking both regulatory and transactional expertise. He brings to bear former experience as a state banking regulator.
"He is a great resource and a very good technical lawyer."
Greta Trotman's broad practice involves advising clients on complex transactions, as well as regulatory and corporate governance matters.
"Greta is very client-oriented, professional and extremely knowledgeable."
"She's a great lawyer."
Peter Rahaghi is routinely called upon to provide counsel on complex financings and acquisitions. His client base includes banks and investment advisory firms, among others.
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