Community banking is a vital part of our nation's economic foundation. Helping community banks comply with complex regulatory requirements and capture new business opportunities requires experience and skill.

"When some members of the Board of Directors become unresponsive to the needs of shareholders, you need a law firm that can move decisively, creatively and quickly. Powell Goldstein helped us save our bank, deal with internal issues and return to the business of providing banking services for our community. They understand how a community bank works."

Larry Kuglar - President
The First National Bank of Polk County

The members of our financial institutions group have worked with hundreds of community banks across the country for many years and offer clients a broad spectrum of practical experience and legal knowledge of the structure and regulation of financial institutions. The group also benefits from the experience of other Firm attorneys who focus on community banks as a primary client base in employee benefits, labor and employment, litigation and income tax and estate planning.

Together, we have counseled clients through important situations involving:

• Bank holding company and financial holding company formation and regulation
• Intellectual property
• Regulatory enforcement and civil litigation
• Subchapter S elections
• Securities and capital planning
• Directors and officers liability
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Tax
• Estate planning
• Internet banking
• Compliance
• Employee benefits and executive compensation
• Insurance, brokerage and other financial services