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ATTORNEYS
Kathryn Knudson
Walter G. Moeling, IV
Ken Achenbach
B.T. Atkinson
Gerald L. Blanchard
Lauren G. Brown
Robert D. Klingler
Katherine M. Koops
Beth Lanier
James J. McAlpin, Jr.
Amber A. Nash
F. Donald Nelms, Jr.
Lyn G. Schroeder
Michael J. Shumaker
James C. Wheeler
Time to Sell Your Bank? Maybe. But Can You? - Walt Moeling quoted
ABA Banking Journal
July 2008

ATTORNEYS
Walter G. Moeling, IV

IndyMac Reopens, Halts Foreclosures on Its Loans - Walt Moeling quoted
Wall Street Journal
July 15, 2008

ATTORNEYS
Walter G. Moeling, IV

Southern Exposure: Coldlanta Not Warming Up - Jim Wheeler quoted
Bank & Thrift - Industry News
SNL Financial
July 14, 2008

ATTORNEYS
James C. Wheeler

Real Estate Market Threatening Georgia Banks - Walt Moeling quoted
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
June 29, 2008

ATTORNEYS
Walter G. Moeling, IV

Plan to Go Private Dealt a Rare Investor Rejection - Walt Moeling quoted
American Banker
June 18, 2008

ATTORNEYS
Walter G. Moeling, IV

Candor in Court May Have Helped East West - Walt Moeling quoted
American Banker
June 16, 2008

ATTORNEYS
Walter G. Moeling, IV

Nat City Confirms Memos, Sees No Fresh Bad News - Walt Moeling quoted
American Banker
June 12, 2008

ATTORNEYS
Walter G. Moeling, IV

Rifts Grow Among Ranks as Banks Recoil - Walt Moeling quoted
Atlanta Business Chronicle
June 6, 2008

ATTORNEYS
Walter G. Moeling, IV

The Case for Going Private - Walt Moeling quoted
April 2008
ABA Banking Journal

ATTORNEYS
Walter G. Moeling, IV

Financial Stress, a Chance for New Banks - Walt Moeling quoted
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
March 25, 2008

ATTORNEYS
Walter G. Moeling, IV

Regulators Push the Banks - Walt Moeling quoted
March 7, 2008

ATTORNEYS
Walter G. Moeling, IV

Credit Tightens, Demand Falls - Jerry Blanchard quoted
The Wall Street Journal
February 5, 2008

ATTORNEYS
Gerald L. Blanchard

Banks' Bad Loans Attract 'Vultures' - Walt Moeling quoted
Atlanta Business Chronicle
January 11, 2008

ATTORNEYS
Walter G. Moeling, IV

"Terms of Agreement" - Jerry Blanchard published
Winter 2007
American Executive

ATTORNEYS
Gerald L. Blanchard

BofA President Jones Returns to Atlanta - Jerry Blanchard quoted
October 26, 2007

ATTORNEYS
Gerald L. Blanchard

Atlanta Bank Deposits Now Total $113B - Walt Moeling quoted
Atlanta Business Chronicle
October 26, 2007

ATTORNEYS
Walter G. Moeling, IV

Atlanta Bank Deposits Now Total $113B - Walt Moeling quoted
Atlanta Business Chronicle
October 22, 2007

ATTORNEYS
Walter G. Moeling, IV

Who's Who: Law - Jim McAlpin featured
Atlanta Business Chronicle
September 28, 2007

ATTORNEYS
James J. McAlpin, Jr.

Integrity Bank Taps Turnaround Expert as CEO - Walt Moeling quoted
Atlanta Business Chronicle
September 21, 2007

ATTORNEYS
Walter G. Moeling, IV

Hoku Scientific Faces High-Stakes Quest for Debt Financing - Walt Moeling quoted
Dow Jones
August 13, 2007

ATTORNEYS
Walter G. Moeling, IV

Loans for Residential Lots Also Loom as Problem - Walt Moeling quoted
Atlanta Business Chronicle
June 22, 2007

ATTORNEYS
Walter G. Moeling, IV

PoGo's Financial Institutions Group has been ranked No. 1 for the Most M&A Banking Deals in First Quarter 2007
Source: SNL Financial LC
April 10, 2007

Walter G. Moeling IV, chair of Powell Goldstein's Financial Institutions Practice, said, 'We are certainly very pleased to be ranked at the top for M&A deals, because we feel it is a reflection of our clients' satisfaction. To us, that is the most important gauge of our success and we are dedicated to delivering that every day.'
SunTrust Grows Lead Over Rivals: Walt Moeling Is Quoted in the Atlanta Business Chronicle
October 20, 2006

ATTORNEYS
Walter G. Moeling, IV

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc., to Acquire Texas United Bancshares, Inc.
September 4, 2006

ATTORNEYS
Edmund Emerson III
Robert D. Klingler
Katherine M. Koops
Walter G. Moeling, IV
Carol D. Newman
Steven G. Schaffer
Christopher A. Thompson
Kathryn B. Vargo

Business lender Piedmont to be sold: Walt Moeling is quoted in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
August 4, 2006

ATTORNEYS
Walter G. Moeling, IV

Georgia's Rivals Pick Up Steam; Mergers Undercut Economic Muscle: Walt Moelilng gets quoted in the AJC
May 21, 2006

ATTORNEYS
Walter G. Moeling, IV

Fewer Banks Take Publicly Traded Route: Robert Klingler gets quoted in the AJC
May 21, 2006

ATTORNEYS
Robert D. Klingler

2006 Newspaper/ Magazine/ Article Quotes
April 9, 2006

ATTORNEYS
Walter G. Moeling, IV
F. Donald Nelms, Jr.
James C. Wheeler

PoGo's 43 2006 Georgia Super Lawyers
March 16, 2006

43 of our outstanding Georgia attorneys have been selected as 2006's Georgia's Super Lawyers.
2005 American Bankers Rankings: PoGo # 3 Nationally for Number of Deals
February 16, 2006

ATTORNEYS
Kathryn Knudson
Walter G. Moeling, IV

Powell Goldstein was ranked No. 3 nationally for the number of banking transactions it handled in 2005.
America West Bank Approved for FDIC-Insurance as a Limited Liability Company Bank
American Banker reports on Powell Goldstein LLP Leads Effort to Change Tax Laws
June 10, 2005

American Banker, in an article published Friday June 10, 2005, focused on a small Utah bank that is in the process of making history by becoming the first established bank to convert to a limited liability company.
Mark Baran Joins Financial Institutions Practice
Formerly with American Bankers Association
November 2, 2004

Mr. Baran, who has been the Director of the American Bankers Association Center for Community Bank Tax and senior tax counsel prior to joining the Firm, brings his extensive knowledge of tax and subchapter S matters to Powell Goldstein's banking and tax practices.
American Banker Bank & Thrift Merger Deals Survey Ranks Powell Goldstein as One of the Country's Top 5 Legal Advisors
August 7, 2002

Powell Goldstein has been ranked as one of the nation's top five legal advisors for merger deals in the banking sector by American Banker.
Money Laundering Provisions of The Antiterrorism Bill
New Obligations for Corporations and Banks
November 20, 2001

An overview of the new statute that places particular focus on account relationships between banks and accounts maintained for foreign persons and institutions. United States financial institutions are subject to prohibitions against certain financial transactions and account relationships as well as enhanced due diligence and "know your customer" standards in their dealings with foreign financial institutions and foreign customers.
     
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