Katherine M. Koops concentrates in securities and corporate law, with a focus on assisting clients in the financial services industry. She regularly counsels boards of directors on strategic initiatives and manages a wide variety of general corporate transactions, including:

  • public offerings
  • private placements
  • mergers and acquisitions
  • "going private" transactions
  • Subchapter S conversions
  • recapitalizations

She also advises clients on an array of securities and corporate law issues, including corporate governance, insider trading and disclosure issues, the preparation and filing of annual and quarterly reports, proxy solicitation requirements and registration requirements and exemptions.

Ms. Koops has spoken at numerous trade and industry conferences on a variety of topics, including securities law, strategic planning, going-private transactions and corporate governance.

 

Education
 
J.D., University of Florida College of Law, 1989
B.A., Hope College, 1981

Bar & Court Admissions
 
Florida, 1990
Georgia, 1989

Memberships
 
American Bankers Association, Associate Member
Independent Community Bankers Association, Associate Member
Community Bankers Association of Georgia, Associate Member
Georgia Bankers Association, Associate Member
Other State and National Bank Trade Associations, Associate Member
Women's Finance Exchange
Board of Directors Network

Publications
 

"Share Reclassification: Going Private While Conserving Capital," Independent Banker, September 2005

"Escaping SOX - The Angst of Sarbanes-Oxley Needn't be Your Future if You Reconsider the Benefit of Being a Public Company," ABA Banking Journal, May 2005

"One More Year - The SEC's Recent Section 404 Compliance Extension," The Corporate Compliance and Regulatory Newsletter, May 2005

"Financing Growth," The Banking Law Journal, September 2004

"The Sarbanes-Oxley Act: New Guidance for Public and Private Banks," Independent Banker, June 2003
 
 
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