Stevens & Lee : Areas of Practice : Banking Group

Stevens & Lee represents banks, thrifts and their holding companies; insurance companies; mortgage banks and other specialty lenders; investment banks; private equity groups; asset managers and other non-bank financial services companies. We regularly represent financial institutions throughout the country ranging in size from approximately $500 million to $5 billion in assets and have served as general counsel to a number of publicly traded banks, thrifts and insurance companies, including Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. ($89.0 billion in assets) prior to its acquisition by Banco Santander, S.A.

The principal service areas in which Stevens & Lee assists financial institutions include the following:
Stevens & Lee understands first-hand the environment in which financial institutions operate. The firm is part of a professional services platform which includes affiliates Griffin Financial Group LLC, a FINRA-licensed investment bank serving financial institutions; Pinnacle Risk Services, which provides professional risk management and insurance advisory services to financial institutions; and federal and state lobbying units. Among the professionals on our integrated team are a former bank CEO, CFO and other senior executive officers; former Big Four financial accountants; tax professionals; risk managers; regulatory compliance officers; economists and research analysts.

For more information regarding the services we provide to financial institutions contact David W. Swartz at 610-478-2184.