The Keys to Banking Law A Handbook for Lawyers

by Sparks, Karol K.; Williams, Harding C.

• ISBN13: 9781614386988
• ISBN10: 1614386986
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2013-12-07
• Publisher: American Bar Association

Summary

This handbook provides you with a thorough history of banking law and will guide you through today's system of financial regulation that is unlike anything else in the world. Banks are special entities, and lawyers representing banks need to understand their client's specific structure, importance of capital, and the new language that has formed. In addition, a banking law reference list is included at the end of the book with numerous acronyms and jargon to help you understand the new "Bank Speak."

Author Biography

Karol K. Sparks is a partner in the financial institutions group of Barack Ferrazzano, LLP, Chicago, IL. She has counseled banks for over 30 years. She is one of the founders of Banking Law Basics, a three-day primer on banking law, presented twice annually from 1998 through 2011, and is on the faculty of its successor course, Banking Law Fundamentals. Sparks is a frequent lecturer on issues relating to the regulation of financial institutions and an adjunct professor at Wake Forest University School of Law.

Harding de C. Williams has written publications for the former National Council of Savings Institutions and its successor, America's Community Bankers. He was Counsel for the Association of Financial Services Holding Companies and General Counsel for the former National Savings and Loan League. Mr. Williams resides in San Antonio, TX and writes extensively on corporate governance, banking, and accounting issues.