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Practice/Industry Groups:
Banking & Financial Services
Business Law
Project Finance
Government Relations
Professional Services
Jeff Smith is a partner in the Bricker & Eckler banking & financial services group. He has over 25 years experience in complex financial institution and general corporate matters, including transactional regulatory compliance and "troubled institution" issues, both as in-house legal counsel for large financial services organizations and in private practice.
Representative Experience
Former counsel for Bank One Corporation. Responsible for a variety of significant corporate legal and regulatory matters, including extensive nationwide merger, acquisition and divestiture activities for Bank One and its subsidiaries
Former senior vice president, general counsel and secretary of Lincoln Financial Corporation in Fort Wayne, IN (now part of Wells Fargo and Company)
Former vice president, general counsel and secretary of Trustcorp, Inc. (now part of KeyCorp)
Former special consultant to the Ohio Division of Financial Institutions in connection with a comprehensive revision of the Ohio Banking Code, undertaken in conjunction with the Ohio Bankers Association
Recent Transactions
Acquisition of Home Bancorp, Fort Wayne, Indiana ($400m) by Old Kent Financial Corporation (now Fifth Third Bankcorp), Grand Rapids, Michigan
Acquisition of SNB Corp., Greenville, Ohio ($300m) by Park National Corporation, Newark, Ohio
Merger of First Chicago NBD Corporation, Chicago, Illinois ($115b) and Bank One Corporation, Columbus, Ohio ($120b) Acquisition of First USA, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware ($22b) by Bank One Corporation, Columbus, Ohio Acquisition of Liberty Bancorp, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma ($3.0b) by Bank One Corporation, Columbus, Ohio Acquisition of First Commerce Corporation, New Orleans, Louisiana ($9.3b) by Bank One Corporation, Columbus, Ohio Acquisition of Premier Bancorp, Baton Rouge, Louisiana ($6.3b) by Bank One Corporation, Columbus, Ohio
Acquisition of Lincoln Financial Corporation, Fort Wayne, Indiana ($2.5b) by Norwest Corporation (now Wells Fargo & Company), San Francisco, California
Acquisition of Trustcorp, Inc., Toledo, Ohio ($5.8b) by Society Corporation (now KeyCorp), Cleveland, Ohio
Acquisitions, divestitures, and de novo formation of a variety of multi-state bank, trust, holding company, and non-bank organizations
Acquisitions and divestitures of trust business through fiduciary substitution transactions
Formation, licensing and acquisition of industrial loan companies
Acquisition of insurance agencies and interest in insurance company by community bank consortium
Divestitures of more than 250 subsidiary branch banking operations (including loans, deposits, real estate and personnel) in 13 states
Sale issues for network operating company and telecom company
Consolidations and divestitures of multi-state bank and non-bank subsidiary operations
Comprehensive multi-phase downtown redevelopment projects involving innovative public and private financing
Gramm-Leach-Bliley convergence transactions and business structuring including licensing and compensation for insurance and securities activities
Mortgage broker licensing matters
Merger of major financial institutions trade associations
Representation of financial institutions in negotiation, implementation, and oversight of compliance with multiple state and federal regulatory enforcement actions
Multi-state de novo bank expansion utilizing innovative Riegle-Neal procedures
Financial holding company formation under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
Representation of financial institution officers and directors in regulatory enforcement actions and corporate governance matters
Internal investigations regarding alleged business misconduct
Miscellaneous thrift and credit union corporate and regulatory matters
M&A and takeover preparedness
Electronic and internet banking matters
Analysis of state vs. federal charter alternatives
Community and Professional Activities
Member, Ohio State Bar Association; Financial Institutions Subcommittee, Chair
Member, Columbus Bar Association
Member, Indiana State Bar Association
Member, Toledo Bar Association
Member, Community Bankers Association of Ohio
Member, Ohio Bankers League
Trustee, University of Toledo Foundation
Member, Dean’s Advisory Board, University of Toledo College of Law
Member, University of Toledo College of Law - Student Mentor Program
Trustee, Olentangy Education Foundation
Member, Powell Area YMCA Consulting Board
Publications
"Bank Regulatory Enforcement Actions", The Ohio Community Banker November/December 2003
"Sarbanes-Oxley and Community Banks: An Update", The Ohio Community Banker July/August 2003
"Sarbanes-Oxley and Community Banks", The Ohio Community Banker May/June 2003
Co-Author, "Financial Institutions Director's Liabilities & Responsibilities", AFSI 2000
Co-Author, "BHC Formation Under the Community Development Banking Act:, The Banking Law Journal November/December 1995
Presentations
“Bank Governance Now,” Ohio Bankers League, February 2003
“Corporate Governance and Community Banks,” Midwest Bank Regulator’s Conference, August 2004
“Bank Regulatory Enforcement: An Overview,” Financial Education and Development, Inc. multistate webcast, February 2004
“Banking Law Update,” Community Bankers Association of Ohio Statewide Bankers Roundtables, June 2003
“Corporate Governance for Community Bank Directors,” Financial Education & Development, Inc. multistate webcast, June 2003
"Lending Under Revised Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code," Ohio Bankers Association and Ohio League of Financial Institutions, June 2001
"Developing and Implementing a Privacy Policy," Ohio Bankers Association, June 2000
"Financial Institutions Update," Ohio State Bar Association Banking Committee Fall Institute, September 1999
"Banking Law Update," Ohio State Bar Association CLE Institute, June 1999
Statewide Training Program for Ohio Bankers League Members regarding Revised UCC Article 9
Presentations for various bank and holding company board strategic planning programs
Education
University of Toledo (B.A., 1975)
University of Toledo (J.D., 1978)
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