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April 19, 2023
12pm

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

One Embarcadero Center, 30th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
.75 hours CLE credit provided
April 19, 2023

DOUBLE TROUBLE AGAIN

Kevin Gould and Maureen Young

Kevin Gould and Maureen Young return to provide a pithy discussion of recent state and federal legislative and regulatory developments.  Come and join this insightful and timely chance to learn together and connect in person!

 

Kevin Gould, Executive Vice President and Director of Government Relations, California Bankers Association

 

Maureen A. Young, Senior Managing Counsel, Senior Regulatory Counsel, Senior Vice President, Bank of the West (a trade name of BMO Harris Bank N.A.)

 

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    March 14, 2023
    4:30pm

    Pennington LLP

    260 California Street, #500
    San Francisco, CA 94111
    March 14, 2023

    Bay Area Financial Services Legal Association: Our First Event With Our New Name (March 14th)



    The “San Francisco Bank Attorneys Association” has rebranded to the “Bay Area Financial Services Legal Association” (BAFSLA). Please join us on March 14 for our first event under our new name.

    BAFSLA community, we are thrilled to welcome the entire Bay Area financial services legal community to join us for a complimentary evening to discuss the state of the employment market.

    Key financial services and legal recruiters will talk to us about trends in the employment environment; how to help your companies and law firms think through strategic changes; how to attract, retain and develop talent; and how to make yourself marketable now and in the future. We will include a photo booth so you can update your LinkedIn profile, and plenty of time for networking over great drinks and appetizers.

    Speakers

    Kelsey Luoma, First Republic Bank

     

    Kelsey Luoma is part of the talent acquisition team at First Republic Bank, responsible for hiring early-career to executive-level talent. With more than nine years of experience in human resources and talent acquisition, Kelsey is passionate about providing exceptional hiring experiences to both her candidates and stakeholders and making an impact through talent from pipeline to acquisition and internal movement. She has experience in retained agency and corporate environments, hiring in both emerging and developed markets. Prior to joining First Republic in 2022, Kelsey spent four years at Visa on the global executive talent acquisition team and two years at Russell Reynolds Associates in their life sciences practice. Her early career was spent in a communications firm focused on providing executive coaching and consultative services in the United States, Europe and Asia Pacific regions. Kelsey has a B.A in political science and international relations from UC Riverside and lives in San Francisco with her wife.

     

    Liz Stone, Stone Legal Search

     

    Liz Stone is a former litigator who graduated from UC Hastings College of the Law and practiced at Pillsbury, Goodwin, and Buchalter. She is now the owner of Stone Legal Search, a legal search firm that works with law firms and companies of all sizes. Liz is also a touring standup comic and a regular at SF Punch Line, Cobbs, Laugh Factory, Jimmy Kimmel’s Comedy Club and other clubs throughout the country. She is featured on Amazon Prime’s “Laugh After Dark, Live in Las Vegas” (Episode 9), and is the head writer for Fitz Games, a satirical game company coming soon to Target.

     

    Thank you to our sponsor firm, Pennington LLP, for hosting this incredible event.

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      Tuesday, January 31, 2023
      4pm

      McGuire Woods

      Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 1300
      San Francisco, CA
      Tuesday, January 31, 2023

      Wine Tasting and Networking Event With SFBAA – Tuesday, January 31st



      This is a complimentary event; however, if your organization asks that you pay fair market value to attend, the registration form will allow you to pay $40 as the fair value of this event.

       

      Please join SFBAA for an in-person networking event at the McGuireWoods San Francisco office. We will enjoy a wine tasting and food pairing selected by wine expert and sommelier Eugenio V. Jardim.

       

      SFBAA welcomes all banking, financial services, and financial services adjacent legal professionals. Whether you are a current SFBAA member or not, we hope you and your colleagues will join us to network, have fun and help shape how SFBAA can best serve this community in 2023 and beyond.

       

      In addition to the phenomenal expertise of sommelier Jardim, this event will introduce SFBAA and expand your network, and we will vote on and select a new organization name to reflect its inclusive nature. Be part of SFBAA history (while learning about and drinking great wine and eating amazing food).

       


      Eugenio V. Jardim
      Sommelier Eugenio Jardim is an internationally recognized wine expert who enjoys sharing his passion for wine with others. He has served as a wine director for well-known fine restaurants, a wine expert on a popular PBS television series, a consultant to wine makers, and a wine educator at culinary institutes. Currently retained by Portugal, he represents the country’s wines to the world while continuing to work with wine makers and adjudicating internationally important wine competitions.

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        December 5, 2022
        12pm-1pm

        Hybrid: McGuire Woods/ZOOM

        Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 1300
        San Francisco, CA
        .75 hours CLE credit provided
        December 5, 2022

        Banking to Bitcoin: Prognostications From a Former DFPI Commissioner

        Manuel Alverez

        Please join us for a complimentary luncheon featuring guest speaker Manuel Alverez discussing the future of banking and digital currency.

         

        Alverez is the former commissioner of the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI). During his tenure as commissioner, he led the department through a transition that has become the national model for regulating emerging financial technologies while fostering consumer protections and responsible innovation.

         

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          November 7, 2022
          12pm

          Hybrid: McGuire Woods/ZOOM

          Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 1300
          San Francisco, CA
          .75 hours CLE credit provided
          November 7, 2022

          Lending in an Inflationary Environment

          Melissa Landay

          Please join us for our upcoming program.

           

          Principal speaker will be Melissa Landay, who is the Market Executive for the Wells Fargo commercial banking San Francisco East Bay market.  Jeff Browning of McGuireWoods will moderate.

           

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            October 17, 2022
            12pm-1pm

            McGuire Woods/ZOOM

            Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 1300
            San Francisco, CA
            .75 hours CLE credit provided
            October 17, 2022

            Examining the Past, Present and Future of Overdraft Fees and Related Charges



            Please join us for our upcoming program.

             

            The participants are:

             

            Moderator:  Stefan Lawrence, First Republic Bank

             

            Panelists:   Kristen Larson, Ballard Spahr

            Brian Montgomery, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

            John Dockry, Wells Fargo Bank

            James McGuire, Buckley LLP

             

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              October 3, 2022
              9am-11:30am

              Federal Reserve Bank of SF

              101 Market Street, 4th Floor
              San Francisco, CA
              2.25 CLE hours being provided
              October 3, 2022

              Regulatory Round Up Program – October 3rd



              The San Francisco Bank Attorneys Association

              Alicia A. Baiardo, Partner, McGuire Woods, SFBAA President

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              Financial Women of San Francisco

              Melissa Maquilan Radic, Managing Director, IMPACT Community Capital, FWSF President

              invite you to attend a special presentation

               

              “Regulatory Round Up: Legal, Regulatory and Technology Developments in the Financial Services Industry”

               

              MONDAY, OCTOBER 3rd

               

              8:30 am registration, continental breakfast and networking**

              9:00 am to 11:30 am program

              Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

              101 Market Street, San Francisco, 4th Floor Market Street Dining Room

               

              We are back and in person! A panel of distinguished financial services experts will discuss legal, regulatory and technology developments impacting the financial services industry, fintech challenges, cybersecurity threats, new payments developments, consumer protection enforcement, outlook on regulatory supervision, and more.

               

              Who should attend? Financial services attorneys, financial services and fintech executives, compliance, audit and risk officers, and interested members of the legal and business community

               

              Welcome:  Hilary Gevondyan, Deputy General Counsel, First Republic Bank

              Moderator:  Maureen A. Young, Sr. Managing Counsel, Sr. Regulatory Counsel, SVP, Bank of the West

               

              Speakers:

              Michele Alt, Partner and Co-Founder, Klaros Group

              Avery Belka, Deputy General Counsel and Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

              Elvis M. Chan, Asst. Special Agent in Charge, FBI San Francisco, Cyber Branch

              Michael Flynn, Of Counsel, Buchalter

              Kevin Gould, Director of Government Relations, EVP, California Bankers Association

              Walter Mix, Managing Director, Financial Services Practice Group Leader, BRG

               

               

              MCLE accreditation for 2.25 general hours is anticipated for California.  Buchalter certifies that this activity conforms to the standards for approved education activities prescribed in the rules and regulations of the State Bar of California governing minimum continuing legal education.

               

              No admission fee but RSVP required by September 28th to Martha Pineda, [email protected], (415) 227-3571. **Please arrive by 8am to clear the FRBSF’s Security check and get upstairs. Because of construction, enter on the Main Street side of the FRBSF.  Please bring your vaccination card.

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              September 30, 2022
              12pm

              Hybrid: McGuire Woods/ZOOM

              Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 1300
              San Francisco, CA
              .75 hours CLE credit provided
              September 30, 2022

              Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019

              Judge Hannah L. Blumenstiel

              Judge Hannah L. Blumenstiel (Bankr. N.D. Cal.) will provide an overview of the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019, describing its advantages and disadvantages from a creditor’s perspective.  In addition, Judge Blumenstiel will discuss emerging trends in litigation pertaining to the SBRA.

               

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                June 13, 2022
                12pm

                McGuire Woods/ZOOM

                Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 1300
                San Francisco, CA
                .75 hours CLE credit provided
                June 13, 2022

                Payactiv’s Path to a CFPB Approval Order: Shifting Regulatory Winds in Consumer Financial Services

                Aaron Marienthal and David Deitchman

                The program will feature Aaron Marienthal, GC of Payactiv, and David Deitchman of  Tally, discussing Earned Wage Access (“EWA”) products, DFPI and a new treasury rule that proposes a change for those that offer EWA products.

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                  May 2, 2022
                  12pm

                  Hybrid: McGuire Woods/ZOOM

                  Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 1300
                  San Francisco, CA
                  .75 hours CLE credit provided
                  May 2, 2022

                  “The Long Arm of the Law: Perspectives from the Prosecutors” (we’ve got current and former NYS regulators)

                  Travis Hill, Don Nguyen, Adam Pollock, and Kevin Frankel (moderator)

                  The panelists are Travis Hill, Don Nguyen, and Adam Pollock with Kevin Frankel as moderator.  The program will cover FCPA and AML enforcement and how the laws come into contact with banks; the current wave of deed fraud in real estate enforcement; and qui tam actions and the interplay between the plaintiff’s bar, state AGs, and how financial institutions can get caught in the mix.

                   

                  While the panelists will be virtual, we are offering an in-person component at McGuireWoods’ San Francisco offices for those who would like to attend.  Since the panelists are virtual, we would like to reduce the price of the lunch to $55/head.

                   

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                    April 4, 2022
                    12pm

                    Hybrid: McGuire Woods/Zoom

                    Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 1300
                    San Francisco, CA
                    .75 hours CLE credit provided
                    April 4, 2022

                    The Promise and Substantial Risks of the US Digital Dollar

                    Dan Wheeler

                    Dan Wheeler will be discussing the legal and policy ramifications of a U.S. central bank digital currency (the “digital dollar”).  Does the Federal Reserve have the authority and ability to implement the digital dollar?  What sort of efficiencies can be achieved by the digital dollar?  What industries would be disrupted?  How could the government use a digital dollar to invade privacy and control our lives?  Dan will discuss why digital currencies are so appealing to governments such as China and whether effective safeguards are possible.

                     

                    Dan Wheeler is a longtime banking and fintech regulatory lawyer and a past president of the SFBAA.  He is a co-founder and the CEO of Sunstone Trust Company, the only new trust company formed in California in over 15 years.  Prior to successfully chartering Sunstone, Dan was the general counsel of a cryptocurrency company.  Before he became a full time entrepreneur, Dan was a partner at Bryan Cave and practiced law for over 20 years.

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                      March 7, 2022
                      12pm

                      ZOOM



                      .75 hours CLE credit provided
                      March 7, 2022

                      “Double Trouble” – State and Federal Developments

                      Kevin Gould and Maureen Young

                      A pithy discussion of current state and federal legislative and regulatory developments from Kevin and Maureen.

                       

                      Kevin Gould, California Bankers Association, EVP, Director of Government Relations

                      Maureen Young,  Bank of the West, Senior Managing Counsel, Senior Regulatory Counsel, SVP

                       

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