David Baris Speaks at NACD-FL/AABD 9th Annual Bank Director Workshop: Legal & Regulatory Initiatives

July 29, 2015

David Baris spoke at the NACD-FL/AABD 9th Annual Bank Director Workshop on Thursday, April 16, 2015 in Fort Lauderdale, FL. His panel was titled, “Legal & Regulatory Initiatives.” Click here to learn more about this event.

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David Baris Speaks at Virginia bank Directors Symposiums: Director’s Briefing

July 29, 2015

David Baris spoke at the Virginia Bank Directors Symposiums, held on March 17, 18, and 19, 2015. He provided a Director’s Briefing at each symposium. Click here to learn more about these events.

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David Baris Speaks on Feb. 4 ALI-CLE Bank D&O Liability Webinar

January 26, 2015

David Baris participated in the ALI-CLE webinar “Defending Bank Directors and Officers from Civil and Criminal Liability,” on Wednesday, February 4, 2015. Mr. Schilling was a speaker and Mr. Baris moderated the session. What You Will Learn: Hear nationally recognized former regulators and U.S. attorneys analyze the current environment and offer suggestions for how to minimize […]

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David Baris Quoted in Law360 Article, “Banks Face Tougher Exams Amid Calls For Reform”

December 8, 2014

David Baris was quoted in Evan Weinberger’s Law360 article titled “Banks Face Tougher Exams Amid Calls for Reform” on December 8, 2014. Those fears may be a bit unfounded. Even if banks do not want to be forthcoming, they are unlikely to withhold a great deal of information from aggressive regulators, according to David Baris, a partner […]

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Article: Board Review on OCC’s Heightened Risk Managment “Guidelines”

November 26, 2014

David Baris co-authored the Banking Exchange article “Board View on OCC’s Heightened Risk Management ‘Guidelines,’” published November 26, 2014. Last September, the Comptroller of the Currency finalized “guidelines” to require national and federal savings banks (and certain foreign banks) with assets of $50 billion or more to establish and implement a risk governance framework to manage and control […]

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David Baris Quoted in American Banker Article, “FDIC Gives Ground on De Novo Applications”

November 24, 2014

David Baris was quoted in Ian McKendry’s American Banker article, “FDIC Gives Ground on De Novo Applications,” on November 24, 2014. Last year, the ICBA and the American Association of Bank Directors had asked the FDIC to issue a clarification on application procedures, and in particular on how long the 8% capital ratio is in effect for new […]

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David Baris Quoted in American Banker Article, “OCC’s Fine Print Contains Tough Requirements for Directors”

November 18, 2014

David Baris was quoted in Rachel Witkowski’s American Banker article, “OCC’s Fine Print Contains Tough Requirements for Directors,” on November 18, 2014. “There’s a risk if a board is expected to take on more management duties because, one, they’re not qualified to do that. And two, it takes time away from the directors to perform their supervisory […]

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David Baris Speaks at FinPro’s Annual Directors Training Conference

November 14, 2014

David Baris spoke at FinPro’s Annual Directors Training Conference on Friday, November 14, 2014 in Bridgewater, NJ. His panel was titled “Fear of Personal Liability: Is It Founded?” Click here to learn more about this event. 

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David Baris Speaks at TGM Group’s 6th Annual Conference Update

November 7, 2014

David Baris spoke at the TGM Group’s 6th Annual Community Bank Conference on November 7, 2014  in Salisbury, Maryland. His panel was titled “What Bank Directors and Executive Management Needs to Know Now.” Click here to view the event brochure. Click here to visit TGM Group’s web site.

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David Baris Quoted in American Banker Article, “Regulators’ Focus on Bank ‘Culture’ Goes Global”

October 15, 2014

Davis Baris was quoted in Joe Adler’s American Banker article, “Regulator’s Focus on Bank ‘Culture’ Goes Global,” on October 15, 2014. David Baris, president of the American Association of Bank Directors, said there is a suggestion in both the Basel and OCC guidelines that boards should be accountable not only for the process of strengthening risk management […]

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