Bio

Kip Weissman has represented financial institutions and their holding companies for more than 30 years. Mr. Weissman focuses his practice on regulatory, securities and benefits matters for financial institutions. Over his career, Mr. Weissman has acted as counsel on more than 70 public offerings and a greater number of mergers and acquisitions involving depository institutions. Mr. Weissman devotes a significant portion of his practice to counseling financial institutions and their boards of directors on strategic and regulatory matters. In this capacity, Mr. Weissman works with banks and thrifts on strategic planning, governance, regulatory compliance, employee and director benefits, SEC reporting, anti-takeover planning and enforcement matters. Mr. Weissman has acted as counsel on virtually every type of corporate transaction engaged in by financial institutions including mergers and acquisitions, capital raising transactions, holding company formations, mutual to stock conversions, mutual holding company formations, going private transactions, proxy contests and Subchapter S reorganizations. Mr. Weissman is a frequent speaker and author on banking and securities law topics. Mr. Weissman began his career with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Corporation Finance and Enforcement Divisions) and received his J.D. from the University of Michigan and his B.A. from Northwestern University.