Resources

Below are publications, insights and presentations prepared by our attorneys in either PDF or PowerPoint® file types as indicated by the icon preceding each document, organized by year of publication. These are made available by Silver, Freedman, Taff & Tiernan, LLP for your information.
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Firm News

— April 2023 Firm Mourns the Loss of Long-time Partner Dave Muchnikoff

— July 2020 Firm Mourns the Loss of Co-Founder Ray Tiernan

Articles

— April 2020 INSIGHT: SEC Shelf Registration Gives Public Companies a Leg Up

— June 2018 DOL EXPANDS DISABILITY CLAIMS PROCEDURES WITH NEW RULE EFFECTIVE APRIL 1, 2018

— January 2017 Incentivizing Cross-Selling in Today's Regulatory Climate

— June 2016 Implementing FinCEN’s New Customer Due Diligence Rules and Codification of Fifth Pillar of AML Compliance

— December 2015 A COMMUNITY BANKERS POCKET GUIDE TO MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS-VOLUME VII

— November 2015 A Community Banker’s Pocket Guide To Mergers And Acquisitions-Volume VI

— October 2015 A Community Banker's Pocket Guide to Mergers and Acquisitions-Volume V

— October 2015 A Community Banker's Pocket Guide to Mergers and Acquisitions-Volume IV

— September 2015 A Community Banker’s Pocket Guide To Mergers And Acquisitions, Volume III

— September 2015 A Community Banker's Pocket Guide to Mergers and Acquisitions, Volume II

— September 2015 A Community Banker's Pocket Guide to Mergers and Acquisitions, Volume I

— October 2014 Testing The Resilience Of Community Banks

— December 2013 A Community Banker's Nuts and Bolts Approach to Mergers and Acquisitions

— October 2013 ABA Whitepaper: A Community Banker's Nuts and Bolts Approach to Mergers and Acquisitions

— February 2013 Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plans in the Current Environment - The Importance of Doing it Right

— December 2008 Digging Deeper into Corporate Governance

Insights

— April 2020 CARES Act and ESOPs

— April 2018 New Department of Labor Rule regarding Claims Procedures for Disability Benefits

— May 2014 Delaware General Corporation Law - Bylaw Provisions

— April 2014 Compensation Committee Certification

— January 2014 Annual Notices for Exercise of Incentive Stock Options Due January 31, 2014

— July 2013 A Detailed Summary of the CFPB's Final Ability to Repay Rules

— April 2013 CFPB Updates 1-4 Family Lending Rules

— March 2013 Amendments to NASDAQ Rules on Compensation Committees

— December 2010 Board Self-Evaluations

— November 2010 CEO Succession Planning

— October 2010 Equity Grant Procedures

— August 2010 Executive Sessions of Directors

— August 2010 Majority Voting and Other Director Election Developments

— July 2010 Summary of Available Stock and Non-Stock Based Compensation Plans

— June 2010 Tally Sheets and Other Compensation Committee Best Practices

— December 2009 Amendments to SEC Compensation and Corporate Governance Disclosure Requirements

— August 2008 SEC’s New Disclosure Rules for Smaller Reporting Companies

— August 2008 SEC Adopts Major Amendments to Rules Governing Resale of Securities

— August 2008 Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plans - Best Practices in Response to Increased SEC Scrutiny

— August 2008 The SECs Focus on Insider Trading Policies and Procedures - What Your Company Needs to Do Now

— August 2008 Board and Board Committee Minutes

— August 2008 Advance Notice and Other Bylaw Provisions - Review Yours Now!

— December 2007 SEC E-Proxy Rules

— March 2007 Calculating Parachute Payments Under Section 280G

— December 2006 Highlights and Practical Tips for Complying with the New Compensation and Related Disclosure Requirements

Presentations

— December 2015 Best Practices for Addressing Elusive AML/BSA, UDAAP and Fair Lending Standards

— September 2014 A Washington Perspective on Regulatory and Legislative Developments

— May 2014 Before Considering a Sale of Your Company, Find Out...

— May 2014 Planning Ahead in a Consolidating Industry

— August 2011 Acquisitions of Banks and Credit Unions

— March 2011 What You Need to Know About Bidding on Failed Banks

— January 2011 Community Bank Options for Raising Capital

— August 2010 Raising Capital - How the Rules Have Changed

— September 2009 Conducting an Effective Board Self Assessment

— June 2009 Mergers and Acquisitions in a Down Economy

— August 2008 Understanding the Changes to Rule 144 and Corporate Governance Best Practices

— June 2008 Corporate Governance Best Practices

— June 2008 Corporate Governance for Financial Institution Directors

— June 2007 My Lawyer and Me - Legal Ethics and Banks