Overview
June 24-26, 2024
Boston University School of Law
Boston, MA
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Don’t miss BFKN Financial Institutions Group Senior Counsel, Karol K. Sparks, and Regulatory Section Leader, John M. Geiringer, as they participate as faculty members in Fundamentals of Banking Law (formerly Banking Law Basics), sponsored and hosted by Boston University School of Law.
Offered since 1998, this intensive 2 1/2-day program is designed to familiarize participants with the basics of bank regulatory law, with a particular focus on the critical policies, concepts, themes, and legal developments that have shaped over 150 years of banking law from the passage of the 1863 National Bank Act to the present.
Replicating the experience of a law school class on banking regulation, this condensed program delivers a comprehensive and interactive overview taught by a highly experienced faculty of seasoned practitioners and former regulators who also lecture on banking regulation and related topics at leading law schools. This program will be eligible for CLE credit, in the past providing up to 16 hours, including two hours of ethics.
Highlights
- This course was developed to assure banking practitioners (i) understand the depth and breadth of bank regulatory law as it is applied to their clients and (ii) are positioned to identify issues, react to client needs and anticipate developments in the law.
- Materials include a detailed outline for each class prepared by the lawyer teaching the particular class session.
- Faculty members are present for the entire course. Classroom discussion often involves a variety of faculty viewpoints.
- In addition to lawyers from firms and financial institutions seeking greater regulatory knowledge, attendees often include lawyers new to this area of law from government agencies, as well as non-lawyers, including compliance officers, bank examiners, risk managers, and consultants.
- Course enrollment is limited to 50 or less to encourage class interaction and informality.
Segments taught by Karol and John:
Welcome and Introductions; Summary of Course
Monday, June 24 | 8:00 AM
Karol K. Sparks, Senior Counsel
Overview of Bank Regulatory Structure, Themes & Law
Monday, June 24 | 8:30 AM
Karol K. Sparks, Senior Counsel
Understanding a Bank Through Its Financial Statements
Tuesday, June 25 | 8:00 AM
Karol K. Sparks, Senior Counsel
The Role of the Banking Sector in Preventing Money Laundering & Terrorism Financing (AML-BSA)
Wednesday, June 26 | 9:15 AM
John M. Geiringer, Partner & Regulatory Section Leader
Ethical Issues Facing Lawyers Representing Banking Institutions
Wednesday, June 26 | 12:00 PM
John M. Geiringer, Partner & Regulatory Section Leader