September 11-13, 2024 · Austin · Conferences

2024 Annual Legal Conference 

Thank you to the Legal Conference Planning Committee for your time and efforts!

Hotel

This year’s event will be held, in the heart of downtown, at The Driskill. The hotel is only a few blocks from TBA’s new headquarters, where the reception will be held this year! Please click here or call the hotel directly at 512.439.1234.

Attire

Recommended attire for the event is business casual and casual for the reception.

Virtual Option

If you are unable to attend in person, the event will be live-streamed. Instructions and more information will be available shortly.

CE Information

This conference will be submitted for Texas MCLE and CPE approval. The breakdown of credits and bar course information will be available closer to the event. Attendees are required to SELF-SUBMIT following the conference.

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When

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Where

THE DRISKILL HOTEL
604 BRAZOS STREET
AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78701

12:00 – 2:00 PM

Registration

Join us in the Driskill Ballroom where all general sessions will be held

1:45 PM

Opening Remarks

 

2:00 PM

Non-Compete/Employment Law Issues

Mishell Taylor, Ackerman

2:30 PM

M&A Update

The environment for consolidation in the banking industry is in a state of flux; while the traditional drivers of consolidation are still present, the economic and regulatory environments have created uncertainty. This session will cover current trends in community bank M&A as well as best-practices for buyers and sellers.

Chet Fenimore, Fenimore Kay Harrison Key LLP

3:00 PM

“I’m in charge now!” -Trusts, Guardianship, and POAs

This presentation will discuss the law governing trusts, guardianships, and power of attorneys and best-practices for processing and accepting or rejecting said documents, with attention given to how financial institutions can minimize associated risks.

Kristina Cunningham, Origin Bank

3:30 PM

Break

3:45 PM

Bank CEO Panel

Moderator – Wes Hoskins, First Community Bank

Participants Victor Piersons, Moody Bank; John Snider, Shelby Savings Bank; Rusty Rust; Commercial Bank of Texas

4:30 PM

Bank Examination Issues and Current Enforcement Actions

Supervisory criticism arising during the course of examinations and through formal and informal enforcement actions is on the rise. This can be attributed in part to economic uncertainty, particularly in the commercial real estate sector, the current interest rate environment, as well as other factors. This session will examine current trends in examination issues and enforcement actions against banks.

Bruce Toppin, Holland & Knight and Sandy Brown, Alston & Bird LLP

5:00 PM

Adjourn Main Sessions

SWABC Membership Meeting- Please remain in the Driskill Ballroom

 

6:00 PM

Reception @ TBA Headquarters 9th floor

203 W 10th St

Austin, TX 78701

7:30 PM

Reception Concludes

7:15 AM

Continental Breakfast (registration will be available at this time)

Served in the Mezzanine

8:10 AM

Opening Remarks

8:15 AM

Hot Topics

Shawn Turner, Holland and Knight and Annette Tripp, Prosperity Bank

8:45 AM

AI in Banking and Law

Paul Schaus, CCG Catalyst Consulting

9:15 AM

Cybersecurity

This presentation features a “breach quarterback” building on his decades of real-world experience talking about complex cyber, legal, compliance, and regulatory issues in a practical way that normal people can understand and apply to help their banks be better prepared for and resilient to overall business cyber risk. He will discuss what actual cyber incidents he sees affecting banks, the lifecycle of a cyber-attack (such as ransomware attack) and address key phases such as: what they are, how they happen, what the process is for recovery and investigation, and what can be done ahead of time to prepare for and hopefully prevent them from happening. He will address many legal, compliance, and regulatory issues that arise from such attacks and explain how the consequences of these issues can impact the bank for years. He will then demonstrate how this understanding should inform and guide how banks develop and mature their cyber risk management program with a foundation that focuses on the end goal of what must be done when the unthinkable happens so that, if it does, they are prepared and able to meet their obligations.

Shawn Tuma, Spencer Fane LLP

9:45 AM

Beneficial Ownership Rules Update

Last December, FinCen issued Preliminary Regulations under the Corporate Transparency Act requiring many entities to register their beneficial ownership interests (“BOI”).  FinCen has also announced that two more sets of regulations will issue, the last of which will be to conform the current Customer Due Diligence rules (“CDD”) to the expanded definitions and scope of BOI under FinCen’s new rules.  This presentation will provide a preview of FinCen’s new regulations and how they might impact your CDD going forward.

Ed Burdzunski, Spencer Fane LLP

10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

An Introduction to Fair Credit Reporting Act Liability 

Greg DeVries, Crain, Caton, & James

11:00 AM

Mission Driven Bank Fund

Dan Bass, Performance Trust Capital; Matt Shields, SEI Sphere; Paul Welch, Mission Driven Bank Fund

11:30 AM

Litigation Update

Rupert Baron, Hirsch & Westheimer

12:00 PM

Lunch and Legislative Update

Served in the Mezzanine

Celeste Embrey, Texas Bankers Association

 

1:30 PM

Section 1071: Defiance and Complaince

Congress directed the CFPB to adopt regulations governing the collection of small business lending data and Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act amended the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) to require financial institutions to comply, maintain, and submit certain data on applications for credit for women-owned, minority-owned, and LGBTQI+-owned businesses. This presentation will provide an update on where we stand from a litigation and compliance standpoint in this rulemaking.

Victoria Stephens, Texas Bankers Association

2:00 PM

Regulatory Panel

Moderator: Jim Pledger, Jackson Walker, LLP

Participants: Randy Ryskamp, OCC; Anthony Clark, FDIC; Commissioner Charles Cooper, Department of Banking; Hector Retta, Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending

3:00 PM

Break

3:15 PM

Bank Fraud Update

Banks are experiencing large fraud losses, and this session will discuss how to prevent various losses, the latest trends in fraud, specific laws which apply to bank fraud and how to better prevent and then reduce exposure for such losses.

Pat Huttenbach, Crain Caton & James

3:45 PM

Update on FDIC Brokered Deposits Rule

Covering (a) the recent proposed brokered deposit rule changes from the FDIC (just came out recently), (b) potential effects on banks in general, and (c) potential effects on banks with fintech partnerships.

Marysia Laskowski and Erin Fonte, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

4:15 PM

In-house Counsel Panel

Moderator: Shanna Kuzdzal, Cadence Bank

Participants: Lisanne Davidson, Susser Bank and Terrance Henderson, Charles Schwab

5:00 PM

Adjourn

SWABC Board of Directors Meeting- Board of Directors, Please remain in the Driskill Ballroom 

6:15 PM

Reception

Please join us in the Victorian Room

 

7:30 AM

Continental Breakfast

Served in the Mezzanine

In-House Counsel Breakout Meeting

Join us in the Citadel Room

8:10 AM

Opening Remarks

8:15 AM

PACE Lending

Charlene Heydinger, PACE; John Fleming, John Fleming Law; Michael Park, TransPecos Banks

8:45 AM

Professionalism in the Law: What Would Ted Lasso Do?

Cindy Tisdale, Goranson Bain Ausley

9:30 AM

Elder Abuse

Jessica Guobadia, Crain Caton and James

10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

Wire Fraud

Sarah Santos and Landon Hankins, Davis & Santos

10:45 AM

Governance Update

Geoffrey Kay, Fenimore Kay Harrison

11:15 AM

Adjourn

Pricing

Member pricing: $625.00

Non-member pricing: $825.00

Virtual Pricing

Member pricing: $815.00

Non-member pricing: $895.00

Cancellation Policy

Fee includes program, receptions and all listed meals. Full registration fees will be refunded if written notice is received no later than August 30,2024. There is no refund after this date. Written notice is required for all cancellations or substitutions. Email requests to swabc@texasbankers.com. Substitutions are permitted without added cost or penalty.

Hotel Information

This year’s event will be held, in the heart of downtown, at The Driskill. The hotel is only a few blocks from TBA’s new headquarters, where the reception will be held this year! Please click here or call the hotel directly at 512.439.1234.

Hotel cut-off date is August 20th.

Attire

Recommended attire for the event is business casual and casual for the reception.

Continuing Education

This conference will be submitted for Texas MCLE and CPE approval. If you would like another state’s MCLE course approval, please email swabc@texasbankers.com. The breakdown of credits and bar course information will be available closer to the event. Attendees are required to SELF-SUBMIT following the conference.

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