Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP Partners Robert Klingler, Karen Fries and Mike Royle discuss the basics of the Paycheck Protection Program, the SBA's small business forgivable loan program under the CARES Act.

Host Rob Klingler is joined by Jim McAlpin and Ken Achenbach discuss how many community bank boards are directly involved in the approval of loans to customers, and why that remains so despite many reasons to stop that practice.

On today's episode host Rob Klingler is joined by Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner attorney Kevin Strachan to discuss various ways that a private company can use its stock as merger consideration. For your convenience, below are the shows that Rob mentioned in our intro: https://bankbclp.com/2017/09/putting-success-succession/ https://bankbclp.com/2016/12/the-bank-account-walt-moeling/

On this episode, hosts Jonathan Hightower and Rob Klingler discuss what it might be like to serve as a Chief Strategy Officer and delve into current banking news.

On today's episode hosts Jonathan Hightower and Rob Klingler discuss a variety of banking news and updates from the last part of 2018. We hope you enjoy the episode and have a very happy new year!

On this episode, hosts Jonathan Hightower and Rob Klingler discuss recent regulatory reform.

Following a 3-month summer hiatus, hosts Jonathan Hightower and Rob Klingler were joined in The Bank Account studio today by Terry Ammons, a partner with PKM and the host of PKM’s recently launched podcast GroundBanking, which features both banking and fintech experts as they discuss the challenges and opportunities in today’s financial services industry.

On this, our 50th episode, hosts Jonathan Hightower and Rob Klingler discuss recent M&A activity and the overall banking landscape in the metro-Atlanta market.

Hosts Jonathan Hightower and Rob Klingler discuss their experience running a Ragnar Trail Relay last week with some good clients and friends in the banking industry and touch on an article written by Hilary Burns in The American Banker this week on multiple bank charters.

On this week's episode of The Bank Account, hosts Jonathan Hightower and Rob Klingler are joined by Barry Hester to discuss some new developments at the firm - our recent merger with London-based firm, Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP, forming Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, as well as Barry's return to the team.

On today's episode, hosts Jonathan Hightower and Rob Klingler discuss deal protections and considerations - from the initial emotions of deciding to sell through signing.

On today's episode hosts Jonathan Hightower and Rob Klingler get back into the swing of podcasting in our studio after a brief hiatus and the Acquire or Be Acquired conference. Their primary topic of conversation is the effort many in the industry are making at putting their tax savings to good use.

In our fourth and final podcast recorded onsite at Bank Director's Acquire or Be Acquired (AOBA) conference, hosts Jonathan Hightower and Rob Klingler were joined by Jay Wilson with Mercer Capital who wrote the book on bank-fintech partnerships.

On this episode, our third of four episodes recorded at the Acquire or Be Acquired conference, hosts Jonathan Hightower and Rob Klingler were joined by Bill Wagner and Matt Paramore from Raymond James to discuss their outlook for 2018 in bank M&A.

Our hosts, Jonathan Hightower and Rob Klingler, were joined for this installment of The Bank Account by their co-presenters from the M&A Simulation at the 2018 Acquire or Be Acquired conference, Matt Veneri and Dan Flaherty from FIG Partners. Their discussion highlighted themes from this highly interactive, banker-only session at the conference.

While at Bank Director's Acquire or Be Acquired conference in Phoenix, AZ this weekend, hosts Jonathan Hightower and Rob Klingler sat down with Rory McKinney from D.A. Davidson to discuss his outlook for bank M&A in 2018. Jonathan and Rob also took a few moments at the outset to give their highlights and primary takeaways from Day One of the conference.

On today's episode of The Bank Account, hosts Jonathan Hightower and Rob Klingler discuss the recent tax policy changes and conduct a brief analysis of 2017 bank M&A.

Suzanne Donner and Bill Walton from DHG Financial Services join host Rob Klingler to discuss DHG's new community banking report on today's podcast.

On today's episode, hosts Jonathan Hightower and Rob Klingler are joined by Bryan Cave partner Jena Valdetero to discuss cybersecurity and data breaches.

On this episode hosts Jonathan Hightower and Rob Klingler discuss the current status of both regulatory reform and tax reform in Congress and what's potentially in store for banks. Towards the end of their conversation, they delve into particular concerns for S corporations.