Mr. Rappoport advises financial institutions and their holding companies and other public and private entities in structuring, negotiating and executing complex corporate transactions.

Mr. Rappoport has extensive experience in a wide variety of capital raising transactions, representing issuers and underwriters in initial and secondary public offerings and private placements.  He has represented numerous companies in business combination transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, asset purchases and sales, debt redemptions and holding company reorganizations.

Mr. Rappoport advises clients on a variety of other matters, in addition to his corporate and securities transactions work.  These include the following:

  • Public company disclosure requirements
  • The design of corporate governance systems and structures
  • Corporate law matters
  • Internal investigations
  • Bank regulatory issues

Education

  • Boston University School of Law, J.D. (1985)
  • Dartmouth College, B.A. (1980)

Bar Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • New Jersey
  • New York

Who We Are

Suite 900, 607 14th Street, NW
Washington, DC, 20005-2018
USA
t +1 202.508.5820
f +1 202.204.5620

Joel E. Rappoport

Experience Highlights

Holding company reorganization for a Massachusetts financial institution
Represented a Massachusetts financial institution in its reorganization into a holding company. more
Acquisition of a controlling interest in a bank holding company for a private equity group
Represented a private equity group in the acquisition of a controlling interest in a South Carolina bank holding company. more
Multiple acquisitions and public offerings for Commercial Federal Corporation
Represented Commercial Federal Corporation in its acquisition of approximately 10 banks and in connection with four underwritten public offerings of more
Preferred securities issuance pursuant to TARP
Represented Maryland financial institution in issuance of preferred securities pursuant to the U.S. Treasury's Troubled Asset Relief Program. more