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

Corporate and securities matters for a Maryland bank holding company
Represented a Maryland financial institution on a wide variety of corporate and securities matters beginning with the company's IPO in 1999, the more
Acquisition of Bay Net Financial Inc. by Sterling Financial Corp.
Represented Bay Net Financial Inc. in its $22.8 million acquisition by Sterling Financial Corp. in Pennsylvania. more
Issuance of securities under TARP Capital Purchase Program for a Maryland bank holding company
RepresentedĀ a Maryland bank holding company in itsĀ issuance of securities under the TARP Capital Purchase Program. more
Acquisition of 1st State Bancorp by Capital Bank Corp.
Represented 1st State Bancorp, Inc. in its $114.6 million acquisition by Capital Bank Corp., Raleigh, North Carolina. more