KATHARINE F. MUSSO'S practice provides regulatory and general corporate services to a variety of financial institutions, including, banks, thrifts, insurance companies (and each of their holding companies), broker-dealers, private funds and investment advisers. Regulatory applications include bank charter, holding company application, merger, Form A, B-D, and ADV. Her compliance counseling includes risk management, Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML), data security, privacy mortgage fraud, internal investigations and affiliate transactions. She is a member of the firm's Credit Crisis Group, a special team of lawyers working on challenges created by the current disruptions in the credit and other capital markets. Ms. Musso is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS).
Prior to joining Balch & Bingham LLP, Ms. Musso served as General Counsel for the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Management, 1996-99.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
- Alabama State Bar
- State Bar of Georgia
- Massachusetts State Bar, Chairman, Property Law Section 1995-1996
- New Hampshire Bar Association
- Massachusetts Conveyance, Inc., Member, Board of Directors 1994-1996
- Birmingham Bar Association
- Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists
- Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
- Chair, Balch & Bingham Diversity Committee