Attorneys from Balch & Bingham’s Financial Services Practice represented Reliance Bank in its execution of a definitive merger agreement with Trustmark Bank. Reliance and Trustmark announced the definitive merger agreement on November 14, 2016. Alan Deer, partner in the firm’s Birmingham office, is leading the engagement. The firm’s bank mergers & acquisitions team is a multi-disciplinary group that includes attorneys from the firm’s financial services, corporate, tax, and labor & employment practice areas. Other members of the team are:

• Brad Neighbors (Financial Services)
• Kim Hager (Corporate & Securities)
• Tim Segers (Tax)
• Doug Kauffman (Labor & Employment)
• Mike Evans (Corporate & Securities)