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Gary Pannell is a member of the firm's Banking & Financial Services Practice Group. He practices in the areas of federal bank regulation and corporate law and has represented a variety of clients in the insurance, banking, and financial services industries, including bank holding companies, commercial banks, mortgage companies, thrifts, independent committees of the board of directors of public companies, executive officers of financial institutions, as well as the financial institutions themselves. His clients also include publicly traded companies.

Mr. Pannell's prior experience includes negotiation of enforcement agreements, compliance with state and federal banking statutes and regulations, enforcement actions against banks and thrifts, preparing and conducting corporate training for boards of directors, and diligence and investigatory efforts on behalf of independent committees of boards of directors.

From 1983–2000, Mr. Pannell served as District Counsel for the Southeastern District of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. From 1973–1983, he served as Regional Counsel for the Sixth National Bank's Regional Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

Noteworthy

• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2010 (Copyright 2009 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC) in the area of Banking Law
• AV® Peer Review Rating in Martindale-Hubbell

Representative Matters

• Represented independent committees of the boards of directors of publicly traded companies
• Represented executive officers of financial institutions before regulatory agencies
• Represented financial institutions before regulatory agencies on enforcement and licensing matters
  

News

• 2010 Best Lawyers in America Rankings Showcase Jones Walker’s Depth, Growth
• Jones Walker Joins with Miller Hamilton
• Pannell Appointed to the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Board of Directors
• Pannell and Carothers Publish Article in North Carolina Banking Institute

Presentations

• "The Regulatory Enforcement Process", January 12, 2010, Weathering the Storm Webinar Series
• "D&O Liability", February 11, 2009
• North Carolina Banking Institute, March 2008, Panel Chair, Status of BASLE Requirements for Community Banks

Publications

• "Regulatory Guidance on Concentrations in Commercial Real Estate Lending"
  North Carolina Banking Institute, March 2007

Memberships

• American Bar Association
• Federal Bar Association
• Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (Director, 2008 to date)
  
• Georgia Bankers Association (Member, Bank Counsel Section, 2001 to date)
• Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (Regional Counsel, Sixth National Bank Region, 1973–1983)
  
• State Bar of Georgia
• Virginia State Bar