On June 3, 2025, Lawrence M.F. Spaccasi participated in an on-line Regulatory and M&A Legal Panel hosted by Olsen Palmer. The session focused on the current regulatory environment and its impact on the mergers and acquisitions landscape. A replay of the panel can be accessed here.
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Luse Gorman was Legal Counsel to The First of Long Island Corporation in its Merger with ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.
On June 1, 2025, The First of Long Island Corporation, Melville, New York, the holding company for The First National Bank of Long Island, completed its merger with ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, the holding company for ConnectOne Bank. Luse Gorman served as legal counsel to First of Long Island in the transaction…. Read more »
Luse Gorman is Legal Counsel to Community Bank, N.A. in its Proposed Acquisition of Seven Pennsylvania Branches from Santander Bank, N.A.
On June 24, 2025, Community Bank, N.A. (“Community Bank”), a subsidiary of Community Financial System, Inc., entered into a Purchase and Assumption Agreement with Santander Bank, N.A., to acquire seven branch locations in the Allentown, PA area. Under the agreement, Community Bank will assume approximately $600 million in deposits and purchase approximately $33 million in… Read more »
Luse Gorman is Legal Counsel to Community Bank, N.A. in its Proposed Acquisition of Seven Pennsylvania Branches from Santander Bank, N.A.
On June 24, 2025, Community Bank, N.A. (“Community Bank”), a subsidiary of Community Financial System, Inc., entered into a Purchase and Assumption Agreement with Santander Bank, N.A., to acquire seven branch locations in the Allentown, PA area. Under the agreement, Community Bank will assume approximately $600 million in deposits and purchase approximately $33 million in… Read more »
Luse Gorman is Legal Counsel to Avenir Financial Federal Credit Union in its Proposed Acquisition of Mission Bank
On May 26, 2025, it was announced that Community Bancshares, Inc., the bank holding company for Mission Bank, Kingman, Arizona, had entered into a definitive agreement with Avenir Financial Federal Credit Union (“Avenir”), Yuma, Arizona, pursuant to which Avenir will acquire substantially all the assets and assume substantially all the liabilities of Mission Bank. Following… Read more »