Jeff concentrates on banking matters and represents banking and other financial institutions and their boards of directors on the strategic, policy and regulatory aspects of mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, establishing subsidiaries (operating or otherwise), capital raises, restructuring transactions and investments by and in banking organizations.

Jeff also counsels individuals, private equity firms and others seeking to invest in regulated financial institutions. He regularly advises financial institutions on compliance and enforcement issues with respect to a broad range of governance, risk management, affiliate transactions, regulatory capital, consumer, Community Reinvestment Act and other matters, including representation before federal and state regulatory and enforcement agencies. He also represents clients in structured finance transactions, including issuers in credit card securitizations.

Before joining Kutak Rock LLP, Jeff served as an extern law clerk to the Honorable William J. Riley, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.  Jeff is also a Fellow of the Nebraska State Bar Foundation and is a frequent lecturer and author on banking and FinTech law developments.

He is active in numerous civic and charitable organizations and is a member and past president of the Boys Town Boosters, a member of the Board of Directors of the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame, Nebraska Chapter, member of the Archbishop’s Committee for Development (Omaha Archdiocese), and a member of the Nebraska Cattlemen Association Bank Task Force. 

With the confluence of technology and financial services products through FinTech or otherwise, Jeff understands the commercial issues that face these companies, and can assist them with integrating new technologies into their business environments.

Jeff has advised financial services, technology, agricultural and life science companies with respect to mergers and acquisitions, public and private offerings, corporate governance, and banking and compliance matters. Jeff has extensive experience advising clients on various aspects of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and recent regulatory changes affecting financial institutions.