Mr. Cuccinello represents US and non-US banks, bank holding companies and other financial institutions in a wide range of regulatory matters, including: regulatory aspects of mergers and acquisitions in the United States; the conduct of securities-related activities by banking institutions; the effect of US laws and regulations on direct and indirect activities of, and investments by, foreign banks in the United States; issuances of capital instruments by banking organizations; the establishment of US banking offices by non-US banks; liquidation of US branches and trust company subsidiaries of foreign banks; interstate branching issues; and supervisory enforcement proceedings. He also represents banking and securities firms in connection with broker-dealer and investment adviser registrations and regulatory aspects of acquisitions of investment advisers.

Representations include: a European bank and its domestic bank holding company subsidiary in connection with applications for regulatory approval of their bank acquisition and merger transactions; a domestic bank holding company in issuances of subordinated debt and trust preferred stock; a European bank in connection with securities activities in the United States; Asian financial institutions in establishing US branches; a European bank in connection with the establishment and operation of various offshore funds and investment vehicles; and a US investment adviser in establishing a New York trust company subsidiary.

Bars and Courts
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bar
New York State Bar

Education
JD, Harvard Law School, 1984
AB, Harvard College, cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1980

Publications
Is the Dual Banking System Obsolete? New York’s Streamlined Approval for National Bank Activities, January 30, 2008
Central Banks Address Global Dollar Liquidity, December 12, 2007
Fed and SEC Issue Final Regulation Implementing Push-Out Requirement for Bank Brokerage Activities, October 1, 2007
FinCEN Examines the OTC FX and Derivatives Markets, September 7, 2007
Bank Regulators Ask Servicers to Help Subprime Borrowers Who Risk Default, September 6, 2007
"Let's Form a Committee"— Issues Facing Financial Institutions in Implementing the Latest Guidance on Complex Structured Finance Transactions, Futures & Derivatives Law Report, July/August 2007
Supreme Court Extends Federal Preemption to National Bank Operating Subsidiaries, The Banking Law Journal, June 2007
A Cautionary Tale: The OCC Sanctions Grant Thornton LLP for "Reckless" Conduct in an Audit of a Troubled Bank, The Banking Law Journal, March 2007
Safeco—US Supreme Court Applies Fair Credit Reporting Statute in a Commercially Reasonable Manner, June 21, 2007
Pentagon Formally Proposes Limits on “Predatory Lending” to Soldiers, May 1, 2007
Supreme Court Extends Federal Preemption to National Bank Operating Subsidiaries, April 30, 2007
“Let’s Form a Committee” — Issues Facing Financial Institutions in Implementing the Latest Guidance on Complex Structured Finance Transactions, January 16, 2007
Recent Regulatory Action May Raise the Standard for Financial Services Customer Privacy Compliance Practices, December 21, 2006
Seven Years After Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, Federal Reserve Board and SEC Issue Proposed Brokerage “Push Out” Rules, December 21, 2006
A Cautionary Tale: The OCC Sanctions Grant Thornton LLP for “Reckless” Conduct in an Audit of a Troubled Bank, December 18, 2006
Bank Regulatory Relief Legislation: What It Does and Does Not Accomplish, November 20, 2006
Reconstruction of Iraq Coalition Provisional Authority Issues Order Number 40 Adopting New Banking Law Modeled on Western Bank Regulatory Approach, November 7, 2003

Languages
English

Citizenship
United States