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Ms. Gattuso focuses her practice on corporate and securities matters, financial institution regulatory matters, mergers and acquisitions and nonprofit organizations. Ms. Gattuso provides advice on corporate governance matters, public and private securities offerings, corporate reorganizations, strategic alliances and mergers and acquisitions. She has served as counsel to financial institutions on mutual to stock conversions, mutual holding company reorganizations and stock issuances, private placement offerings and debt offerings.

Ms. Gattuso advises financial institutions on bank regulatory matters, including compliance and enforcement matters, and has represented numerous mutual financial institutions on a variety of banking and corporate matters. She also counsels organizers of federal and state de novo financial institutions with respect to the regulatory process and the banking, corporate and securities law issues that arise in connection with the de novo process. Ms. Gattuso's experience with de novo financial institutions ranges from typical community banking institutions to more complex de novo financial institutions such as a de novo venture bank and a de novo thrift formed by a national trade association.

Ms. Gattuso also advises nonprofit organizations on general corporate law and federal tax matters, with a particular emphasis on corporate charitable foundations.

Ms. Gattuso has spoken at various banking conferences and seminars on corporate law, banking law and regulation and charitable foundations.

Education

J.D., The University of Baltimore School of Law (Member, The University of Baltimore Law Review)
B.S., King's College

Professional Experience

Regulatory Counsel, Regulations and Legislation Division, Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Attorney, Division of Market Regulation, Securities and Exchange Commission
Attorney, Office of General Counsel, Department of Commerce
Office of General Counsel, Department of Housing and Urban Development

Publications

Guide to Financial Data Privacy, Thompson Publishing Group, Inc. (September 2000)
Co-author, "Establishing a Charitable Foundation: The Benefits to Financial Institutions," Community Banker (February 2001)
Co-author with Joseph P. Daly, "Investments by Banking Organizations," Layman's Guide to the Legal Aspects of Venture Investments (6th ed. 1999-2000)
"Interagency Interpretations under the Community Reinvestment Act," The Review of Banking and Financial Services (April 7, 1997)
"The New CRA Examination Procedures," The Review of Banking and Financial Services (January 31, 1996).
"Fair Lending: Compliance After Chevy Chase," The Review of Banking and Financial Services (December 7, 1994)
"The 'How To' Approach To CRA Compliance," The Review of Banking and Financial Services (April 24, 1991)


Paul M. Aguggia Lori M. Beresford Gary R. Bronstein Scott A. Brown Victor L. Cangelosi Joseph P. Daly Christina M. Gattuso Thomas P. Hutton Aaron M. Kaslow Sean P. Kehoe Eric S. Kracov George W. Murphy, Jr. Edward G. Olifer Joel E. Rappoport	(202) 686-4919 cgattuso@muldoonmurphy.com Practice Areas Corporate and Securities Financial Services Mergers and Acquisitions Nonprofit Organizations Bar Membership District of Columbia State of Maryland	Ms. Gattuso focuses her practice on corporate and securities matters, financial institution regulatory matters, mergers and acquisitions and nonprofit organizations. Ms. Gattuso provides advice on corporate governance matters, public and private securities offerings, corporate reorganizations, strategic alliances and mergers and acquisitions. She has served as counsel to financial institutions on mutual to stock conversions, mutual holding company reorganizations and stock issuances, private placement offerings and debt offerings. Ms. Gattuso advises financial institutions on bank regulatory matters, including compliance and enforcement matters, and has represented numerous mutual financial institutions on a variety of banking and corporate matters. She also counsels organizers of federal and state de novo financial institutions with respect to the regulatory process and the banking, corporate and securities law issues that arise in connection with the de novo process. Ms. Gattuso's experience with de novo financial institutions ranges from typical community banking institutions to more complex de novo financial institutions such as a de novo venture bank and a de novo thrift formed by a national trade association. Ms. Gattuso also advises nonprofit organizations on general corporate law and federal tax matters, with a particular emphasis on corporate charitable foundations. Ms. Gattuso has spoken at various banking conferences and seminars on corporate law, banking law and regulation and charitable foundations. Education J.D., The University of Baltimore School of Law (Member, The University of Baltimore Law Review) B.S., King's College Professional Experience Regulatory Counsel, Regulations and Legislation Division, Federal Home Loan Bank Board Attorney, Division of Market Regulation, Securities and Exchange Commission Attorney, Office of General Counsel, Department of Commerce Office of General Counsel, Department of Housing and Urban Development Publications Guide to Financial Data Privacy, Thompson Publishing Group, Inc. (September 2000) Co-author, "Establishing a Charitable Foundation: The Benefits to Financial Institutions," Community Banker (February 2001) Co-author with Joseph P. Daly, "Investments by Banking Organizations," Layman's Guide to the Legal Aspects of Venture Investments (6th ed. 1999-2000) "Interagency Interpretations under the Community Reinvestment Act," The Review of Banking and Financial Services (April 7, 1997) "The New CRA Examination Procedures," The Review of Banking and Financial Services (January 31, 1996). "Fair Lending: Compliance After Chevy Chase," The Review of Banking and Financial Services (December 7, 1994) "The 'How To' Approach To CRA Compliance," The Review of Banking and Financial Services (April 24, 1991)