John W. Tanselle

John Tanselle's practice is primarily focused on counseling the management of financial institutions and their boards of directors with respect to general corporate matters, corporate governance issues, securities law compliance, regulatory compliance, regulatory enforcement situations, and executive compensation issues.  Mr. Tanselle has served as counsel in numerous transactions involving mergers and acquisitions, hostile takeovers, issuer tender offers, and the formation of de novo financial institutions.  He has also served as issuer's counsel and underwriters' counsel in public offerings of equity and debt securities and been involved in the implementation of leveraged employee stock ownership plans.  Mr. Tanselle is the former chair of the firm's Financial Institutions Practice Group and currently serves as a member of the firm's Executive Committee, Diversity Committee, Associates Committee, and Recruiting Committee.

Representative Experience

• Counsel responsible for the formation of state and nationally chartered financial institutions and the formation of holding companies for these institutions
• Counsel for the issuer of subordinated debentures in a public offering registered under the Securities Act of 1933
• Counsel for the participant in a financial institution in a merger of equals
• Counsel for the acquiring entity in a financial institution acquisition, including the issuance of securities in a private placement by the acquiring entity in order to fund the acquisition
• Counsel to financial institution holding companies with respect to filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
• Counsel for the selling entities in financial institution mergers
• Counsel to financial institutions with respect to the formation of bank holding companies
• Counsel to boards of directors with respect to corporate governance matters
• Counsel to financial institutions in cease and desist matters and other regulatory enforcement matters
• Counsel to financial institutions in converting from the mutual to stock form of ownership, including the issuance of securities in connection with such conversion
• Counsel to financial institutions with respect to the formation of subsidiaries, including investment subsidiaries

Education

• Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in Indianapolis, Indiana (J.D., magna cum laude, 1981) Indiana Law Review, Articles Editor, 1980 - 1981
• Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana (B.S., summa cum laude, 1978)

Bar Admissions

• Indiana, 1981

Professional Associations

• Methodist Health Foundation, 2004 - Present (Board of Trustees)
• Christian Theological Seminary, 2004 - Present (Board of Trustees)
• Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce Stanley K. Lacy Leadership Series, 1989 - 1990 (Member)
• The Beacon Society of Methodist Hospital (Charter Member)
• Title 28 of the Indiana Code (Findings were used by the Indiana Legislature's Interim Study Committee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit) (Drafting Group Member)
• Former Trustee/Treasurer of the Marion County Public Library Foundation
• Indianapolis Bar Association
• Indiana State Bar Association
• American Bar Association

Awards and Recognitions

• Best Lawyers In America®, Banking and Finance Law, 2007-2012
• Indiana Super Lawyers, 2004-2012
• "Who's Who in Banking", Indianapolis Business Journal
• "40 Under 40", Indianapolis Business Journal

Seminars and Presentations

• Mergers and Acquisitions Update,” 2010 MEGA Conference, Indiana Bankers Association, 2010
• “Financial Services Reform – Critical Issues Facing Financial Institution in the Wake of Dodd-Frank,” Indiana CPA Society, 2010
• "2010 Financial Regulatory Reform: What You Need to Know Now!", Indiana Bankers Association, 2010
• "Changing Capital Requirements and Raising Capital", Indiana Bankers Association, 2010
• "The State of the Union, Focusing on Community Banks," The Baker Group, BKD, Clark Consulting, and Krieg DeVault, 2010
• "Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008," Indiana Bankers Association, 2008
• "Mergers & Acquisitions: The Art of Doing Deals", National Business Law Institute, 2004
• "Mergers & Acquisitions: The Art of Doing Deals", National Business Law Institute, 2001
• "Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999", Ind. Continuing Legal Education Forum, 2000
• "Current Issues in Banking Law in Indiana", National Business Institute, 1995
• "Current Issues in Banking Law in Indiana", National Business Institute, 1993
• "Current Issues in Banking Law", Ind. Continuing Legal Education Forum, 1991
• "Secured Lending and Secured Financing", Ind. Continuing Legal Education Forum, 1990
• "Employee Stock Ownership Plans", Ind. Continuing Legal Education Forum, 1990
• First Annual Banking Symposium, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 1988

Publications

• "Handling the Post-Examination Process", Hoosier Banker Magazine, August 2011
• "What to Do Before the Examiners Come...and Understand Your Bet", Hoosier Banker Magazine, July 2011
• "ESOP in Mergers & Acquisitions", ESOP Association Annual Convention, 1990
• "Efficiency of Liberalizing Branch Banking in Indiana", Indiana Law Review, Vol. 13, P.799
• "The Infatuation with Thrifts" (Co-Author), Hoosier Banker, February, 1989
• "Holding Companies for Thrifts", Thrift Focus, Vol. II, No. 1, Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis
• "ESOPs", Thrift Focus, Vol. III, No. 3, Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis
• "ESOPs for Registered Bank Holding Companies", ESOP Association Annual Convention, 1989