Gary Bronstein is a partner and team leader of the financial services team at Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP.  Mr. Bronstein provides a broad spectrum of strategic advice to financial institutions and public company clients.  He concentrates on initial public offerings and other specialized capital raising transactions, mergers and acquisitions, proxy contests and a host of other corporate and securities law matters.  Mr. Bronstein has extensive experience with financial institution enforcement cases creating resolution strategies, negotiating settlements and leading internal investigations.  Mr. Bronstein advises on corporate governance for public company clients and clients that have been the subject of enforcement proceedings.  Mr. Bronstein was recognized in 2020 and the seven years immediately preceding as a Washington D.C. “Super Lawyer” in the area of securities and corporate finance by Super Lawyers magazine, and was also recommended by Legal 500 US for mergers and acquisitions in 2020 and the four years immediately preceding.

Kevin Schalk is a partner and banking and capital markets sector leader at Baker Tilly US, LLP.  He has been with Baker Tilly since 2006 and serving financial institutions since 2000 with significant emphasis on banking operations.  Mr. Schalk is responsible for setting the strategic direction of the group and ensuring its service offerings reflect the current needs within the industry.

Frank Sorrentino is managing director in the financial institutions group at Stephens, Inc.  He is responsible for investment banking coverage of banks and thrifts in the Northeast region of the United States and other select markets in the southeast and southwestern United States. 

Prior to joining Stephens, Mr. Sorrentino spent 4 years at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods in the investment banking division and spent nearly 7 years before that at FinPro, Inc., a community bank consultant and M&A advisory firm.  Throughout his career, Mr. Sorrentino has been part of over 40 M&A and capital raising transactions with an aggregate value of over $5 billion.

Mr. Sorrentino is a CFA charterholder and member of the New York Society of Security Analysts.

Emily McCormick is Vice President of Editorial & Research for Bank Director. Emily oversees research projects, from in-depth reports to Bank Director’s annual surveys on M&A, risk, compensation, governance and technology. She also manages content for the Bank Services Program, including Bank Director’s Online Training Series. In addition to speaking and moderating discussions at Bank Director’s in-person and virtual events, Emily writes and edits for Bank Director magazine, BankDirector.com and Bank Director’s weekly newsletter, The Slant. She started her career in the circulation department at the Knoxville News-Sentinel and graduated summa cum laude from The University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and International Business.