Susan F. Pollack

spollack@curtis.com
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New York Office

Practice

Experienced in banking transactions and banking and finance-related legal issues, Ms. Pollack joined the Firm after almost twenty years as senior counsel with a major money center bank. She provides advice relating to traditional commercial banking, international trade finance, private banking, trade services, cash management and securities services as well as operational and technological aspects of financial services businesses. Ms. Pollack has represented financial institutions, including private banks, as well as corporations and individuals in transactional and regulatory matters. She has extensive experience working with both credit and relationship managers in structuring and documenting transactions.

These representations have included advice relating to complex international and domestic financial transactions, financings secured by deposits, securities, investment accounts, fine art, commodities and other assets, customer and supplier negotiations. Ms. Pollack also counsels clients on legal and regulatory compliance, product development, acquisitions and divestitures of financial institutions and affiliates, and legislative and regulatory developments.

Her previous experience also includes acting as general counsel to the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs. Ms. Pollack lectures on U.S. legal aspects of secured and unsecured commercial lending transactions, letters of credit and bankers acceptances to international bankers, borrowers and lawyers.

Ms. Pollack is admitted to the Bar of the State of New York, the federal bar of the Southern District of New York and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Education

• LL.B., cum laude, Harvard Law School, 1967
• B.A., cum laude, Radcliffe College, 1964

Associations

• American Bar Association
• Citizens Union Foundation, director
• Girls Incorporated, director

Representative Matters

Financings

• Representation of a German company in connection with the financing for a multi-million dollar U.S. acquisition
• Representation of an African bank in connection with multi-million dollar financings of telecommunications equipment
• Representation of an international bank in connection with a multi-million dollar syndicated Mexican trade finance loan supported by commodities receivables, U.K. accounts receivable and a shareholder guarantee
• Representation of an international bank in connection with a multi-million dollar loan to a Brazilian subsidiary of the U.S. multi-national supported by a parent guarantee
• Representation of an international bank in connection with a multi-million dollar standby letter of credit issued at the request of a U.S. corporation, supported by a pledge of assets located in Mexico
• Representation of a U.K. bank in connection with security obtained in the U.S. through a subsidiary guarantee and pledge of accounts receivables in multiple states and appropriate UCC filings

Regulatory

• Representation of a U.S. retail conglomerate in the formation and chartering of a national credit card bank
• Representation of an international bank in connection with a money laundering inquiry
• Representation of the New York branch of an international bank in connection with general money laundering/know-your-customer advice in relating to private banking operations

Acquisitions and Divestitures

• Representation of a U.S. bank in connection with the multi-million dollar acquisition of a cash management related business
• Representation of a U.S. bank in connection with the acquisition of a multi-million dollar securities services related business
• Representation of a U.S. bank in connection with the divestiture of a multi-million dollar processing unit
• Representation of a U.S. company in connection with the acquisition of a multi-million dollar publishing company

General

• Representation of a broker-dealer in connection with the preparation of custodial and sub-custodial agreements in various jurisdictions outside the U.S.
• Representation of an international bank in connection with the preparation of customer agreements, including those used in the issuance and confirmation of letters of credit and international funds transfers
• Representation of various U.S. manufacturing companies in connection with the preparation of customer sales and marketing related agreements