Overview
Friday, December 4, 2026
University Club of Chicago
76 East Monroe Street, Chicago, IL 60603
Barack Ferrazzano Financial Institutions Group partner and regulatory section leader John M. Geiringer will present at the Illinois Bankers Association’s Bank Counsel & Regulatory Risk Conference on December 4, 2026, at the University Club of Chicago. The annual conference brings together bank counsel and bankers from across Illinois to examine the year’s major legal and regulatory developments, with networking at breakfast, lunch, and a cocktail hour.
In his session, “The Revolution in Banking Supervision,” John will give an overview of the legal and regulatory issues now affecting Illinois banks. Drawing on his experience representing a large and diverse group of banks, he will offer practical suggestions and best practices for advising clients amid ongoing changes in supervision, economic uncertainty, and global instability.
John will be joined by his wife, Jennifer Dunitz-Geiringer, JD, LCSW, a licensed clinical social worker, former federal court litigator, and Owner and Lead Psychotherapist at Found Therapy and Life Path Counseling, LLC. In her session, “Conducting Your Own Internal Audit,” Jen will apply a familiar audit framework to the well-being of legal and compliance professionals.
About the Speaker
As the regulatory section leader of Barack Ferrazzano's Financial Institutions Group, John concentrates his practice on regulatory, governance, and investigative matters involving financial institutions. He is a frequent speaker and author in the financial institutions area on issues surrounding banking regulations, examinations, and enforcement actions. John teaches banking law and regulation at Chicago-Kent College of Law's Graduate Program in Financial Services Law and serves on the board of advisors of its Institute for Compliance. He also teaches national security law and is a founding Co-Director of its Center for National Security and Human Rights Law. Prior to joining the firm in 1999, John was a bank regulator and also obtained practical experience with respect to bank operations and compliance issues as a regulatory consultant with a regional accounting firm, performing compliance reviews and training for a variety of financial institutions.
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For more information or to register for the event, visit https://www.illinois.bank/education-and-events/conferences-and-events/bank-counsel.
