Joan S. Guilfoyle is special counsel in the firm's Banking & Financial Services Practice Group in the Washington, D.C. office. Ms. Guilfoyle's practice concentrates on corporate and securities matters for financial institutions. She has extensive experience representing clients in connection with mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings, stock conversions, and securities compliance matters. Ms. Guilfoyle also represents companies involved in proxy contests, and has assisted clients with fidelity bond claims and internal investigations. Prior to practicing law, she was a vice president and commercial lender for two Washington, D.C. area financial institutions.