As financial institutions move into the final stages of 2025 year-end reporting, staying aligned with evolving regulatory and disclosure expectations is essential. Join YHB and Stevens & Lee for a timely discussion focused on key financial, operational, regulatory, and disclosure considerations impacting annual reporting and public filings.
Our speakers will recap notable developments and areas of SEC scrutiny from 2025, including important 10-K and Proxy Statement disclosure topics, and discuss new and emerging disclosure requirements taking effect in 2026. We will also share practical insights and considerations to help institutions address these matters as they finalize 2025 10-Ks and begin planning for 2026 Proxy Statements.
This session is designed to help you close out 2025 reporting with confidence while proactively preparing for disclosure and compliance challenges in the year ahead.
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Brandon has served the Firm’s financial institution clients, including numerous SEC registrants for the last 17 years serving as a principal of the Firm since 2018. He currently leads SEC external audit engagements for four issuers and serves clients with total assets in excess of $6 billion. Because of this industry expertise, Brandon has extensive experience with SEC filings and financial reporting for financial institutions as well as SOX/FDICIA implementation and consulting. He actively contributes to client and staff training, providing leadership in delivering GAAP and SEC updates. He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in accounting from Virginia Tech.
Dean is Co-Chair of Stevens & Lee’s Financial Institutions Group. He is a recognized and trusted advisor to financial institutions, their boards of directors and senior management teams. For more than 30 years he has provided counsel on matters of corporate governance and strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, public and private offerings of debt and equity capital, SEC reporting and bank regulation. His work includes proxy statement preparation, executive compensation and equity incentive plans, advice regarding the fiduciary duties and responsibilities of directors under Pennsylvania and Delaware laws, and other corporate and transactional matters. He also has an extensive private company practice involving mergers and acquisitions, business succession, stockholder disputes and business divorce.
Luke began his professional career at YHB in 2009 upon graduating with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and information systems as well as finance. Since that time, he has worked exclusively for the Firm’s Financial Services team. He specializes in performing external audits, internal audits, bank tax services, SEC regulatory compliance and FDICIA/SOX consulting. He is an audit leader for the team and has served on the firm’s Audit Quality Committee, Marketing Committee and Human Resources Advisory Council.
