May 28, 2026

Enhancing Board Governance Practices and Strengthening Audit Committee Oversight in Financial Institutions

topic
Enhancing Board Governance Practices and Strengthening Audit Committee Oversight in Financial Institutions
Date and Time
May 28, 2026 | 11:30am
length
1.5 hours
location
Webinar
cost
Free

In today’s heightened regulatory and risk environment, audit committees and boards of directors at financial institutions face growing expectations and greater scrutiny than ever before. Join leaders from  YHB and Luse Gorman for an insightful discussion on the critical duties and responsibilities of audit committees, along with leading practices for strong, effective board governance. This timely webinar will explore the evolving role of the audit committee, key oversight responsibilities, and practical strategies for enhancing governance, accountability, and board performance. Attendees will gain valuable perspectives on risk oversight, financial reporting, compliance, director engagement, and the governance practices that help boards fulfill their responsibilities with confidence. This session will provide actionable takeaways to help boards strengthen oversight and meet the demands of an increasingly complex environment.

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Speaker(s):

Benjamin Azoff

Luse Gorman Partner

Benjamin Azoff focuses his practice on financial institutions, including securities and general corporate law. His 20 years of experience includes public and private offerings of equity and debt securities, mergers and acquisitions, mutual holding company reorganizations, mutual-to-stock conversions and branch acquisitions and sales.

 

 

Jeffrey Cardone

Luse Gorman Partner

Jeff Cardone represents community banks, credit unions and other financial institutions, focusing primarily on transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, purchase and assumption transactions, credit union acquisitions of banks, mutual-to-stock conversions, mutual holding company formations and public offerings and private placements of subordinated debt/secondary capital.

 

 

Brandon Driver

YHB Principal

Brandon is an audit leader for the financial institutions team.  He regularly prepares audit and accounting updates for the team.  Brandon has worked exclusively for the financial institutions team since graduating from Virginia Tech performing external audits, internal audits, bank tax services and SOX consulting.

 

 

Luke Gore

YHB Principal

Luke joined YHB in 2009 and specializes in auditing, taxation and consulting for financial institutions.  Luke is an audit leader for YHB’s Financial Institutions Team.  He is actively involved in providing audit and accounting updates, training for the team, and maintaining audit programs and policy.