Richard Cheatham focuses his practice on financial institution representation, including bank regulatory matters and corporate and securities law applicable to financial institutions and their holding companies and other affiliates. Mr. Cheatham has substantial experience in the representation of public and private companies and financial institutions in mergers and acquisitions, public offerings and securities reporting and compliance.

Mr. Cheatham joined the firm in 1969 and became a partner in 1975. He was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Banking & Corporate Law in 2011 and each of the 10 years preceding.  He was listed in the 2009 and 2010 Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business for Banking & Finance Law. He was also named a Georgia "Super Lawyer" in the areas of Banking, Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Law in 2009, and again in Banking in 2010 by SuperLawyers magazine. He was recognized in The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers for 2009.

Education

  • Harvard University, LL.B. (1968)
    cum laude
  • University of Virginia, B.S., Commerce (1965)
    with distinction

Bar Admissions

  • Georgia (1969)

Who We Are

Suite 2800, 1100 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA, 30309-4528
USA
t +1 404.815.6570
f +1 404.541.3151

Richard R. Cheatham

Experience Highlights

Going private transaction for a Georgia bank holding company
Represented a Georgia bank holding company in a going private reverse stock split transaction. more