James R. Hubbard
General Counsel/Chief Legal Officer for 4 different Banks
- Role
- Board Member at Shf Sam Hubbard Foundation
- Location
- Cincinnati, OH, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About James R. Hubbard
Former EVP, General Counsel & Secretary of CIT Group Inc, a bank holding company and a financial holding company headquartered in New York, New York, CIT was acquired by First Citizens Bank in January 2022. At CIT lead a team of lawyers, paralegals and other professionals managing all legal work for the enterprise. Secretary to the Board of Directors of CIT Group Inc. and CIT Bank.Formerly, EVP, General Counsel and Secretary of TIAA Bank successor by merger with EverBank. EVP, General Counsel & Secretary of EverBank Financial Corp. Prior to that SVP & Chief Legal Officer of Fifth Third Bancorp, a $140 billion, Fortune 500 diversified financial services holding company headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. Managed the Legal Department for 17 years as well as the Securities Compliance and Model Risk Management Departments. Primarily responsible for all legal risk in the organization. A senior executive and general counsel who is a trusted advisor to senior officers and lines of business.Extensive experience with commercial law, real estate law, consumer law, corporate governance, securities law, risk and compliance, and mergers, and acquisitions.A strong leader and manager who led a team of over 25 diverse and engaged legal professionals with expertise in several areas of concentration.
Experience
Board Member
Jan 2025 — Present
Education
University of Cincinnati College of Law
JD, Law
1980 — 1983
Colgate University
B.A., English
1976 — 1980
Colgate University
English Literature
1976 — 1980
Skills
- Legal Research
- Due Diligence
- Risk Management
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Loans
- Securities
- Insurance
- Corporate Governance
- Banking
- Corporate Law
- Mergers
- Investments
- Estate Planning
- Financial Services
- Bankruptcy
- Private Equity
- Management
- Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Securities Regulation
- Leadership
- Commercial Real Estate
- Real Estate
- Internal Controls
- Finance
- Commercial Lending
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