A trusted veteran in the financial services industry, Rod Jones is contacted by banks in and out of Florida for legal advice and representation. They recognize his 30 years of experience in the industry and his insight as a former banking regulator for the state. A senior partner at Shutts & Bowen, Mr. Jones offers legal guidance to financial services providers that have a presence in Florida or seek to develop one. He works with foreign and domestic banks, insurance companies, brokerage firms, credit card companies and other financial service firms from his office in Orlando.
Mr. Jones counsels firms that are trying to gain a foothold in the state, either through mergers and acquisitions or by forming a new institution. He regularly advises the organizers of new institutions, including de novo banks, and represents clients in merger and acquisition transactions as well as geographic and product market expansion. His practice also includes fiduciary activities, structural reorganization issues and alternative strategies to deliver financial products and services. He has experience with compliance issues, as well as safety and soundness concerns. As a former regulator with relationships at the state and federal levels, Mr. Jones understands the supervisory process and communicates effectively with financial institution regulators.
Background
Mr. Jones joined Shutts & Bowen in September 1989. Before joining the firm, he was the Director of the Division of Banking of the Florida Department of Banking and Finance from 1984 to 1989. In this position, he had responsibility for licensing and supervising more than 500 state-chartered financial institutions. Previously, Mr. Jones served for four years as staff counsel and banking analyst for the Committee on Commerce of the Florida House of Representatives. During this time, he was involved in drafting major revisions to the Florida Financial Institutions Codes and also worked on Florida's first interstate banking legislation.
Recognition
- Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, selected for inclusion in Banking and Finance in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006; Banking & Finance: Regulatory in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
- The Best Lawyers in America®, selected for inclusion in Banking Law every year since 1995
- Florida Super Lawyers, selected for inclusion in Banking Law in 2007, 2008, 2009
Education
- Florida State University College of Law, J. D., 1979
- Florida State University, M.S., Library Science, 1972
- Florida State University, B.A., 1970
Bar Admissions
- The Florida Bar
