SIMONE BRANIGAN JOINS UNION BANK´S LEGAL SPECIALTY GROUP
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July 19, 2010
Beverly Hills, Calif. – Union Bank, N.A., has appointed Simone Branigan as a vice president and senior relationship manager for the Legal Specialty Group of The Private Bank. The Legal Specialty Group provides comprehensive financial solutions to law firms and legal professionals. Branigan will oversee the practice in the Beverly Hills and West Los Angeles markets.
"We are excited to welcome Simone to our Beverly Hills Private Bank team to further expand our capabilities and the reach of our Legal Specialty Group," says Union Bank Senior Vice President David Jochim, head of the group. "Simone´s extensive banking and investment experience will be a great asset to our team."
Branigan, a 20-year veteran in the real estate and financial services industry, has held positions at Bank of America, the Robert M. Bass Realty Group, Jones Lang LaSalle and Deloitte and Touche. Her past expertise includes private equity investment, real estate investment banking, real estate commercial/construction financing, real estate debt/equity restructuring, real estate disposition, real estate development, real estate debt and equity advisory work, private banking and wealth management. She was also an assistant professor in finance at the University of Southern California´s Marshall Undergraduate Business Program.
She holds an MBA in corporate finance and real estate from the Marshall Business School of the University of Southern California and completed her undergraduate work at UC Berkeley and UCLA in international government and economics.
Branigan also holds a California Real Estate Broker and Real Property Securities license. She is an active philanthropic fund raiser for several non-profit organizations, including groups that support Children´s Hospital Los Angeles.
Headquartered in San Francisco, UnionBanCal Corporation is a financial holding company with assets of $85 billion at March 31, 2010. Its primary subsidiary, Union Bank, N.A., is a full-service commercial bank providing an array of financial services to individuals, small businesses, middle-market companies, and major corporations. As of May 10, 2010, the bank had 397 banking offices in California, Oregon, Washington and Texas and two international offices. UnionBanCal Corporation is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., which is a subsidiary of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. Union Bank is a proud member of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG, NYSE:MTU), one of the world's largest financial organizations. Visit www.unionbank.com for more information.
"We are excited to welcome Simone to our Beverly Hills Private Bank team to further expand our capabilities and the reach of our Legal Specialty Group," says Union Bank Senior Vice President David Jochim, head of the group. "Simone´s extensive banking and investment experience will be a great asset to our team."
Branigan, a 20-year veteran in the real estate and financial services industry, has held positions at Bank of America, the Robert M. Bass Realty Group, Jones Lang LaSalle and Deloitte and Touche. Her past expertise includes private equity investment, real estate investment banking, real estate commercial/construction financing, real estate debt/equity restructuring, real estate disposition, real estate development, real estate debt and equity advisory work, private banking and wealth management. She was also an assistant professor in finance at the University of Southern California´s Marshall Undergraduate Business Program.
She holds an MBA in corporate finance and real estate from the Marshall Business School of the University of Southern California and completed her undergraduate work at UC Berkeley and UCLA in international government and economics.
Branigan also holds a California Real Estate Broker and Real Property Securities license. She is an active philanthropic fund raiser for several non-profit organizations, including groups that support Children´s Hospital Los Angeles.
Headquartered in San Francisco, UnionBanCal Corporation is a financial holding company with assets of $85 billion at March 31, 2010. Its primary subsidiary, Union Bank, N.A., is a full-service commercial bank providing an array of financial services to individuals, small businesses, middle-market companies, and major corporations. As of May 10, 2010, the bank had 397 banking offices in California, Oregon, Washington and Texas and two international offices. UnionBanCal Corporation is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., which is a subsidiary of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. Union Bank is a proud member of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG, NYSE:MTU), one of the world's largest financial organizations. Visit www.unionbank.com for more information.
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