Kathryn Reed Edge

Katie Edge primarily concentrates her practice on regulated financial institutions, including commercial and savings banks, bank holding companies, mortgage companies, trust companies, and other financial institutions. During her private practice career, she has assisted in the formation of more than 25 new banks, savings banks and trust companies, but in these challenging economic times, she has focused her efforts on assisting financial institutions with supervisory issues, advocating for companies with their state and federal regulatory agencies. She also represents clients in mergers, acquisitions, consolidations and other reorganizations. She is the former general counsel and former deputy commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions. She is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Center for Non-profit Management and a member of the Rotary Club of Nashville. Awards and Honors Honors "2011 Women of Influence", Trailblazer category, Nashville Business Journal Nashville Post Magazine's "Nashville's 101 Top Lawyers", 2011 Nashville Post's "In Charge" list for Banking & Finance, 2010 Mid-South Super Lawyers, 2007 - 2010 Chambers USA – America's Leading Lawyers for Business, 2009 Best of Bar, Nashville Business Journal, 2005-2006; 2009 Business Tennessee's 150 Best Lawyers, 2008 - 2009 The Best Lawyers in America, Banking Law and Financial Institutions Law, 2005 - Present Best Lawyers in Nashville, Nashville Post, 2003

• Attorney

• Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions, General Counsel; Deputy Commissioner

• Addressing the New Regulatory Architecture and Its Financial Industry Impact, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Debate & Confirm Supervisory Discussion Series, September 29, 2010
• Financial Regulatory Reform: the Obama Administration's Rebuilding Plan, Financial Executives International - Chattanooga Chapter, September 8, 2009
• Instructor, Banking Law, Nashville School of Law

• Tennessee, 1983

• Tennessee Lawyers Association for Women (Past President)
• Lawyers Association for Women, Marion Griffin Chapter (Past President)
• Tennessee Bankers Association (Member, Bank Lawyers Committee; Credit Conference Committee, Member; Government Relations Committee )
• Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands (Past President)
• Access to Justice Commission (Member; Chairman, Education Subcommittee)
• Tennessee Bar Association (Past President)