Vx Associates is a consulting firm that provides expert witness and forensic services to law firms in banking-related matters and specialized assistance to banks and other financial institutions. Our principals are experienced expert witnesses and consultants who have had hands-on, senior-level experience in nearly all aspects of financial institution management. They have diverse backgrounds, each with more than thirty years experience in bank management and over five years in management consulting and expert witness services.

Our principals have served banks in various capacities including CEO, Director, COO, CFO and Chief Credit Officer. They also have directed major divisions of banks including investment banking, retail banking, operations, lending, loan workouts and strategic planning, and have held senior positions with a regulatory agency. Since our inception in 1998, we have worked with numerous prestigious law firms, community banks and some of the largest financial institutions in the U.S. and abroad.

Vx principals have served as experts in numerous and varied court cases involving:

Commercial and Real Estate Lending
Domestic and international credit extensions to businesses, commercial real estate owners and developers, government agencies and high-net-worth individuals.
Due diligence and underwriting practices.
Various types of fraud, including fraudulent financial statements.

Loan Administration and Review
Business and commercial real estate loan policies and practices.
Loan workouts and collections.
Insider dealings and conflicts of interest.
Allowances for Loan and Lease Losses.
Processes for loan review, reporting and administration.

Business and Consumer Banking
Branch banking management and operations, including Internet banking.
Check processing, funds transfers, wires and account administration.
Frauds.
Small business lending.
Industry standards of customer care.

Management Policies, Practices and Procedures
Banking industry standard policies and practices in domestic and international lending, management, branch banking and operations.

Regulatory Compliance
Compliance in bank management, operations and lending.


PRINCIPALS

Richard W. George, Principal
Richard Georges 29-year career with Citibank in the U.S. and abroad included senior positions in credit policy, lending, sovereign debt restructuring and workouts. An Adjunct Professor at Georgetown and University of California graduate schools, he has served as Director and CEO of a community bank. His seven-year experience in consulting includes service with McKinsey & Co. and engagements involving litigation support, bank turnaround management, asset recoveries and loan officer training.

J. Michael Feeks, Principal
In his 24-year career with Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co., Mike Feeks headed strategic planning and held senior positions in corporate banking and lending, branch banking and operations. He has served community banks as President, Director and in other top management positions. In his five-year consulting experience, he has had extensive experience as an expert witness in banking matters and has advised banks in turnarounds, workouts, portfolio sales and M&A.



Frank A. De Lisi, Principal
Frank De Lisi gained in-depth expertise in lending and corporate finance through his experience as a senior examiner with the OCC, senior staff approving officer and commercial lender at a money center bank and regional institutions, and as a consultant with a leading turnaround management firm. In his most recent assignment in banking, he managed a $900 million problem loan portfolio for Fleet Bank. His service as an expert includes cases involving credit policies, procedures, fraud and management practices.


Michael A. Callen, Senior Consultant
A former Vice Chairman of Citibank, Mike Callen headed several of the banks largest divisions including investment banking and corporate banking in developed countries. He was with Citi for 27 years, serving in the U.S. and in many foreign countries. In the past ten years, he has been an educator and a consultant to banks in the U.S. and overseas.