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Matthew C. Boba was appointed Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Howe Barnes in February 2004. He is responsible for the Firm's legal matters, regulatory compliance and corporate secretarial functions. Prior to joining Howe Barnes, Mr. Boba was a partner in the Corporate and Securities Department of Chapman and Cutler LLP, Chicago, Illinois, where he began his legal career in 1987. Mr. Boba's practice involved the representation of banks, bank holding companies, investment banking firms and financial advisors in connection with securities issuances, mergers and acquisitions, and regulatory compliance matters, and the representation of underwriters, trustees and credit enhancers of municipal securities, including single-family and multi-family housing bonds, and structured products. Mr. Boba received his B.S. in Finance from the University of Illinois in 1984, and his J.D. from the University of Illinois in 1987. He is a member of the board of directors of Sunny Ridge Family Center, Bolingbrook, Illinois, a not-for-profit child placement and child welfare agency. | 