WithumSmith+Brown, have hired John Battaglia and Mitchel Steiner, former managing directors of MorrisAnderson & Associates, as principals and co-leaders of its Lender Field Exam Services Team.

Under the leadership of Battaglia and Steiner, this team structure will expand WithumSmith+Brown’s service offerings to asset-based and commercial lenders including banks, investment firms, and other financial institutions. The team structure also includes the support of a network of examiners and consultants nationwide who will help advise WS+B’s institutional clients.

Formerly, Battaglia was the managing director and co-founder of MorrisAnderson, a services company that provides borrowers’ credit-quality evaluations and other consultation to the lending sector. Steiner, was also managing director and co-founder of MorrisAnderson’s Lending Services Division.