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Correspondence 0001104659-23-105473 from PACWEST BANCORP (CIK 0001102112)

PACWEST BANCORP (CIK 0001102112)
Date: Sept. 29, 2023 · CIK: 0001102112 · Accession: 0001104659-23-105473

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File numbers found in text: 001-36408

Referenced dates: September 20, 2023, September 21, 2023

Date
September 29, 2023
Author
/s/
Form
CORRESP
Company
PACWEST BANCORP (CIK 0001102112)

Letter

Telephone: 1-310-712-6600

Facsimile: 1-310-712-8800

WWW.SULLCROM.COM

Century Park East

Los Angeles, California 90067-1725

___________

New York • Palo Alto • washington, D.C.

Brussels • Frankfurt • london • paris

Beijing • Hong Kong • Tokyo

Melbourne • Sydney

September 29, 2023

VIA EDGAR

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

Office of Finance

100 F Street, NE

Washington, DC 20549

Attention: James Lopez

Robert Arzonetti

Robert Klein

Cara Lubit

Re: PacWest Bancorp

Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31,

Filed February 27, 2023

File No. 001-36408

Ladies and Gentlemen:

On behalf of PacWest Bancorp (the “Company”), set forth below is the Company’s response to the comment of the Staff (the “Staff”) of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the Company’s Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2022 filed on February 27, 2023 (the “Form 10-K”).

Set forth below is the response of the Company to the comment of the Staff’s letter to the Company, dated September 21, 2023, relating to the Form 10-K. For convenience of reference, the text of the comment in the Staff’s letter has been reproduced in bold and italics herein. The Company has provided its response immediately after the numbered comment.

General

1. Please advise us how you plan to consider, in your future filings, the disclosures on the comments issued on the Form S-4.

Response: We respectfully advise the Staff that the Company is committed to conforming the disclosure in its future filings to comply with the comments in the Staff’s letter dated September 20, 2023 relating to Banc of California, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on August 28, 2023 (the “Form S-4”), along with any additional comments that the Staff may provide in connection with the Form S-4. We hereby confirm the Company’s future filings will reflect changes corresponding to the disclosure updates that will be made to the Form S-4 in response to the Staff’s comments.

*********

Any comments or questions regarding the foregoing should be directed to the undersigned at (310) 712-6603. Thank you in advance for your cooperation in connection with this matter.

Sincerely,
/s/
Patrick S. Brown

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    Telephone:
    1-310-712-6600

    Facsimile: 1-310-712-8800

    WWW.SULLCROM.COM

                                                   1888
                                            Century Park East

                                            Los Angeles, California 90067-1725

    ___________

    New
    York • Palo Alto • washington, D.C.

    Brussels
    • Frankfurt • london • paris

    Beijing
    • Hong Kong • Tokyo

    Melbourne
    • Sydney

September 29, 2023

VIA EDGAR

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

Office of Finance

100 F Street, NE

Washington, DC 20549

    Attention:
    James Lopez

    Robert Arzonetti

    Robert Klein

    Cara Lubit

    Re:
    PacWest Bancorp

    Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31,
    2022

    Filed February 27, 2023

    File No. 001-36408

Ladies and Gentlemen:

On behalf of PacWest Bancorp (the “Company”),
set forth below is the Company’s response to the comment of the Staff (the “Staff”) of the Division of Corporation
Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the Company’s Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31,
2022 filed on February 27, 2023 (the “Form 10-K”).

Set forth below is the response of the Company
to the comment of the Staff’s letter to the Company, dated September 21, 2023, relating to the Form 10-K. For convenience
of reference, the text of the comment in the Staff’s letter has been reproduced in bold and italics herein. The Company has provided
its response immediately after the numbered comment.

General

    1.
    Please advise us how you plan to consider, in
    your future filings, the disclosures on the comments issued on the Form S-4.

Response:
We respectfully advise the Staff that the Company is committed to conforming the disclosure in its future filings to comply with the
comments in the Staff’s letter dated September 20, 2023 relating to Banc of California, Inc.’s Registration Statement
on Form S-4 filed on August 28, 2023 (the “Form S-4”), along with any additional comments that the
Staff may provide in connection with the Form S-4. We hereby confirm the Company’s future filings will reflect changes corresponding
to the disclosure updates that will be made to the Form S-4 in response to the Staff’s comments.

*********

Any comments or questions regarding the foregoing
should be directed to the undersigned at (310) 712-6603. Thank you in advance for your cooperation in connection with this matter.

    Sincerely,

    /s/
    Patrick S. Brown

    Patrick S. Brown

    Partner

    SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP

    CC:
    Paul W. Taylor, PacWest Bancorp

Kevin L. Thompson, PacWest Bancorp

Angela M.W. Kelley, PacWest Bancorp