Exhibit 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Directors
City National Corporation:
We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements (Nos. 333-01993, 333-87719, 333-61854, 333-88118 and 33-56632) on Form S-8, and (No. 333-104395) on Form S-4 of City National Corporation of our reports dated February 27, 2007 relating to the consolidated balance sheet of City National Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders’ equity and comprehensive income and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2006, and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006 and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006 which reports appear in the December 31, 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K of City National Corporation. Our report refers to the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 158, Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pensions and Other Postretirement Plan, SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment, and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 108. Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements.
/s/ KPMG
Los Angeles, California
February 27, 2006