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Overview
Jonice Gray is the chair of the Consumer Financial Services practice at Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. She is ranked Band One in Chambers for her work in Consumer Finance Enforcement and Investigations and in Consumer Finance Compliance, where she was described as "whip smart, high-profile and experienced," "a tenacious litigator” who “does a good job of building relationships that help us navigate the labyrinth of regulatory agencies" and "very well connected in the regulatory world." A further respondent noted, “There are few who know the field better than Jonice.”
Jonice specializes in work with banks, non-bank financial institutions and other companies providing financial products and services. She works with many of the largest bank and non-bank financial institutions, emerging companies such as fintechs and retailers whose business operations include consumer and small business finance.
Jonice’s work is focused on representing corporate and individual clients in high-stakes legal proceedings, including matters initiated by state and federal regulators, private civil litigation, congressional investigations and internal investigations. Jonice also counsels clients on compliance with consumer protection laws.
Jonice focuses a substantial portion of her practice on representations involving escalated government examination matters, investigations and enforcement. In this capacity, she routinely provides strategic advice to senior corporate leaders, including Boards of Directors, as they navigate complex, and often unexpected, business and legal challenges.
Jonice has an active state regulatory and enforcement practice. She routinely represents clients in matters brought by State Attorneys General nationwide, including multi-state groups. She also represents clients before other state regulators such as the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (CA DFPI), the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and other state banking and financial departments.
Jonice also has an active federal practice, frequently representing institutions in matters initiated by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Department of Justice (DOJ), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Federal Reserve Board (FRB), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). Many of these matters have been successfully closed without further action.
Jonice is well-known for her advisory work in fair and responsible lending and servicing, and is considered one of the nation's experts in this space.
More broadly, she frequently handles matters involving:
- Allegations of unfair, deceptive or abusive acts in violation of the Federal Trade Commission Act (UDAP, Section 5), the Consumer Financial Protection Act (UDAAP, Section 1036) and similar state laws;
- Compliance with federal and state consumer protection laws, including the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), the Fair Housing Act (FHA), the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the Civil Rights Act, the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), as well as related regulatory requirements such as state license laws.
In addition to being recognized by Chambers USA as a leading lawyer in the area of Consumer Finance, Legal 500 recognized Jonice in Financial Services Regulation and Fintech, and noted: "She provides special insights that she has gained through her role as a thought leader and nationally trusted adviser." She has also been recognized by Best Lawyers in the areas of Banking and Finance Law, and in Super Lawyers in the areas of Banking, Consumer Law and Civil Litigation Defense. Jonice has been named a Mortgage Star by Mortgage Women Magazine, has been recognized by the Minority Corporate Counsel Association as one of a handful of top diverse rainmakers in the nation and noted by Savoy magazine as one of the country's Most Influential Black Lawyers.
Jonice has received the IFLR Americas Award for Outstanding Contributions to Regulatory Reform and the American Bar Association’s Frank Simpson Award for Banking Law. She has published articles on a wide variety of legal issues impacting financial institutions, and is a frequent speaker on the industry, particularly on matters relating to government regulation, investigations and enforcement activity.
Jonice is active in the American Bar Association, where she is a Past Chair of the Banking Law Committee, which had more than 2,000 members, and has held leadership positions on the ABA's Consumer Financial Services Committee. She presently sits on the ABA's Business Law Section Council. She also sits on the Board of Regents of the American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers, the Executive Council of the Federal Bar Association’s Banking Law Section and the Governing Committee of the Conference on Consumer Finance Law.
Jonice serves on the Board of Directors for the Legal Aid Society of D.C. She also serves on the Advisory Board for the Ron Brown Scholars Program.
Before entering private practice, Jonice served as a law clerk to the Honorable Marvin J. Garbis of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. Jonice holds a J.D. from Yale Law School and a B.A. from the University of Virginia (Phi Beta Kappa).
Accolades
- ABA Banking Law Committee, Frank Simpson Award (2025)
- IFLR Americas Awards, Outstanding Contribution to Regulatory Reform award recipient (2025)
- Women in Housing & Finance, 45th Anniversary Award for Housing Industry Impact (2024)
- Chambers USA, Consumer Finance (Enforcement & Investigations) (Band 1)
- Chambers USA, Consumer Finance (Compliance)
- Savoy Magazine, Most Influential Lawyers
- Thomson Reuters, (2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025)
- The Legal 500, Recognized in Financial services – Regulation; Fintech; Financial Services: Litigation
- Business Today, Top 10 U.S. Lawyers in Consumer Finance Regulation (2023)
- Mortgage Women Magazine, Mortgage Star Award (2021)
- Minority Corporate Counsel Association, Top Rainmaker (2018)
- Best Lawyers, Banking and Finance Law
- Super Lawyers, Consumer Law, Civil Litigation: Defense, Banking
- LegalBisnow, Top 40 Under 40
- Law360 Minority Powerbroker Series
- Law360 Rainmaker Series
- Stakeholder 100 Award
- International Union of Police Associations, President’s Award
Education
- Yale University, J.D 2000
- University of Virginia, B.A. 1996 (Phi Beta Kappa)
Representations
Jonice’s representations, many of which are nonpublic, have included:
Litigation
- Comerica Bank in declaratory judgement action against the CFPB for regulatory overreach in investigation and related lawsuit by the CFPB against the Bank; case dismissed
- Early Warning Services in investigation and litigation by the CFPB relating to detection and prevention of fraud and scams on the Zelle Network; case dismissed
- Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, in investigation and litigation brought by the CFPB challenging ability to repay determinations in mortgage origination; case dismissed
- Reliant, a credit card issuer, in CFPB investigation and litigation alleging UDAAP and TILA violations; case dismissed
- The Mortgage Bankers Association and Housing Policy Council in a Seventh Circuit Amicus Brief in CFPB v. Townstone, addressing matters related to the scope of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act
- Wells Fargo in precedent-setting lawsuits brought by municipalities, under the FHA, in the wake of the foreclosure crisis
- Ally connection with a putative class action alleging discrimination in indirect auto lending on heels of federal government settlement
- JPMorgan Chase in precedent setting fair lending cases
Investigations and Supervision
- Prominent digital marketplace provider in FTC investigation alleging UDAAP; matter was closed without action
- City National Bank, a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada, in DOJ investigation relating to alleged violations of the FHA and ECOA and consensual resolution
- Berkshire Hathaway subsidiaries, HSOA, Trident Mortgage and Fox & Roach in supervisory activity and concurrent investigations by DOJ, CFPB and State AGs alleging violations of the FHA, ECOA and numerous state laws and concurrent consensual resolutions
- Early Warning (Zelle) in connection with congressional investigation relating to fraud and scam detection and prevention
- Top ten bank in CFPB investigation of deposit practices and concurrent supervisory activity by prudential banking regulators, with CFPB declining to take enforcement action following full investigation
- Mid-size bank in joint DOJ and NYAG investigation; matter closed without further action following full investigation
- Prominent fintech working in deposits space in concurrent supervisory and enforcement matters by federal and state regulators which included CA DFPI, Washington DFI, NYDFS and the Illinois Department of Financial Regulation and Professional Regulation
- Lender in novel investigation and enforcement action by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance seeking to recharacterize business such that it was subject to additional laws
- Bank with prominent Caribbean presence in concurrent escalated supervisory activity related to consumer lending by the FRB and the CFPB that was resolved without enforcement action as well as in related internal investigation
- Equifax in CFPB supervisory and investigatory matters, including consent order in connection with sales practices
- Discover in CFPB and FDIC actions challenging sales practices and consensual resolution
- A large conglomerate, with numerous affiliates performing retail sales, consumer lending and related services in multi-state attorney general investigation
- Nonbank institution in an FTC investigation alleging unfair and deceptive trade practices regarding the marketing of products and services to veterans; matter closed without further action
- A top U.S. bank in concurrent investigations and enforcement actions by the DOJ, the OCC and the FRB related to allegations of discriminatory mortgage lending practices
- Tech company in FTC investigation alleging unfair and deceptive trade practices regarding the marketing of products and services
- Numerous participants in the credit bureau reporting industry in federal investigations alleging UDAAP and FCRA violations, including matters closed without further action
- Several large institutions in escalated state and federal government supervisory activity and investigations regarding mortgage origination and servicing practices
- Numerous banks and nonbanks in federal and state investigations, enforcement action, and escalated supervisory matters alleging UDAAPs in the sale, marketing and/or servicing of ancillary products
- Various student loan companies in investigations initiated by the CFPB and state regulators, including matters closed without further action
- Large financial institutions in internal investigations alleging, among other things, misconduct in the performance of core job functions and other workplace improprieties including kickbacks
- Several bank and nonbank entities in concurrent investigations initiated by the FHFA related to the FHFA’s investments in residential mortgage-backed securities
- Prominent bank specializing in work with fintechs in FDIC supervisory and enforcement actions alleging UDAPs and fair lending violations
- Large bank in connection with alleged violations of CFPB consent order, concurrent escalated supervisory action by the FRB and FDIC, and internal investigation
- Numerous banks in escalating supervisory activity related to deposits by prudential bank regulators
- Large bank in the settlement of a nationwide class action alleging mortgage fraud and predatory lending
Compliance and Policy
- Providing advice to various merchants on compliance matters related to financial transactions with consumers, including implementation of virtual marketplaces and use of prepaid and stored value products
- Assisting bank and nonbank finance companies with the development and/or enhancement of compliance management systems
- Providing fair and responsible banking advice to financial institutions of varying sizes, including conducting compliance management and fair lending risk assessments
- Providing compliance advice to banks and nonbanks on small business lending and merchant cash advances (MCAs)
- Advising participants in the digital asset space, including those involved with cryptocurrencies, in matters involving compliance management, regulatory advice and state investigations
- Advising solar finance companies in regulatory matters, compliance management and investigation defense
- Advising numerous fintechs on regulatory, compliance, and enforcement matters, related to licensing, money transmission, Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and anti-money laundering (AML) compliance
- Prepared comment letters on behalf of the Consumer Bankers Association, the Financial Services Roundtable (now Bank Policy Institute), and the Consumer Mortgage Coalition on CFPB’s use of Civil Investigative Demands, enforcement practices and supervision process, with recent adoption of a number of significant recommended policy changes
Engagement & Publications
Speaking Engagements
- Speaker, “Fair Lending in Flux” Conference on Consumer Finance Law, Forthcoming May 2025
- Speaker, “Trump 2.0: What the First Three Months Means for the Next Four Years,” New York City Bar Association, Consumer Financial Law Institute, May 5, 2025
- Speaker, “A View from DC,” Mortgage Bankers Legal Issues and Regulatory Conference, Forthcoming May 2025
- Speaker, “Fair Lending Reconsidered: Compliance in a New Era,” Paul Hastings Webinar, April 2025
- Speaker, “Consumer Finance Regulation- Totally Unplugged,” Paul Hastings Webinar, March 2025
- Speaker, “Recent Trends in Fair Lending and What to Expect with the Administration Change,” Mortgage Bankers Association, February 2025
- Speaker, “What Last Year’s Supreme Court Means for Bank Regulation,” American Bar Association Banking Law Conference, January 2025
- Speaker, “Consumer Finance Trends,” American Bankers Association, Annual General Counsel’s Meeting, November 2024
- Speaker, “Empowering Board Room Brilliance,” CCWC Annual Conference, October 2024
- Speaker, “Advice from Members Who Made it to Corporate Boards,” CCWC Annual Conference, October 2024
- Speaker, “Fair Lending and UDAAP Compliance and Concerns,” Mortgage Bankers Association Compliance and Risk Management Conference, September 2024
- Speaker, “It’s Raining Rules: New Consumer Finance Rules in Focus,” Paul Hastings Webinar, July 2024
- Speaker, “Fintech in Focus: Hot Topics and Trends,” Paul Hastings Consumer Financial Services Webinar Series, May 30, 2024
- Speaker, “The CFPB Lives But The Battle Is Not Over: The Supreme Court Decision and Its Implications,” May 20, 2024
- Speaker, “Fair Lending Trends,” Mortgage Bankers Legal Issues and Regulatory Conference, May 2024
- Speaker, “Consumer Finance Trends,” New York City Bar Consumer Finance Symposium, May 2024
- Speaker, “Sound the Alarm: Trends and Risk Management Relating to Whistleblowers,” Paul Hastings Consumer Financial Services Webinar Series, May 1, 2024
- Speaker, “War on Junk Fees: A Cross-Industry Look at Regulation of Consumer Charges,” Paul Hastings Consumer Financial Services Webinar Series, April 10, 2024
- Speaker, “Fair Lending Trends,” American Bankers Mortgage Conference, April 2024
- Speaker, “Elevating Women and Diversity in Banking and Financial Services,” American Bar Association, March 2024
- Speaker, “House Party: Trends in Mortgage Origination and Servicing,” Paul Hastings Consumer Financial Services Webinar Series, March 14, 2024
- Speaker, “Disappearing Acts: Trends in AML, BSA, and Consumer Fraud,” Paul Hastings Consumer Financial Services Webinar Series, March 6, 2024
- Speaker, “Fairness in Focus: Trends in Fair and Responsible Lending,” Paul Hastings Consumer Financial Services Webinar Series, February 28, 2024
- Speaker, “Stated Priorities: Focal Points for State AGs and State Regulators,” Paul Hastings Consumer Financial Services Webinar Series, February 20, 2024
- Speaker, “Retail Banking Under Fire: Trends in Deposits and Payments,” Paul Hastings Consumer Financial Services Webinar Series, February 14, 2024
- Speaker, “Consumer Financial Services: A Year in Review and Predictions for 2024,” Paul Hastings Consumer Financial Services Webinar Series, January 31, 2024
- Speaker, “Pathway to Fair Lending,” Mortgage Bankers Association Independent Mortgage Bankers Conference, 2024
- Speaker, “Consumer Financial Services Trends,” American Bankers Association General Counsel Meeting, 2023
- Speaker, “Consumer Financial Services Trends,” PLI Banking Law Institute, 2023
- Speaker, “Practice Perspectives: Commemorating Distinguished Partners and their Paths to Leadership,” Women's Bar Association Panel Discussion, 2023
- Speaker, “Primary Regulator Overview,” PLI Consumer Financial Services Bootcamp, 2023
- Speaker, “Members Who Have Made It on Corporate Boards,” Corporate Counsel Women of Color 19th Annual Conference, 2023
- Speaker, “Special Purpose Credit Programs: Updates and Best Practices,” Mortgage Bankers Association and National Fair Housing Alliance, 2023
- Speaker, “Redlining Trends,” Citibank 2023 Fair Lending Summit, 2023
- Speaker, “The Facts on Fair Lending,” Mortgage Bankers Association Compliance and Risk Management Conference, 2023
- Speaker, “Navigating The CFPB's Small Business Data Collection Rule with Technology,” American Bar Association Business Law Section Meeting, 2023
- Speaker, “See Her, Hear Her: Historical Evaluation, Advocacy, and the Path Ahead,” American Bar Association Business Law Section Meeting, 2023
- Speaker, “Critical Competency: Strategic Mindset,” Elevating Black Excellence Rise Up event, 2023
- Speaker, “Fair Lending: Key Cases and Managing Fair Lending Investigations,” Mortgage Bankers Association Legal Issues and Regulatory Compliance Conference, 2023
- Speaker, “Show Me the Money: Hot Topics in Financial Services Regulation,” Elevating Black Excellence Spring Conference, 2023
- Speaker, “Compliance with CFPB Final Rule 1071,” Consumer Bankers Association Member Webinar, 2023
- Speaker, “CFPB 1071 Super Session,” Consumer Bankers Association CBA Live, 2023
- Speaker, “Trends in Redlining,” Consumer Bankers Association CBA Live, 2023
- Speaker, “Opening Session: Industry Landscape,” Mortgage Bankers Association Midwinter Housing Finance Invitational, 2023
- Speaker, “Regulatory Roundup: Part II,” Tennessee Bankers Association Member Webinar, 2023
- Speaker, “Regulatory Roundup: Part I,” Tennessee Bankers Association Member Webinar, 2023
- Speaker, “Conversation with First Time Board Directors,” Thirty Percent Coalition Annual Conference, 2022
- Speaker, “Trends in Deposits, Innovation, and Payments,” American Bankers Association Member Webinar, 2022
- Speaker, “Digital Marketing Compliance Trends,” American Bankers Association Member Webinar, 2022
- Speaker, “Digital Marketing: Fair and Responsible Lending Trends,” American Bankers Association, 2022
- Speaker, “Trends in Consumer Financial Services,” PLI Banking Law Institute, 2022
- Speaker, “Fair Lending Trends,” Consumer Bankers Association Fair and Responsible Banking Group Meeting, 2022
- Speaker, “Fairness at the Forefront: Developments in Fair Lending,” American Bar Association Business Law Section Webinar, 2022
- Speaker, “Modern Day Redlining in Focus: Takeaways from Trident Mortgage and Beyond,” Mortgage Bankers Association Member Webinar, 2022
- Speaker, “Women Directors on Corporate Boards,” Paul Hastings Women's Leadership Series, 2022
- Speaker, “Trends in Consumer Finance,” American Bankers Association General Counsel Conference, 2022
- Speaker, “Business Law Essentials: Enforcement Priorities of the Federal Financial Services Regulators,” American Bar Association Business Law Section Annual Meeting, 2022
- Speaker, “Regulatory Rumpus: Hot Topics in Consumer and Small Business Finance,” 2022
- Speaker, “Fair lending and equal opportunity laws,” MBA Legal Issues and Regulatory Compliance Conference, 2022
- Speaker, “Fintech: Critical trends in 2022,” Black In-House Counsel’s Elevating Black Excellence virtual event, 2022
- Speaker, “Equity, equality, regulation and enforcement – The evolving regulatory landscape of fair lending, redlining, and UDAAP,” ABA Business Law Committee Hybrid Spring Meeting, 2022
- Speaker, “Comprehensive Risk Management in the Age of Bank Partnerships,” ABA Business Law Committee Hybrid Spring Meeting, 2022
- Speaker, “Small business & regulation: How fair lending has evolved & where it is heading?” Consumer Bankers Association Live program, 2022
- Speaker, “Be Your Compliance Best in 2022,” California Mortgage Bankers Association webinar, 2022
- Speaker, “Getting your company ready: Managing fair lending for IMBs,” Mortgage Bankers Association Independent Mortgage Bankers Conference, 2022
- Speaker, “Consumer financial services,” Practising Law Institute Banking Law Institute, 2021
- Speaker, “Fintech trends,” BIHC Network Elevating Black Excellence Regional Summit, 2021
- Speaker, “Consumer protection priorities in the Biden administration and beyond,” SWABC and TBA 2021 Legal Conference, 2021
- Speaker, “Government investigations, and compliance 2021 trends,” Corporate Counsel Women of Color Career Strategies Conference, 2021
- Speaker, “Updates on Artificial Intelligence Regulations - the U.S. and EU,” American Bar Association Business Law Section Meeting, 2021
- Speaker, “Fair lending,” Mortgage Bankers Association Regulatory Compliance Conference, 2021
- Speaker, “Access to financial services: The promise (and challenges) of fintech,” Innovation and Technology Law Conference, 2021
- Speaker, “The future of fair lending,” Mortgage Bankers Association Legal Issues and Regulatory Compliance Conference, 2021
- Speaker, “How the new administration sets the tone for 2021,” American Conference Institute Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Forum on Fintech & Emerging Payment Systems, 2021
- Speaker, “Compliance under Biden,” WSJ Risk & Compliance Forum, 2021
- Speaker, “Reading the tea leaves of President Biden’s initial financial appointees,” LendIt Fintech, 2021
- Speaker, “Making fair lending work for you,” Mortgage Bankers Association Spring Conference & Expo, 2021
- Speaker, “Pandemic relief response and lasting impacts on access, credit, banking, and equality,” American Bar Association Business Law Section Spring Meeting, 2021
- Speaker, “CFPB panel,” CBA’s Washington Forum, 2021
- Speaker, “Looking under the hood: Consumer lending considerations in mergers and acquisitions,” American Bankers Association webinar, 2021
- Speaker, “Consumer regulatory, enforcement & litigation trends,” American Bankers Association Bank General Counsel Meeting, 2020
- Speaker, “Consumer financial services,” Practising Law Institute Banking Law Institute, 2020
- Speaker, “The future of fair lending,” Mortgage Bankers Association Regulatory Compliance Conference, 2020
- Speaker, “Cyber security, incident response, crisis management,” Legal & Diversity Summit, 2020
- Speaker, “Fairness gone viral: Fair lending considerations for financial institutions amid Covid-19,” American Bar Association Business Law Virtual Section Meeting, 2020
- Speaker, “Driving to one-click: The new point of sale,” American Bar Association Business Law Virtual Section Meeting, 2020
- Speaker, “Finding voices. Lending voices,” ALLRISE DC and Mortgage Bankers Association Virtual Panel Discussion, 2020
- Speaker, “Fair servicing in wake of Covid-19,” American Bar Association webinar, 2020
- Speaker, “The questioning begins: Potential liability under the Paycheck Protection Program,” American Bar Association Banking Law Committee webinar, 2020
- Speaker, “Fair lending and fair servicing compliance,” Mortgage Bankers Association Regulatory Compliance Committee Webcast, 2020
- Speaker, “Regulatory compliance issues in the fintech industry,” Protiviti’s Risk & Compliance Innovation Roundtable, 2020
- Speaker, “Trends in regulatory enforcement,” American Bar Association Banking Law Committee Meeting, 2020
- Speaker, “Fair access to credit in today’s innovative environment,” American Bar Association Banking Law Committee Meeting, 2020
- Speaker, “Fintech regulatory developments, crypto-assets, blockchain and digital banking, and consumer issues,” Practising Law Institute Banking Law Institute, 2019
- Speaker, “Consumer regulatory, enforcement, and litigation trends,” American Bankers Association General Counsel Meeting, 2019
- Speaker, “MCCA's blueprint for selling & buying - A pitch workshop for outside counsel,” Minority Corporate Counsel Association Creating Pathways to Diversity Conference, 2019
- Speaker, “HMDA data is out, now what?” Mortgage Bankers Association Regulatory Compliance Conference, 2019
- Speaker, “Expanded role for the FTC ahead: Implications for bank and nonbank financial institutions,” American Bar Association Banking Law Committee Webinar, 2019
- Speaker, “How to succeed in law school,” SEO Law DC Panel Discussions, 2019
- Speaker, “Endgame: HMDA data is out, now what?” Mortgage Bankers Association Chairman's Conference, 2019
- Speaker, “Leveraging big data responsibly,” Mortgage Bankers Association Legal Issues and Regulatory Compliance Conference, 2019
- Speaker, “Small business & regulation: How fair lending has evolved & where are we heading?” CBA Live, 2019
- Speaker, “DC policy: Everything but the kitchen sink,” CBA Live, 2019
- Speaker, “Trends in regulatory enforcement,” American Bar Association Banking Law Committee Meeting, 2019
- Speaker, “Hot topics in consumer financial services,” Practising Law Institute Banking Law Institute, 2018
- Speaker, “Enforcement and litigation trends,” American Bankers Association General Counsel Meeting, 2018
- Speaker, “Protect yourself from a CFPB investigation,” National Association of Settlement Purchasers Conference, 2018
- Speaker, “Building a govt affairs program; Government investigations,” TechGC National Summit, 2018
- Speaker, “Effective ways to manage the crisis that derives from a product gone wrong,” Corporate Counsel Women of Color Career Strategies Conference, 2018
- Speaker, “UDAAP compliance,” Mortgage Bankers Association Regulatory Compliance Conference, 2018
- Speaker, “The OCC’s new fintech charters: What does it mean for mortgage bankers?” Mortgage Bankers Association Independent Mortgage Bankers Meeting, 2018
- Speaker, “Significant enforcement and litigation trends impacting banks and payment companies,” Financial Services Roundtable 2018 Spring Meeting of Lawyers Council, 2018
- Speaker, “Developments in fair lending law and compliance,” Mortgage Bankers Association Legal Issues and Regulatory Compliance Conference, 2018
- Speaker, “Riding the CFPB roller-coaster: How the new CFPB will treat enforcement,” CBA Live, 2018
- Speaker, “Tailoring mortgage regulations to protect consumers,” Financial Services Roundtable, 2018
- Speaker, “Top Compliance Issues for You to Watch in 2018,” Mortgage Bankers Association Independent Mortgage Bankers Conference, 2018
- Speaker, “Creating a culture of corporate compliance & enforcement trends,” American Bankers Association General Counsels Groups, 2018
- Speaker, “Consumer Financial Enforcement,” PLI Banking Law Institute, 2017
- Speaker, “Recent Bureau Enforcement Orders,” AFSA Operations and Regulatory Compliance Committee Meeting, 2017
- Speaker, “Getting Ahead by Speaking and Presenting in Business Terms to the Business Teams,” Corporate Counsel Women of Color 13th Annual Career Strategies Conference, 2017
- Speaker, “Preparing for Exams and Enforcement,” Mortgage Bankers Association Regulatory Compliance Conference, 2017
- Speaker, “Town Hall on Regulatory Reform,” American Bar Association's Business Law Section Annual Meeting, 2017
- Speaker, “Diversity and Inclusion in Law Firm Practice,” Annual DC Road Show Reception, 2017
- Speaker, “Enforcement Landscape for Financial Institutions,” Financial Services Roundtable, 2017
Publications
- Co-Author, "The CFPB Survives: Our Take on the Supreme Court Decision", Paul Hastings LLP May 20, 2024
- Co-Author, “The DOJ’s New Pilot Program Promises to Pay Whistleblowers for Uncovering Corporate Crimes”, Paul Hastings LLP, March 14, 2024
- Author, “Expect CFPB Enforcement To Continue Ramping Up”, Law360, 2024
- Author, “Too hot to handle: US Consumer finance trends in 2024”, IFLR, 2024
- Author, Practising Law Institute’s “Consumer Financial Services Answer Book”, CFPB Enforcement Chapter, 2024
- Author, “New SDNY Whistleblower Program May Be A Game-Changer,” Law360, 2024
- Author, “Townstone Ruling Rocks The Boat On Equal Credit Law Reach,” Law360, 2023
- Author, “Finance cos. should brace for wider CFPB anti-bias reach,” Law360, 2022 “CFPB makes it clear: Fair servicing is back, for real this time,” HousingWire, 2021
- Author, “Square peg meets round hole: Regulatory responses to challenges created by innovation in banking,” The Business Lawyer, 2020
- Author, “Fairness gone viral: Fair lending considerations for financial institutions amid Covid-19,” American Bar Association Business Law Today, 2020
- Author, “Nevada spousal credit sharing may conflict with federal law,” Law360, 2019
- Author, “Closing the loop on prepaid access: Complying with FinCEN's prepaid access rule in a digital environment,” FinTech Law Report, 2019
Involvement
- Governing Committee, Conference on Consumer Finance Law
- Board of Directors, Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation
- Banking Advisory Board Member, Law360
- Past Chair, American Bar Association - Banking Law Committee; Business Law Section Council, American Bar Association
- Executive Council, Federal Bar Association Banking Law Section
- Board of Regents, The American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers
- Board of Directors, Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia
- Advisory Board, Ron Brown Scholars Program
- Member, Exchequer Club of Washington, D.C.