2024 Class Action Litigation Outlook Webinar

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2024 Class Action Litigation Outlook Webinar

May 16 @ 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm

Join Us on May 16, 2024, from 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm EST

The NASCUS Legislative & Regulatory Affairs Committee is hosting a webinar to survey the latest trends in class action litigation in the financial services sector. We’ll also address recent litigation against the Consumers Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) late fee rule and the recent District Court decision ruling the Corporate Transparency Act unconstitutional.

Guest speakers will include: Fred Burnside and Thomas Kost (Davis Wright Tremaine LLP).

There is no fee to participate. This complimentary webinar is open to NASCUS members as part of our ongoing series of special L&R Calls addressing key issues in the credit union system.

Registration is required. Attendance is free as a NASCUS member benefit.
A virtual meeting link will be sent out ahead of the webinar.

Chris Walczyszyn

Chris Walczyszyn advises banks, fintechs, and other financial industry clients on regulatory and enforcement matters related to state and federal consumer financial laws. Chris focuses his practice on responding to regulatory examinations and defending government enforcement actions. He has experience representing various financial institutions before the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Reserve Board, and other federal and state regulators.

Chris also counsels clients in the lending, payments, e-commerce, and consumer financial spheres on compliance with a range of laws including ECOA, TILA, EFTA, GLBA, FCRA, ESIGN, and laws prohibiting unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices.

Thomas Kost draws on his experience as a regulator to guide financial services companies through high-stakes enforcement and supervisory matters, litigation, and compliance challenges. A former staff attorney with the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, Thomas has extensive experience handling all aspects of complex governmental investigations and litigation involving a wide variety of consumer financial laws. He uses that insight to create a clear roadmap for clients to follow when issues arise and counsels them on the best way to address business concerns throughout the process. He also provides practical advice to clients seeking to mitigate enforcement and litigation risk proactively.

Thomas’s experience spans a range of traditional and emerging financial products and services. While with the FTC, Thomas helped develop the agency’s enforcement strategy relating to small business financing. In private practice, he has represented banks, card issuers, and non-bank financial services providers in matters involving retail deposit products, overdraft services, mortgage lending and servicing, credit cards, and prepaid cards.

Thomas shares the firm’s commitment to providing pro bono legal services. He has represented clients in litigation involving prisoners’ rights and equitable school funding.

Details

Date:
May 16
Time:
2:00 pm - 3:15 pm

Venue

Virtual

Organizer

Isaida Woo
Email
isaida@nascus.org