Join us on March 18, 2026, from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm EST

The NASCUS Legislative & Regulatory (L&R) Affairs Committee invites members to a complimentary webinar exploring the latest trends in class action litigation affecting the financial services sector.

The session will feature Fred Burnside and Sancho Accorsi with Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, who will share timely insights and practical considerations for credit unions and regulators.

The webinar will cover recent developments in:

• Ongoing Regulation E litigation related to overdraft opt-in disclosures
• Privacy litigation involving cookies and tracking pixels
• Mass arbitrations, including mitigation strategies and best practices for cost-effective resolution

This program is complimentary for NASCUS members and is part of our ongoing series of special L&R Calls addressing critical legal and regulatory issues facing the credit union system.

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Guest Speakers

Fred Burnside
Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Fred Burnside concentrates his complex civil litigation practice on matters related to class-action defense, consumer financial services, and hydroelectric relicensing. His more than two decades as an attorney is distinguished by significant victories secured on behalf of financial service providers, at trial and on appeal in state and federal courts, particularly in class action lawsuits regarding non-sufficient funds (NSF) fees.

Fred obtained a motion to dismiss in the pioneer class action lawsuit over NSF fee practices and has since successfully defended other major financial services providers facing similar claims. He also has the rare experience of taking a financial services class action through a jury trial—and winning. With an established track record of securing outright victory or favorable settlement, Fred has become the go-to NSF fee attorney for consumer financial service providers facing class action lawsuits.

His leadership at DWT includes serving as the co-chair of the class action defense group, and he previously served as the firm’s deputy litigation department practice group chair, Executive Committee member, and on the firm’s Share (Compensation) Committee. He is a co-chair of the ABA’s Annual National Institute on Class Actions, editor of the ABA Class Action Committee’s Annual Survey of State Class Action Litigation, and a member of the American Law Institute.

Sancho Accorsi
Associate, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Bio: Sancho Accorsi focuses on high-stakes, complex commercial litigation with an emphasis on class actions. Sancho represents a range of clients, including household names in the food and beverage, financial services, healthcare, technology, and telecommunications industries. He regularly defends clients against claims related to digital privacy, business contracts, false advertising, product labelling, antitrust, unfair competition, and others. He has been recognized for notable wins including in Valenzuela v. The Kroger Co., featured in Law360’s Legal Lions of the Week, Heinz v. Amazon.com, Inc., covered by Law 360, and Navarro v. Ski Data, featured in Daily Journal Top Verdicts of 2022. Sancho advocates for his clients through all stages of litigation, from motions practice to discovery, depositions, and appeals. He has extensive experience in legal research and writing, including winning dispositive motions and appellate briefs.
Before joining DWT, Sancho clerked for the Hon. Christina A. Snyder of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.