Financial Services Litigation and EnforcementAttorney Generals Honors Program. North Carolina is the first state in the nation to successfully hold JUUL accountable.The Attorney Generals Office seeks applications for its Honors Program from: Third-year law students scheduled to graduate in 2022 (or fourth-year evening law. Attorney General Josh Stein reached agreement on a consent order that will require JUUL to pay 40 million and make drastic changes to the way it conducts business. Attorney General Stein Reaches Agreement with JUUL.

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Represented a student loan company in a state attorney general investigation concerning marketing practices. Represented a national retailer in an investigation by a state attorney general concerning weights and measures issues. Represented several companies responding to CFPB civil investigative demands concerning payroll card practices. Represented credit card issuers in several separate groups of enforcement actions brought by the CFPB, FDIC, OCC and several state attorneys general challenging the marketing and suitability of debt suspension, identity theft and other fee products. In announcing the settlement, the CFPB lauded the client's 'responsible' and 'proactive' handling of the CFPB's concerns and attributed its decision to impose limited redress (including no civil monetary penalty) to the handling of the case.

One of the cases, Boehr v. Favorably settled class actions against issuers alleging damages based on use of cutoff time for crediting payments by mail. Obtained final approval of class settlement over objections from plaintiffs in competing cases. Favorably settled numerous simultaneous class actions brought against a major credit card issuer alleging inadequate disclosure of foreign currency conversion practices. Reached a favorable global settlement for one issuer after successfully consolidating the cases in an MDL, and compelled multiple individual arbitrations for others.

Favorably settled a class action alleging inadequate disclosure of interest compounding practices. Obtained summary adjudication of the principal claim and then defeated a motion for attorneys' fees after remaining claims were voluntarily dismissed. Represented a major credit card issuer in a putative class action alleging improper expiration of frequent flyer miles.

Successfully defended a national bank against RICO and other claims arising out of a dispute between partners in a commercial redevelopment project financed by the bank. 4th 72 (2007), confirming that the Home Owners' Loan Act and related regulations pre-empted the plaintiffs' challenge to certain prepayment penalties. Washington Mutual Bank, 147 Cal. Obtained a published opinion in Weiss v. Extensive experience managing portfolios of routine litigation for large banks and mortgage servicers. Washington Mutual Bank, 99 Cal.

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