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Reginald “Reg” Brown is a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. He has a vibrant and diverse crisis and governmental investigations practice, and regularly counsels financial institutions and other industry-leading clients facing complex and significant regulatory, enforcement and reputational matters. Reg provides investigations-related guidance, strategic counsel and crisis management assistance to a broad range of companies and senior executives c...
Brian D. Christiansen is a partner in Skadden’s Financial Institutions Regulation and Enforcement Group. Mr. Christiansen counsels banks, thrifts, investors and other financial services firms in connection with transactions and regulatory matters. He has helped clients obtain charters, raise capital, develop new products, structure and execute corporate transactions, implement compliance programs, conduct internal investigations and address enforcement actions. Mr. Christiansen is activ...
Rick Fischer’s practice focuses on retail financial services, privacy, and data security. For over 40 years, he has advised banks, retailers, insurers, technology and other companies throughout the United States on the full range of financial services and payment system issues. His practice has a special emphasis on privacy, data security, e-commerce, technology, and financial services joint ventures, as well as compliance and enforcement matters involving the Consumer Financial Protect...
Jonice M. Gray is the Chair of the Consumer Financial Services practice at Paul Hastings, and is based in the firm’s Washington D.C. office. Ms. Gray 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. Ms. Gray&rsquo...
Becki is a partner in the firm's Washington, DC office, where she chairs the Credit Reporting, Privacy, and Data Security Practice Group. Her practice focuses on consumer financial services and consumer protection matters. Becki counsels financial institutions, consumer reporting agencies, service providers, and others in complying with consumer financial laws and prohibitions against unfair, deceptive, or abusive trade practices. She is an experienced advocate and litigator, representing cli...
Robert M. Kurucza is a partner in Seward & Kissel’s Investment Management practice. He is recognized as one of the country’s leading legal advisors in the financial services industry. He has represented major financial services companies, including banks, asset management firms, mutual fund complexes, trust companies, private wealth management firms and securities firms, in connection with a variety of regulatory matters and transactions, as well as litigation and compliance i...
Kari Hall is a partner in the Financial Services—Investigations, Regulation, and Litigation group at Paul Hastings, and is based in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. Ms. Hall counsels financial services companies on regulatory, compliance, and enforcement matters, with a focus on consumer lending and retail banking. Ms. Hall advises banks and non-banks on complex regulatory matters, risk management, and enforcement matters across deposits, payments, mortgage, auto lending, and ...
Jordana Hausman represents investors and developers in real estate transactions financed through the use of tax credits, with a focus on representing syndicators investing in the construction and preservation of affordable housing developments financed through the use of low-income housing tax credits, including transactions incorporating historic rehabilitation and renewable energy tax credits, tax-exempt bond financing, and other federal and state subsidies.
Robert Hopkins is a Partner in the Structured Credit practice at Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. His practice focuses on representing domestic and international investment banks, commercial finance companies, direct lenders, private equity funds, and originators in all aspects of complex financings, including leveraged, specialty, asset-based and repo transactions, with a particular emphasis in the fintech market. Mr. Hopkins’ practice also covers...
Jennifer Kim-Gagne is an associate in the Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where she is a member of the Investment Funds Group. Prior to joining Kirkland, Jennifer worked at Thomas H. Lee Partners, a private equity firm in Boston, where she assisted in developing and implementing the compliance program. Prior to Thomas H. Lee Partners, Jennifer performed examinations and investigations of investment advisers at the Massachusetts Securities Division.
Charlie Martin is an associate in the Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. He represents private equity sponsors, portfolio companies and corporate borrowers on various types of financings in the infrastructure and energy space. Charlie’s experience includes leveraged financings, project financings and developments and other types of bank and bond financings.
John Sun represents a broad range of clients in securities and financing transactions, including asset-backed secured lending, purchase and sale of whole loans, warehouse facilities and public and private offerings of securities backed by residential mortgages and automobile receivables. John represents financial institutions in different types of financing transactions that are backed by pools of assets, including residential mortgages and automobile receivables. He helps companies secure fi...
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