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Q&A: What Will the CFPB Look Like Under McKernan?

by John Coleman, Amanda Lawrence, Leslie Meredith and John (Jay) Williams
3 minute read | February.14.2025

We explore key questions about McKernan’s background, his views on regulation based on his public statements and what they may mean for the future.

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Who Is Jonathan McKernan, the Nominee for CFPB Director?

by John Coleman, Amanda Lawrence, Leslie Meredith and John (Jay) Williams
6 minute read | February.12.2025

On February 11, the White House announced the nomination of Jonathan McKernan to serve as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).

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Supreme Court Curtails Use of Administrative Courts in SEC Enforcement Proceedings: What it Means for Other Agencies and What Happens Next

by Leslie Meredith, Amanda Lawrence, Ignacio Sandoval and Amy Walsh
8 minute read | July.02.2024

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that defendants in securities fraud cases brought by the SEC are entitled by the Seventh Amendment.

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CFPB Issues Advisory Opinion on Junk Fees and Customer Requests for Information: What Financial Institutions Should Know

by Leslie Meredith and John (Jay) Williams
10 minute read | October.16.2023

The CFPB has issued new guidance on so-called “junk fees.”

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The CFPB and Deceptive Practices: Two Cases May Expand Bureau’s Reach

by John Coleman and Leslie Meredith
10 minute read | September.28.2023

The CFPB takes a broad view in two cases of who is subject to a ban on unfair, deceptive of abusive acts and practices.

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What Should You Do About Someone Else’s Enforcement Action? Five Things to Keep in Mind

by Leslie Meredith and John Coleman
5 minute read | May.25.2023

The knee-jerk reaction might be to change what you're doing. Sometimes that might be the right thing to do - other times, maybe not.

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GDPR-Based Objections to U.S. Discovery Requests: 2019 Year in Review

by Leslie Meredith
1 minute read | January.09.2020

U.S. civil litigants faced with an obligation to produce “personal data” protected by GDPR, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, ...

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The Arrival of Justice Gorsuch May Bring Opportunity to Reform the Collective Entity Doctrine

by Preston Burton and Leslie Meredith
12 minute read | June.01.2017

A little over 100 years ago, the Supreme Court declined to extend the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination to corporations responding ...

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Class Action Settlement Considerations: Ten Tips for a Successful Settlement (The Case Law)

by Leslie Meredith
35 minute read | December.22.2015

The following article discusses recent, significant decisions on federal class action settlements.

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Tips for Fantasy Sports Cos. As State AGs Target Industry

by Leslie Meredith
8 minute read | December.21.2015

Selecting the roster of your fantasy football team can be a maddening exercise. You could spend hours analyzing running backs’ carries per game, ...

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How to Stay Out of the FCC's Way

by Leslie Meredith
6 minute read | May.26.2015

March 28, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) hosted a public workshop on “Broadband Consumer Privacy,” aimed at exploring the FCC's "role in ...

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Congress Could Be Coming for Dietary Supplements

by Leslie Meredith
6 minute read | May.20.2015

The next chapter in the saga of New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman's investigation of the dietary supplements industry may take ...