What Is Mass Arbitration and How Should Companies Protect Themselves?

12/08/22 • 19 min

Please join Consumer Financial Services Partner Chris Willis and his colleagues Jeremy Rosenblum and Tony Kaye as they discuss the phenomenon of mass arbitrations, which pose increasing risk to the consumer finance industry. The partners use their knowledge to explain what mass arbitration is and describe prophylactic measures companies should take.

Jeremy is a partner in the Consumer Financial Services Practice Group, with nearly four decades of experience representing the financial services industry. He focuses his practice on federal and state lending and consumer practice laws.

Tony is also a partner in the Consumer Financial Services Practice Group. He counsels financial services providers on compliance issues and has significant experience defending clients in individual and class action lawsuits filed by consumers.

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California Updates Protections for Service Members and Veterans

Please join Consumer Financial Services Partner Chris Willis and his guest and colleague Tony Kaye as they discuss the recently enacted California Senate Bill 1311 or Military and Veteran Consumer Protection Act of 2022. Effective January 1, 2023, the new bill — drawn up by the California attorney general’s office — intends to enhance consumer protections for military service members, directly affecting the Military Lending Act’s exception for loans to purchase motor vehicles and other personal property.

Consumer Financial Services Partner Tony Kaye brings a broad knowledge in military lending laws. He regularly advises financial services providers on compliance issues, while also guiding financial institutions to successfully navigate CFPB investigations and a variety of other government investigations, examinations, and enforcement actions.

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What to Do When a Phishing Attack Happens to You

Please join Consumer Financial Services Partner Chris Willis and his colleagues Privacy + Cyber Associate Sadia Mirza and Privacy + Cyber Partner Kamran Salour as they discuss phishing. Kamran and Sadia break down what phishing is, the major security risk it poses for companies, and how to handle a phishing attack.

Sadia Mirza has extensive experience in data security and privacy matters. When counseling clients on cutting-edge privacy and cybersecurity issues, they especially turn to Sadia for pre-incident response planning and preparedness or at the first signs of a security incident. She has handled several data breaches and investigations in a variety of industries and has experience defending companies under investigation by the Federal Trade Commission, attorneys general offices, and other regulatory authorities.

Kamran Salour focuses his practice on helping clients through their toughest cybersecurity and privacy issues with his extensive data security experience. Clients look to Kamran for advice on proactive data security practices, pre-incident planning, and complying with data protection laws. He uses his decades of experience as a litigator to provide clients with a unique perspective on data security and protection issues.

Together Kamran and Sadia host our cybersecurity podcast, Unauthorized Access.