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Kouhoupt Recognized Among Top 25 Financial Technology Attorneys of 2025 

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Aaron Kouhoupt, Chief Privacy Officer and Member of McGlinchey’s Financial Institutions Compliance team, has been named as one of the Top 25 Financial Technology Attorneys of 2025 by Attorney Intel.

Attorneys named to this list were chosen for their exceptional legal expertise and ongoing contributions to the FinTech industry. Integral to the legal infrastructure supporting the continued evolution of the financial services sector, they help businesses navigate the complexities of developing new financial products, ensuring compliance with both traditional and emerging regulations, and addressing legal challenges in areas like digital assets, blockchain, and data privacy.

Having spent over fifteen years as an in-house attorney at both financial institutions and fintech companies, Aaron advises clients on the tangible, relevant, and top-of-mind issues he knows they must address from a legal, compliance, and business perspective, enabling them to keep their operations on track.

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Presentation

Understanding the Basics of Payments Law

December 3, 2025

Aaron Kouhoupt will present a session on "Understanding the Basics of Payments Law" during the Nacha Payments Legal & Compliance Summit on Wednesday, December 3, 2025.

Presentation

CCFL 2025 Fall Consumer Financial Services Conference

November 20-21, 2025

Attorneys Aaron Kouhoupt and Sandy Shatz will present at the Conference on Consumer Finance Law (CCFL) 2025 Fall Consumer Financial Services Conference at Texas A&M University School of Law in Fort Worth, Texas, on November 20-21, 2025.

News Release

Consumer Finance Partner Andrew Wein, Paralegal Laura Liles Join McGlinchey

September 18, 2025

McGlinchey Stafford is pleased to announce that Andrew Wein is joining the firm as a Member (Partner) in the Financial Services Litigation group. Andrew will be affiliated with the firm’s Fort Lauderdale office. He is joined by his long time paralegal Laura Liles. Andrew is the 16th attorney hire in the firm’s Financial Services LitigationMore

Deep Dive into Consumer Finance

Podcast: Deep Dive into Unsecured Lending

August 25, 2025

The next episode in McGlinchey’s Deep Dive into Lending series takes a close look at unsecured lending with insights from Aaron Kouhoupt and Adam Maarec. They discuss innovations in loan applications, underwriting, and customer interactions, and then explore the other side of the equation: what today’s consumers expect from lenders and creditors.

Event

Deep Dive into Lending: Unsecured Lending Webinar

August 13, 2025

In this next installment of our Deep Dives into Lending series, McGlinchey attorneys Aaron Kouhoupt, Jim Sandy, and Robert Savoie will examine the latest developments shaping the space, with an eye toward both compliance and litigation trends in this interactive webinar.

Deep Dive into Consumer Finance

Introduction: A Deep Dive into Lending

August 12, 2025

Hear from Aaron Kouhoupt (Cleveland), McGlinchey’s Chief Privacy Officer and a Member of our Financial Institutions Compliance Team, as he discusses this fascinating and vibrant subject matter while giving you a breakdown of the content you can expect in the coming weeks.

Event

2025 Consumer Finance Legal Conference

October 22–24, 2025

Intensive learning. Actionable insight.Invaluable takeaways for financial services legal and compliance professionals.  October 22–24, 2025New Orleans, LA Join McGlinchey’s industry-leading Consumer Financial Services Compliance and Litigation teams, colleagues from complementary practice groups, and guest speakers for three fast-paced days of engaging programming addressing important topics affecting the consumer financial services industry. #CONFIN25 will offer unmatched,More

Presentation

Future of Finance Webinar Series: Routing Payment Innovation Within Regulatory Checkpoints

July 24, 2025

Members Aaron Kouhoupt and Robert Savoie (Cleveland) will moderate a conversation with Ky Tran-Trong of Visa, Chris Rigoni of Axiom Bank, N.A. and Gary Stein of Accenture for an in-depth discussion on the US regulatory framework surrounding payment programs in American Fintech Council's the Future of Finance Webinar Series: Routing Payment Innovation Within Regulatory Checkpoints on July 24, 2025.