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Our Work
- A Second Chance with IRS Examination
- Acadiana Management Group, LLC
- Acquisition of an industrial processing facility from a seller in bankruptcy
- Acquisition of an office tower and joint venture entity formation
- Acquisition, Leases and Build-to-Suit Leases for nationwide fast food chain
- Advise multiple national mortgage servicers and originators on foreclosure affidavit/robo-signing issues
- Aetna Life Insurance Company v. Humble Surgical Hospital LLC
- Alleged Wage and Hour Violations Triggered a Nearly $2 Million Fine, But Strategic, Pro-Active Counsel Reduced It Significantly
- An integrated team with extensive knowledge of the regulatory compliance regimes for both insurance and consumer financial services enabled Mercedes Benz to develop and roll out insurance and other consumer-facing financial products
- Assist, as a “trusted advisor,” an Italian manufacturer with establishing and maintaining its U.S.-based division.
- Assisted a European business in traversing money transmission and licensing within the context of U.S. federal and state laws and compliance of its business model with federal, state, and local compliance.
- Assisted a foreign automobile manufacturer with U.S. federal and state laws and compliance assistance with data storage and sharing matters.
- Assisted a state government retirement system regarding its investments
- Assisted in coordination of anti-union campaign and successful defeat of AFL-CIO’s request for representation.
- Assisted Louisiana School Employees’ Retirement System (LSERS) regarding its investments in a real estate and energy asset fund located in the Cayman Islands.
- Assisted the firm’s lobbying effort to amend Louisiana law to allow commercial airlines to provision planes with alcohol.
- Authored successful Daubert motions to exclude expert testimony in products liability matters.
- Authored successful motions for summary judgment resulting in defense judgment in favor of client in automotive products liability actions.
- Barr v. Flagstar Bank, F.S.B., 303 F.Supp.3d. 400 (D. Md. 2018)
- Bass Oil Field Sales & Services, Inc. v. Community Trust Financial Corp. and Tamara Brossett, 26th JDC, Parish of Bossier, Civ. Action No. 135779, Div. “C”
- Beating the Odds: Convergence of Tactical Government Relations, Lobbying, and Legal Reasoning Persuades Lawmakers to Change Course, Granting Client Breathing Room
- Both Legal and Technical Prowess Required to Achieve a Positive Outcome in Patent Interference Challenge Involving Work by Nobel-Winning Scientist
- BP Exploration & Production Inc. v. Cashman Equipment Corporation (2016 WL 1387907)
- Business, finance, and regulatory savvy came together to enable our client to complete the financed purchase of a large, mid-market telecommunications, cable, and internet provider with almost 100 separate real estate locations
- Business, Real Estate, and Financing
- Cadence Bank and McGlinchey’s “Focused Support Team”
- Careful Investigation, Cooperation with Regulators, and Finding the Real Guilty Party Clears Client from Government Action in HAZMAT Probe – At No Cost
- Carefully Calculated and Integrated Legal Maneuvering Resolves Litigation on Many Fronts
- Casino, Riverboat and Race Track
- Compliance Counsel for Buy Here/Pay Here Used Car Dealer
- Compliance Reviews for Litigation Defense and Investigative Actions.
- Compliance Reviews for Private Student Loan Programs.
- Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund) and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Claims
- Comprehensive knowledge of licensing requirements across the country enabled us to get a marketplace lending platform fully licensed and expand its market reach
- Conducted an internal investigation of sexual harassment allegations involving a global operator of offshore vessels.
- Conducted internal investigation into possible executive financial reporting issues on behalf of publicly traded real estate sales company.
- Conducted investigation into allegations of financial improprieties, unpaid payroll taxes, and financial fraud on behalf of publicly traded health care staffing company faced with sudden resignation of CEO under suspicious circumstances.
- Construction Claims Dismissed and Liens Removed in Multiple Lawsuits Against the Owner of a $248-million Hotel and Casino Resort
- Construction Matter Before the Louisiana Supreme Court
- Consumer Finance Team Builds Online Database for Mortgage Lender
- Consumer Finance Team Represents Manufactured Housing Clients Before Uniform Law Commission
- Convenience Stores
- Cost Predictability Combined with Strategic, Aggressive Patent Prosecution is Key to Successful Global Patent Portfolio Management
- Craddock v. Beneficial Financial I Inc., 2014 WL 4385836 (W.D. Va. Mar. 6, 2014)
- Creative Lawyering Surmounts a Unique Challenge in Collision Trial
- Crescent Bank & Trust v. Eustis Insurance, Inc., et al., Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, Suit No. 09-3954, Division “D”
- Davis v. Universal America Mortgage Co., LLC, 2018 WL 620455 (D. Md. Jan. 30, 2018), aff’d 744 Fed.Appx. 169 (4th Cir. Dec. 3, 2018)
- Deep Knowledge of Both Technology and Financial Services Prevented a Meltdown of a Client’s Internet Banking Operations
- Deep Knowledge of Government Enforcement Practices Was Crucial in Defending University Accused of Discriminating in Admissions
- Defended a large managed healthcare company in a public records dispute following a public bid.
- Defended a large privately held company in a commercial lease dispute in Mississippi State Court.
- Defended a large privately held company in a project development/construction/contract dispute concerning the development and operation of a rail transload facility located in San Antonio Texas through a five day arbitration hearing.
- Defended a large privately held company in a rail logistics dispute concerning the terms and conditions contained within the parties Rail Car Services Agreement in Federal Court.
- Defended a large privately held company in a securities fraud and breach-of-contract suit arising out of an $85 million syndicated loan in Texas State Court.
- Defended Louisiana School Employees’ Retirement System in multiple constitutional and statutory challenges to the funding of retirement systems and calculations of member benefits.
- Defended the owner and general contractor from construction-related litigation arising from the construction of a $101-million luxury apartment complex in Baton Rouge.
- Defended the owner of a $248-million hotel and casino resort from construction-related claims in Baton Rouge.
- Defended the owners of a $350-million mixed-use development in construction-related litigation in Baton Rouge.
- Defended the State of Louisiana against constitutional and statutory challenges to its correctional systems.
- Defended the State of Louisiana against constitutional and statutory challenges to the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement.
- Defended the State of Louisiana and its agencies against constitutional and statutory challenges in education matters.
- Defended the State of Louisiana in litigation and arbitration following termination of $200-million Medicaid services contract awarded after a public bid.
- Defense of Big 3 auto manufacturer in multidistrict litigation arising out of allegedly defective speed control deactivation switch
- Defense of commercial lender in putative class action alleging damages in connection with calculation of prepayment premiums
- Defense of eight national lenders in putative class action alleging vicarious liability for acts of mortgage broker and title agency
- Defense of International Clients in Allegations of Price Fixing Conspiracy
- Defense of mortgage lender in nationwide class action alleging improper appraisal practices
- Defense of National Automobile Lender in Alleged Dealer Fraud
- Defense of national credit card provider in putative class action alleging sale of unnecessary and overpriced add-on products, excessive overlimit fees, and other violations
- Defense of real estate developer in action for breach of lease agreement
- Defense of reverse mortgage lender in nationwide class action alleging improper sales and disclosure practices
- Defense of various mortgage lenders in nationwide class actions alleging discrimination arising from the payment of yield spread premiums
- Defense of various national mortgage lenders and credit card issuers in class actions alleging that pre-screened mailers violate the Fair Credit Reporting Act
- Defense of various national mortgage servicers in actions for wrongful foreclosure and/or improper servicing practices
- Deploying the Necessary Resources and Tapping Extensive Experience and Legal Acumen Help Close a Complex, Fast-Moving Real Estate Transaction
- Deutsche Bank Nat’l Tr. Co. for First Franklin Mortgage Loan Tr. 2006-FF16, Asset-Backed Certificates Series 2006-FF16 v. Green
- Deutsche Bank Tr. Co. Americas for Residential Accredit Loans, Inc., Mortgage Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates Series 2007-QS11 v. Merced
- Development of Compliance Systems for Private Student Loan Lenders.
- Drafted detailed 75-page report authorizing suit to recover more than $7 million in damages from president of private real estate company on behalf of special committee of company’s board of directors.
- Due Diligence Reviews of Private Student Loan Companies and Portfolios.
- Early Motion Practice in State Court Resolves Private Aircraft Crash Lawsuit
- Engaged by several companies under CFPB investigation to review the work of other law firms representing those companies and to offer second opinions on those firms’ strategies and advice.
- Environmental and Public Health Issues Counsel
- Environmental Compliance for Financial Institutions
- Environmental Permitting
- Establishing Permanent Funding for Charter Schools Required Defending New Orleans from a Constitutional Challenge
- Evans v. Beneficial Financial I Inc., 2015 WL 535718 (D.Md. Feb. 9, 2015)
- Evans v. Household Financial Corp. III, 2018 WL 1169180 (D. Md. Mar. 6, 2018)
- Facilitated removal of cases from state to federal court based on federal diversity subject matter jurisdiction.
- Fast and Comprehensive Response to Data Breach Minimizes Company’s Exposure and Satisfies Regulatory Responsibilities
- Fast and Full-Spectrum Response to Data Breach Minimizes Company’s Exposure and Satisfies Regulatory Responsibilities
- Firm Attorneys Defending Mercedes in Louisiana
- Firm Earns Appellate Victory for Airline Client in Personal Injury Case
- Firm scores large victory for a worldwide energy provider client in Arceneaux v. Syngenta et. al.
- From Moving Target to Hitting the Bullseye: Creative Solutions Made the Difference in Completing a Complex Real Estate Acquisition
- General counsel to a bank in connection with a loan and amendments thereto to an auto premium finance company
- Getting Royalty Interests Right: Appeal Preserves Longstanding Industry Interpretations of Mineral Interests
- Global investment bank successfully launches online lending portal, relying on the deep knowledge of technology and consumer financial services regulatory compliance provided by our FinTech team
- Government
- Griffith v. EduCap, Inc., 2018 WL 4308572 (D.D.C. Sep. 2018)
- Growing in the Restaurant Industry: Alabama Start-Up Taco Mama Expands to 17 Stores
- Handled Brand Management for Restaurant/Hospitality Industry Clients
- Harris v. Household Finance Corp., 2014 WL 3571981 (D.Md. Jul. 8, 2014)
- Helping Former Employee Creates Complex Problems for Private Foundation
- Heyns v. Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc. 764 Fed.Appx 341 (4th Cir. 2019)
- High Rise Condominium Development
- Hotel, Medical Offices and Retail Shops
- Iberville Parish v. Louisiana Department of Education
- In re Campo Electronics, Computers & Appliances, Inc. (Bankr. E.D. La.)
- In re Crescent City Capital Development (Bankr. E.D. La.)
- In re Entergy New Orleans, Inc. (Bankr. E.D. La.)
- In re Executive Office Centers, Inc. (Bankr. E.D. La.)
- In re Forcenergy Inc. (Bankr. E.D. La.)
- In re Harrah’s Jazz Company (Bankr. E.D. La.)
- In re Royale Airlines, Inc. (Bankr. W.D. La.)
- In re T-H New Orleans Limited Partnership (Bankr. E.D. La.)
- In Re: FEMA Trailer Formaldehyde Products Liability Litigation (Joyce Sylva, et al v. Skyline Corporation), MDL No. 07-1873, USDC, Eastern District of Louisiana
- In Trademark Licensing Matter, Strategic Negotiation Tactics Loosen Tight Grip of Control by Celebrity Brand Owner, Giving Casino Developer Green Light to Build
- Investigated claims of executive mismanagement and fraud on behalf of audit committee of a publicly traded technology company.
- Invoking the “Government Contractor Defense” Resulted in Summary Judgment in Favor of Military Aircraft Manufacturer
- IP Counsel for Software Developer for Healthcare Products
- IP Due Diligence Counsel for Lender in Multi-Million Dollar Financing for Biofuels Industrial Plant
- Jack Bailey, et al vs. Regina LeBlanc, et al., 1st Judicial District Court for the Parish of Caddo, Civil Action No. 531946-B
- Knowing the Intricacies of State Law Made the Difference in Obtaining Dismissal of a Disability Discrimination Charge
- Lead counsel for a Native American Indian Tribe to secure the consent of the State of Louisiana to the transaction in order to close a bond issue and financing for casino operations.
- Lead counsel for developer on $250,000,000 multi-use hotel, retail, and condominium project
- Lead counsel in a complex global transaction
- Lead Counsel in a complex public-private partnership transaction
- Lead counsel on 110 acre mixed use development project.
- Lead counsel on creation of program for ancillary insurance products.
- Lead counsel on development, construction, and operations of IRC Section 42 multifamily housing complexes.
- Lead counsel on document compliance with state law on a matter involving the sale of a coal transfer facility that is ship-to-barge and barge-to-ship
- Lead counsel to an agricultural refinery in connection with a term loan, bond facility, and refinancing of a working capital facility totaling $300,000,000.
- Lead counsel to an industrial vendor and its subsidiaries in connection with their primary $100,000,000 credit facility.
- Lead counsel to Seller of industrial equipment company to a U.S. subsidiary of a Netherlands-based holding company
- Lead transactional counsel to a publicly traded company for its purchase and financing of a Louisiana gaming facility.
- Leading the FinTech Revolution: Regulatory Compliance Matters When Developing New Payment Platforms
- Legacy Oilfield Cleanup Litigation
- Legal Team Pulls Together Nine Parcels of Property and Negotiates with Multiple Parties to Assist Developer in Building Student Housing Project
- Levy Gardens Partners 2007, LP v. Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company, No 10-04261, Eastern District of Louisiana
- Licensing and Compliance Counsel for a Start-Up Marketplace Lender
- Licensing and Compliance Counsel for Commercial Lending Industry
- Licensing and Compliance Counsel for Funding Group
- Licensing and Compliance Counsel for Marketplace Lenders
- Licensing and Compliance Counsel for National Auto Finance Companies
- Licensing and Compliance Counsel for National Auto Finance Company
- Licensing and Compliance Counsel for National Mortgage Lender/Servicers
- Licensing and Compliance Counsel for the Payments Industry
- Litigation
- Lobbied the Louisiana legislature to amend Louisiana law to allow commercial airlines to provision planes with alcohol.
- Local counsel and title agent in connection with construction financing for a student housing project
- Local counsel and title agent in connection with the acquisition of approximately nine separate parcels of land
- Local counsel and title agent to a bank in connection with a synthetic lease transaction involving a syncrolift and related leasehold mortgage
- Local counsel and underwrote title and title insurance for the refinancing of an apartment complex
- Local counsel for refinance of two existing apartment complexes
- Louisiana Supreme Court Issues Groundbreaking Decision on Public Education Funding, Handing a Major Victory to Students, Parents, and State School Board
- Managed sale of four properties by a hospitality company to an investment group of eleven casino and casino hotel sites in six states and leaseback of the properties
- Mountcastle v. Caliber Home Loans, 2015 WL 13035371 (Oct. 30, 2015), aff’d 647 Fed.Apx. 223 (4th Cir. Apr. 29, 2016)
- National Consumer Credit Compliance Project
- Negotiated highly complex, international licensing agreements for wireless technology used by the blind.
- Negotiated nationwide $12 million settlement agreement with DOJ and DEA
- New Louisiana Holdings
- Numerous representations in “political scandal” investigations.
- Obtained decertification and subsequent dismissal for a telecommunications company of a class action for unpaid wages pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act.
- Obtained dismissal of a lawsuit on behalf of a unionized employer where the plaintiff alleged First Amendment freedom of speech retaliation and Louisiana defamation claims.
- Obtained favorable jury verdict on breach of contract and breach of good faith and fair dealing claims related to the denial of SBA loan.
- Obtained summary judgment for a chemical manufacturer against claims of disability discrimination pursuant to Louisiana’s anti-discrimination laws.
- Obtained summary judgment for a global automotive manufacturer against claims for product liability pursuant to the Louisiana Products Liability Act.
- Parents Against Testing Without Teaching v. Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, 2000 31267 (5th Cir. 2001)
- Peaker Energy Group, LLC, et al v. Cargill, Incorporated & Louisiana Sugar Refining, LLC, CA No. 14-cv-02106, Eastern District of Louisiana
- Persistence and a Lean, Long-Term Strategy Made the Difference in Opening the Way for Charter Schools in New Orleans
- PNC Bank Nat’l Ass’n v. Roberts
- PNC Bank, Nat’l Ass’n v. MDTR, LLC
- PNC Bank, Nat’l Ass’n v. Smith
- Positioning the Facts to Demonstrate Plaintiff Suffered No Substantial Damages Undercuts Litigation and Scores a Victory for Client
- Preparation of key expert witness and company witnesses in federal multidistrict pharmaceutical products liability action.
- Prepared and represented witnesses at CFPB investigative hearing (one of the few that has been conducted by the agency) as counsel for indirect auto lender in CFPB investigation covering a range of fair lending/compliance issues.
- Prepared and reviewed documentation for general advice and state law compliance in connection with the acquisition of nine apartment complexes
- Procured and managed an international patent portfolio for an intellectual property holding company engaged in the development of industrial pump technology.
- Prosecuted claims on behalf a healthcare provider seeking a federally funded grant award in a public bid protest.
- Prosecuted claims on behalf the owners of a $30-million commercial development in a suit against a bankrupt general contractor and surety when the contractor failed to complete the project in Mississippi.
- Prosecuted claims seeking $20 million in compensation on behalf a general contractor on a PPP interstate project in Indiana.
- Quick and Complex Cross-Border Work Led to Successful Mediation
- Quick and Skillful Engagement with Regulators Prevented a Potential $1 Million Fine
- Recoverability of Attorney’s Fees
- Red Sparrow or Red Herring?
- Regulatory and Compliance Counsel for Used Car Retailer and Finance Company
- Regulatory Counsel for Vehicle Finance Company
- Remediation of Contaminated Properties
- Representation as main outside counsel of Japanese Big 3 manufacturer’s captive finance company
- Representation involving $95 million reverse bid protest, forcing bidder to honor its awarded public bid
- Representation involving negotiation and documentation of $95 million construction contract and $3.5 million architect contract in context of a $200 million total project for new casino development
- Representation of a bank group in connection with the acquisition in lieu of foreclosure of four health care facilities pursuant to a Chapter 11 plan of reorganization
- Representation of a family limited partnership in connection with the sale of approximate 640 acres of rural real property for use as a wetlands mitigation bank
- Representation of a guardian in connection with sale, financing, and retention of a life estate interest in property acquired by a private school specializing in special needs children
- Representation of a national healthcare provider as local Texas counsel in connection with the sale of eight medical office buildings
- Representation of a national mortgage company in connection with the expansion of its lending offices by finalizing a portfolio of 18 office space leases in multiple jurisdictions
- Representation of a private company in connection with the sale of an office warehouse facility to Dallas County
- Representation of a regulated financial institution in connection with the acquisition of a downtown Houston office building for use as bank facilities
- Representation of a third generation family business in connection with the sale of their downtown Houston facilities
- Representation of an out-of-state lender in connection with the acquisition in lieu of foreclosure of a downtown Houston office building, and associated tunnel rights, situated on, and under, a block of downtown Houston
- Representation of Casino Developer in Multi-Million Dollar Brand and Celebrity Rights License Transaction
- Representation of Catastrophic Insurance Adjusting Company in Hurricane Katrina-Related Individual Cases and Mass Actions
- Representation of client in purchase of a national vehicle warranty and service contract company, including change of control advice and approvals
- Representation of clients in multiple 50-state research projects regarding credit insurance and related ancillary collateral protection products
- Representation of commercial mortgage servicers in foreclosure/receivership actions
- Representation of Detroit Big 3 manufacturer in connection with client’s initial foray into aftermarket sales of ancillary products
- Representation of German auto maker in connection with restructuring entire service contract documentation for a national program
- Representation of Global Airline in Personal Injury Suit
- Representation of Government Service Entity in Federal Contract and Intellectual Property Litigation
- Representation of heavy trucking manufacturer in connection with creation of a 50-state warranty program
- Representation of Lenders/Originators in Series of Mass Actions with RICO and Mortgage Fraud Claims
- Representation of major credit insurance agency in connection with national product implementation, development, and sales
- Representation of Major Oil Field Services Company in U.S. Chemical Patent Matters
- Representation of Major U.S. Financial Institutions in IP Due Diligence for Loan Transactions
- Representation of minority shareholders in a closely held bank holding company to defeat management-offered amendments to reduce minority protections in the holding company structure
- Representation of mortgage lenders, including regulated financial institutions, in connection with the restructuring and foreclosure of commercial, industrial, development, and warehouse properties on a statewide basis
- Representation of National Bank and Flood Insurance Company
- Representation of National Bank in Class Action Involving Various Mortgage Fraud Claims
- Representation of National Bank in Consumer Protection and Antitrust Litigation
- Representation of National Bank in Litigation Involving Servicing Claims in Over 200 Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Cases
- Representation of National Bank in Mass Actions Involving Mortgage Fraud Claims
- Representation of National Bank in Mortgage Foreclosure Dispute in Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal
- Representation of National Bank in Multi-Party Federal Litigation Involving Low Income Housing Projects and Loss of Tax Credits
- Representation of National Bank in Multi-State Putative Class Action
- Representation of National Bank in Putative Class Action Involving National Homeowner Forbearance Program
- Representation of National Financial Institution in IP Litigation
- Representation of National Financial Services Clients in Contested Foreclosure Actions
- Representation of national lender in multiple lawsuits
- Representation of National Servicer in Cases Brought by Chapter 13 Debtors
- Representation of organic food supplier in various UCC/breach of contract actions
- Representation of organizational engineering technology company in various intellectual property and contract matters
- Representation of out-of-state contractor in administrative action by the State Licensing Board for Contractors regarding hiring of unlicensed contractors on a $10+ million contract
- Representation of owner/developer in contractor lien disputes with more than a dozen lien creditors on 100+ acre major retail development
- Representation of property owners and developers in land use and zoning matters
- Representation of Public University Foundation in Chemical Patent Matters
- Representation of regional banks as local Texas counsel in connection with commercial real estate lending
- Representation of secured lenders in connection with the sale of distressed, non-performing, and under-performing loans
- Representation of several clients in large capital financing transactions under Reg D accredited investor registration exemptions
- Representation of Specialty Chemical Company in Hundreds of Patent Applications Worldwide
- Representation of start-up with $195 million in borrowings via private placement of notes and stock in connection with corporate structure, interaction, and closing
- Representation of statewide credit insurance business in connection with preparing a credit insurance policy, along with all processes and documentation
- Representation of Technology Company in Putative Nationwide Class Action Involving Lanham Act Claims
- Representation of the City of Houston in connection with obtaining a demolition order covering a condominium project with in excess of 200 condominium units based on deterioration, nuisance, and unsafe conditions, for use by the City of Houston as a park
- Representation of the manufacturer of road paving material in connection with mechanic and materialman lien bond claims related to non-payment by contractors providing services to public works projects
- Representation of the owner of an industrial site in connection with certain environmental issues
- Representation of the purchaser of the retail liquor store operations of a grocery store chain with, among other things, the evaluation of 17 retail leases in the Houston area
- Representation of the U.S. subsidiary of an Italian manufacturing company as lessor in connection with a facilities lease covering a portion of one of its warehouse and manufacturing facilities
- Representation of the U.S. subsidiary of an Italian manufacturing company in the staged acquisition of a manufacturing facility in Houston, Texas
- Representation of U.S. based manufacturer and global distributor of surf products in connection with asset sale
- Representation of various national mortgage lenders seeking to recover losses due to mortgage fraud
- Represented a British wastewater treatment company in a contract rectification case governed under English law
- Represented a catastrophic insurance adjuster in nearly 200 Hurricane Katrina-related individual and mass actions
- Represented a credit union regarding the acquisition of an assemblage of three different tracts of land
- Represented a drilling contractor in the construction and financing of five jack-up rigs ranging in value from $140 million to $200 million each.
- Represented a government contractor in multidistrict litigation alleging formaldehyde exposure
- Represented a lender in a nationwide DOJ Civil Rights investigation of its Servicemembers Civil Relief Act compliance.
- Represented a lender in an FTC investigation of the company’s data integrity policies and procedures.
- Represented a lender in connection with the enforcement of its rights and remedies associated with a loan to a barge transportation company.
- Represented a lender in connection with the Federal Court enforcement of its rights and remedies related to its loan to a shipyard.
- Represented a lender in connection with the restructuring of a loan secured by a lift boat.
- Represented a lender in connection with the restructuring of a loan secured by an offshore ROV vessel.
- Represented a lender in the restructuring of a line of credit loan facility and term loan facility to a shipyard.
- Represented a life insurer in a national putative class action alleging improper insurance sales practices, misrepresentation, and breach of contract
- Represented a life insurer in a putative class action lawsuit alleging discriminatory pricing
- Represented a local developer with the temporary extension of an existing restaurant lease with a national restaurant tenant
- Represented a low-income housing developer
- Represented a major national auto lender in a broad-ranging CFPB investigation
- Represented a major national bank in a suit brought by several pooled asset funds against numerous defendants
- Represented a Mexican drilling contractor in an EXIM financing transaction involving a $172-million credit facility for a jack-up drilling rig to be constructed at Keppel AmFELS’ yard in Brownsville, Texas.
- Represented a mortgage servicer in a putative class action with multiple allegations
- Represented a national auto lender in a wide-ranging CFPB investigation into all aspects of the company’s business practices and compliance management.
- Represented a national real estate developer as local counsel regarding its acquisition of two commercial properties purchased for development of retail strip centers
- Represented a national subprime lender in a lengthy CFPB and DOJ fair lending joint investigation under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, and obtained a no-action letter.
- Represented a Nigerian oil and gas service company in connection with the acquisition of multiple supply boats and liftboats.
- Represented a secured vessel lender in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of a marine transportation/offshore supply vessel company in Houston, Texas.
- Represented a ship broker in the drafting of multiple brokerage and vessel sale agreements.
- Represented a shipyard in connection with the enforcement of its lien against a foreign vessel.
- Represented a shipyard in the negotiation of numerous shipbuilding contracts with values of up to $120 million each over an approximately 19-year period.
- Represented a startup credit assistance company in an FTC investigation of the company’s FCRA policies and procedures.
- Represented a state agency in suit brought by insurer alleging constitutional violations in ratemaking decisions
- Represented a subsidiary in connection with a public offering and credit facility
- Represented a U.S. lender as special maritime counsel in connection with the refinancing of a U.S. drilling contractor’s credit facility secured by a fleet of jack-up rigs and other vessels.
- Represented a U.S. lender in connection with the restructuring and payoff of debt secured by maritime assets.
- Represented a worker’s compensation fund in an injunction suit pertaining to a service agreement relating to workers’ compensation insurance
- Represented an automobile dealership in a putative class Truth in Lending suit
- Represented an equipment owner/operator in a breach-of-lease lawsuit arising from maritime equipment installed upon a vessel.
- Represented an equity investor and mortgage lender in a suit relating to low-income housing in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee
- Represented an inventor in its petition for declaratory judgment and in a counterclaim against it for breach of fiduciary duty by usurpation of a corporate opportunity
- Represented an investment group as special maritime counsel in connection with the acquisition of a major U.S. tug and barge company.
- Represented an investment group in connection with the acquisition of a fleet of accommodation vessels.
- Represented an oil rig owner in an international charter dispute, procuring a multimillion-dollar award in the client’s favor.
- Represented auto lenders responding to subpoenas from federal and state grand juries, as well as federal and state administrative agencies, including DOJ, CFPB, and DHS.
- Represented commercial finance lender as defendant in action in Civil District Court for Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, where plaintiffs asserted a number of damage claims with respect a golf course development adjacent to plaintiffs’ properties
- Represented corporate and institutional lender as intervening party in a garnishment action in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi where lender sought to protect its secured interest in the proceeds at issue.
- Represented environmental company in its $40-million sale
- Represented financial institutions in internal compliance reviews.
- Represented financial services company in sale
- Represented FinFit Holding Co LLC and subsidiary in connection with capital investment transaction
- Represented FinTech company in $100 million commercial loan transaction
- Represented FinTech company in $35-million loan facility
- Represented FinTech company in conversion transaction
- Represented Governor of North Carolina in DOJ litigation.
- Represented independent financing company in contentious complex commercial litigation
- Represented indirect auto lender responding to CFPB preliminary findings of disparate impact based on age and race.
- Represented industry-leading company in IRS investigation into whether the company aided and abetted its customers in avoiding tax. Proposed penalties could have exceeded $1 billion. IRS eventually dropped the investigation.
- Represented investors in the purchase, financing, and refurbishment of a $300 million drill ship.
- Represented lenders on breaches of preferred ship mortgages resulting in the arrest and subsequent sale of vessels conducted by the United States Marshal.
- Represented local restaurant and bar company as reorganized debtor in the appellate proceedings in the United Stated District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
- Represented Major Industrial Services Company in Patent and IP Matters
- Represented majority owners of publicly traded U.S. corporation in acquisition of U.S. corporation by privately held foreign corporation.
- Represented manufacturer and provider of medical technologies, as defendant, in a government contract bid protest case in the 24th Judicial District for the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana.
- Represented Mexican drilling contractor in EXIM financing transaction named “Deal of the Year” by Trade Finance Magazine.
- Represented National Bank in Class Action for Alleged Systemic Violations of Bankruptcy Code and Damages to Chapter 13 Debtors
- Represented national mortgage servicer in a contested foreclosure action pending in the State of New York Supreme Court and related counteraction pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
- Represented national mortgage servicer in two separate, but related, False Claims Act lawsuits that involve allegations concerning participation in the Treasury Department’s Home Affordable Modification Program (“HAMP”)
- Represented national real estate company in obtaining the first private letter ruling of its type from the IRS holding that three buildings could be treated as one for purposes of the new market tax credit.
- Represented national real estate company in sale of the majority of its portfolio of real estate assets.
- Represented national restaurant chain in IRS employment tax examination.
- Represented national restaurant, in its role as contract counterparty, in the chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings
- Represented national subsidiary of foreign bank, which provides mortgage products and various financial services to its mortgage holders, in the reconciliation of over 50 deficient mortgage loan files.
- Represented national wealth management firm in an action for its alleged failure to satisfy a prior settlement in the 15th Judicial District Court, Parish of Lafayette, State of Louisiana.
- Represented nationally recognized charitable organization in sale of its publishing business to international publishing company.
- Represented nationally recognized charitable organization in sale of its publishing business to related nationally recognized trade association.
- Represented oil and gas exploration corporation in a dispute between multinational oil companies about the non-payment of overriding royalty interest amounts due from the production of oil.
- Represented oil and gas S corporation in tax-free reorganization to strip assets from corporation in anticipation of stock sale. Obtained first private letter ruling from the IRS for this type of transaction.
- Represented one of Louisiana’s largest shipyards for approximately 19 years in all facets of its operations.
- Represented one of the largest national and international industrial developers in the acquisition of an industrial complex formerly used to manufacturer vacuum cleaners.
- Represented owners of privately held Swiss corporation in sale of stock to publicly traded U.S. corporation.
- Represented owners of U.S. pharmaceutical company in initial public offering.
- Represented owners regarding the acquisition of a piece of property with an office building located on it and the lease of that office to a U.S. government agency
- Represented principal owners of international German manufacturing company on U.S. tax matters involving investments in the United States.
- Represented purchaser of two pieces of property, which became a part of an assemblage of property already owned by the developer
- Represented Regional Bank Trust Department in Estate-Related Litigation
- Represented retail motor fuel outlet industry in IRS Industry Issue Resolution Program to favorably resolve depreciation issue for canopies.
- Represented Servicer and GSE in Servicing-Related Litigation
- Represented shipyard and related affiliates in $20M-plus asset sale
- Represented shipyard and related affiliates in $20M-plus asset sale
- Represented telecommunication company in IRS examination of worker classification of more than 200 independent contractors.
- Represented the owner of a dock and riverfront manufacturing facility in an allision case.
- Represented the owners of the Ritz Carlton New Orleans and other hotels in securing liquor licenses.
- Represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in securing liquor licenses in order to sell beer in the stadium for home football games.
- Represented U.S. lenders in connection with the financing of floating casinos.
- Representing individuals in Russia/2016 election probe.
- Representing Private University in DOJ civil rights review.
- Responsiveness and knowing the unique needs of a closely held family business provided the steadying hand needed to complete a business sale and transition plan for the family and the purchaser
- Review of Loan Portfolio Servicing to Monitor Risk Exposure.
- Reviewed title for several locations for the owner/operator of medical office buildings for a national health care provider
- Santander Consumer USA, Inc. v. Palisades Collection, LLC (447 S.W.3d 902)
- Second chaired multiple representation proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board, Region 15.
- Served as lead counsel for protestor eQHealth Solutions, Inc. against the State of Arkansas, Department of Finance and Administration
- Served as local counsel to Saban Real Estate in connection with its acquisition of numerous apartment complexes located throughout the U.S.
- Simmons, Morris & Carroll, LLC v. Capital One, N.A. and Tonya Lambert, No. 49,005-CA
- Southwest Express, Inc. v. Kerry D. Morris and Community Trust Bank, No. 07-0683, 4th Judicial District, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana
- Special counsel to a vertical construction lender in connection with ongoing development of a major mixed-use community development
- Strategic Revision of Corporate Privacy Policy Enables IRA Company to Market to Extensive Social Media Audience
- Successful defense of RICO claims against national bank.
- Successful representation of a family partnership before a state administrative law judge on the issue of an extension of debt between the related parties and recognition of deferred income.
- Successful representation of a semi-truck trailer manufacturer/refurbisher against the imposition of federal use taxes on refurbished trailers.
- Successful representation of an estate against the IRS’s denial of a charitable deduction in the estate tax return.
- Successful Representation of Client in Appellate Matter Involving Exception of Prescription
- Successfully defended a British wastewater treatment defendant in antitrust action involving U.S. wastewater treatment industry
- Successfully mediated $2.5 million dollar shareholder derivative lawsuit against limited liability company.
- Successfully obtained judgment for mortgage servicing client on falsification and fraud claims.
- Successfully obtained judgment in a foreclosure lawsuit by establishing mortgage servicer’s compliance with HUD/FHA regulations prior to foreclosure
- Successfully overturned five-plus-year-old default judgment entered against financial institution.
- Successfully overturned judgment denying client’s motion to compel arbitration.
- Successfully overturned judgment on appeal finding that client’s claim was time-barred.
- Support of Financial Services Clients Adding Private Student Loan Programs.
- The Right Witness with Convincing Testimony Makes the Difference in Arbitration of Breach of Charter over Failure to Maintain Vessels
- Thorough & Strategic Preparation Serves as Linchpin in Successful Testimony before Congress
- Thorough Internal Preparation and Counsel Result in No Enforcement Action on CFPB Civil Investigative Demand
- Timing Is Key: Recognizing How and When to Seize Opportunities and Enter a Market and How and When to Sell Assets and Exit a Market
- Uniform Commercial Code counsel to telecommunications company and its subsidiaries in connection with a securitization of receivables transaction
- Van Ess v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (2016 WL 5173528)
- Wheatley v. Cohn, 2014 WL 2452606 (D.Md. May 30, 2014), aff’d 596 Fed.Appx. 230 (4th Cir. Mar. 5, 2015)
- With Little to Go On, Team Shepherds Small Clinic through HHS Employment Investigation
- Worked on the sale of a publicly traded company for an amount that was more than three times the trading price prior to when negotiations began.
- Young v. Doe (In re Young), 2017 Bankr. LEXIS 205 (W.D.Va. Jan. 25, 2017)
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- What Employers Need to Know for April 1 About the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
- COVID-19 and At-Home Workers, Cybersecurity Considerations
- Coronavirus: Bring Your Employment Questions, Part 2
- New York Issues Series of Executive Orders Providing Relief to Borrowers Impacted by COVID-19
- What Should Landlords and Tenants be Doing in the Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic?
- Alexa, can you hear my clients? Confidentiality Obligations in the Coronavirus Work from Home Era
- Top 11 Tips for Lenders Navigating Commercial Loan Modifications in Response to the COVID-19 Outbreak
- PHMSA Relaxes Regulations in Wake of COVID-19 Crisis to Keep Pipelines Open
- Treasury and IRS Will Extend Tax Filing Deadline to July 15
- New York DFS Issues Guidance on Recommended COVID-19 Mitigation Measures for Mortgage Servicers
- Your Job Site is Shut Down, Now What? Read Your Contract – Know Your Rights and Duties
- IRS Does Not Extend Time to File Tax Returns, But Does Extend Time to Pay Taxes
- Federal and State Regulators Issue Joint Guidance Encouraging Financial Services Companies to Responsibly Accommodate Borrowers Impacted by COVID-19 and Advising on Business Continuity Planning
- Coronavirus: Bring Your Employment Questions
- Amended House Bill Passes Senate
- Clarifying Wage Payments during COVID-19 Pandemic
- State Regulators Continue to Issue Special Guidance Allowing Financial Services Companies to Work Remotely Due to COVID-19
- COVID-19: An Update on Firm Operations and Resources for Our Clients and Friends
- Financial Services Companies Should Review SCRA Policies and Procedures to Prepare for Possible Large Scale Activation of National Guard and Military Reserves Relating to COVID-19 Relief
- COVID-19: Potential Impact on Commercial and Residential Real Estate
- House Bill may present major changes for employers
- For Some Practices, Coronavirus Uncertainty Is Bringing a Spike in Demand
- Coronavirus: Business and Legal Implications
- State Regulators Begin to Address Coronavirus Licensing Implications for the Financial Services Industry
- State Examinations and Market Trends: What’s Coming?
- Have I established grounds for a prescriptive easement?
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): Employers need to take swift action
- New Virginia Law Regarding Worker Classification
- Advertising red flags: What to avoid
- Managing Professionalism & Activism on Social Media
- Supreme Court hears arguments in CERCLA case that could have widespread ramifications
- The Ethics of Negotiations for Title Attorneys: Are There Any?
- Rethinking Overdraft Protection Plan Consents
- Mitigating risk in pulling credit reports
- McGlinchey Attorney Dhruv Sharma Named as Leadership Council on Legal Diversity 2020 Fellow
- Congress Wants to Talk to Your Client—Now What?
- Working with Executive Teams to Analyze Risk and Develop Strategy to Resolve Business Issues
- When can I intervene in a lawsuit?
- Happy Mardi Gras
- Legal Perspectives on New Hires
- McGlinchey Stafford Rebrands and Launches New Website
- The New McGlinchey
- New York’s Recently Enacted Standing Legislation Will Potentially Have A Wide Reaching Impact
- When can I challenge an arbitrator’s decision and award?
- Bring Your Own Policy (BYOP) Breakfast 4.0: New Year! New HR!
- Impeachment Is Almost Over. Here Are the Dozens of Lawyers Who Got Involved.
- Final Report of the ABI Consumer Commission
- Ethics in IP
- Attorney-Client Relationship, Formation to Termination
- Don’t ignore the signs: 7 credit reporting compliance requirements to review
- Non-Compete Clauses and Restrictive Covenants
- Can My Complaint Be the Basis for a Fraud Counter-Claim?
- CCPA – It’s Live… So What Now?
- New York Rolls Out Updates to Mortgage Servicing Rules
- Predicting the top compliance issues for 2020
- Transactions 101
- Enforcing non-waiver clauses in contracts: Proceed with caution
- When Can a Class be Certified?
- McGlinchey Stafford Promotes Four New Members in 2020
- Mechanics of Construction Law: New Notice Requirements for Lessors of Movables on Louisiana Construction Projects
- New York’s New Mortgage Servicing Rules Take Effect in the New Year. Are You Prepared?
- Do I Have Standing to Sue My LLC?
- Twenty-two McGlinchey Stafford Attorneys Named to Louisiana Super Lawyers 2020
- Five McGlinchey Attorneys named 2019 “Top Lawyers” by New Orleans Magazine
- Year-End Considerations for Investors to Take Advantage of Federal, Ohio Opportunity Zone Tax Credits for 2019 Investments
- Year in review: Top compliance initiatives in 2019
- Can the Court Change the Language of my Deed?
- New York Mortgage Industry Facing Detrimental Industry-wide Impact in Dieudonne
- Reducing risk in the vendor due diligence process
- 4 Applications for Titling Trusts
- McGlinchey Stafford Welcomes Experienced Regulatory Attorney to Cleveland Office
- Emerging Issues in Banking Law
- Three McGlinchey Stafford Attorneys Named to Ohio Super Lawyers 2020
- California’s great data-privacy rush
- LIBOR Replacement: SOFR, So Good!
- When can someone be an apparent agent for a company? The Bullet Point: Volume 3, Issue 23
- Are your Loan Documents up to Date?—Divisions, Registered and Protected Series and the Like
- Ethics and Professionalism in the Transactional Context: Ruminations Part 9.5
- Successfully Navigating the Waters of Independent Contractors
- Nevada regulators signal enforcement delay of spousal credit rule, lawyer says
- The State and Federal Regulatory Landscape
- Handling Troubled or Troubling Employees
- Causation Standards under Employment Discrimination Statutes: But-For, Motivating Factor, Pretext: What Does It All Mean?
- Litigation Trends in Fintech
- Voluntary Protection Products
- Six McGlinchey Stafford Attorneys Named to Mid-South Super Lawyers 2019
- Bulletproof Hiring Practices and Agreements
- Uniform Commercial Code Opinions in Real Estate Finance Transactions
- Dealing with Data: Planning for and Responding to a Breach
- Self-Advocacy and Promotion Roundtable Discussion
- Does my employer have to pay for “off the clock” activity? The Bullet Point: Volume 3, Issue 22
- Top Questions Lenders Should Ask Fintech Partners
- Taking advantage of telematics responsibility
- Lender Liability: Can Enforcing the Terms of a Loan Agreement Be a Breach of Contract?
- New York’s new “Shield Act” applies to those using “private information” of a NY resident
- McGlinchey Stafford announces 50 Practice Areas Ranked in 2020 Best Law Firms®
- McGlinchey Stafford’s Financial Services Team Hosts “Emerging Issues in Banking Law” CLE event
- McGlinchey Stafford Lawyers Co-author the 2020 Edition of PLI’s Consumer Financial Services Answer Book
- ABI Consumer Commission: Part II
- Spotlight on the Emerging Federal Statute Developments and Strategies for Defending against Innovative Borrower Claims
- Lessons Learned From FTC Enforcement Actions
- McGlinchey Stafford grows Financial Services capabilities with Birmingham new hires
- McGlinchey Stafford’s Grodner named Chair of ABA Commercial Finance Committee
- A lender’s guide to refund fees and charges of ancillary products
- Can an email create a binding contract? The Bullet Point: Volume 3, Issue 21
- Beyond Legal Practice: Careers in Financial Regulatory Compliance
- Employment Law: Advanced Issues and Answers
- Employment Law Training
- Mechanics of Construction Law: Choice of Completion Contractor at Discretion of Surety, Florida Court Finds
- Chapter 2: Federal Jurisdiction
- PLI’s Consumer Financial Services Answer Book (2020 Edition)
- Government Investigations – An Inside the Beltway Perspective
- Federal and State Enforcers: Discussion of New Risks in Concurrent Enforcement, Supervision, and Examination Under Dodd-Frank
- Hot Topics in Mortgage Servicing and Litigation
- State Law and Examination Trends in Ancillary Products
- Effective Mortgage Litigation Strategies
- The State of Arbitration in Consumer Financial Services
- Handling the Intergenerational Workforce
- Insurance and Ancillary Products Q&A
- Out of Trust – Out of Business: Automobile Lien Priorities in Troubled Dealer Situations
- Rolling Out a New Product
- Evolution of Scoring Models and Data for Underwriting Decisions
- Recent Developments with FDCPA Rulemaking, Emerging Technology, and Litigation
- FCRA Hot Topics Including Furnisher Issues and Other Developments
- ABI Commission on Consumer Bankruptcy Report
- Electronic Chattel Paper and Electronic Vaults
- Vendor Management Issues in Cloud Computing
- Strategies to Get Time on Your Side: Foreclosure Statute of Limitations
- Landmines of Customer Insurance Programs
- Nonqualified Mortgages
- Innovation in Financial Services: Practical Applications, Regulator Reactions, and Compliance
- Money Transmitters, Intermediaries, and AML / BSA Issues
- Advertising and Lead Generation
- Temporary Authority to Act as an MLO
- State License Examination Trends and Best Practices
- Cybersecurity Update: Recent Developments in Data Breach Laws and Vendor Management Practices
- TCPA Judicial Developments, the FCC’s Recent Regulatory Initiatives, and their Impact on Related Communications
- 2019 Consumer Finance Legal Conference
- Data Privacy: The CCPA and Beyond
- Can My Corporate Veil Be Pierced? The Bullet Point: Volume 3, Issue 20
- Litigator Joseph Ronderos joins McGlinchey Stafford’s Nashville Office
- Fraud – Government Investigations Lessons Learned
- Incorporating Pro Bono into Commercial Practice CLE
- Uncertain Landing: Navigating Indemnity Agreements in Aviation
- McGlinchey Stafford’s Rudy Cerone Receives ‘Mid-Size Company Turnaround of the Year’ Award
- Bring Your Own Policy (BYOP) in Monroe
- CCPA / GDPR Compliance for 2020
- McGlinchey Stafford Welcomes Four Associates to New York City Office
- Am I a party entitled to enforce a lost promissory note? The Bullet Point: Volume 3, Issue 19
- Managing Professionalism v. Activism on Social Media
- Does a Power of Attorney Make You Your Father’s Keeper?
- IRS Requests Comments on Form 1098-F – Should Defendants in Environmental Enforcement Actions Care?
- Key Strategies to Strengthening Diversity and Inclusion: Sharing Proactive Changes in the Workplace
- Barbarians at the Gate: Are Your Competitors Poaching Your Best Talent?
- Alternative Data for Credit Approvals
- Artificial Intelligence and Its Impact on In House Counsel
- CFPB innovation network success hinges on broader AG acceptance, lawyer says
- McGlinchey Stafford Adds Accomplished Commercial Litigator to Washington DC Office
- Scared Straight: Avoiding Grievances
- 3 strategies for lenders to mitigate internal threats to consumer data security
- Ohio Consumer Law, 2019-2020 ed., Chapter 30, Short Term Loan Law
- What a new Nevada spousal credit law means for lenders
- Department of Labor Finalizing Federal Overtime Rule
- Is my agreement enforceable under the Statute of Frauds? The Bullet Point: Volume 3, Issue 17
- Ethics after #MeToo
- What Is, What Might Be, What Will Not Be
- McGlinchey Stafford’s Camille Bryant receives Outstanding Young Woman Lawyer of the Year, A.P. Tureaud Awards
- IRS Issues Proposed Regulations on the Classification of Cloud-based Transactions: Lease of Property or Provision of Services?
- Forty-two McGlinchey Stafford Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2020; Six Named “Lawyer of the Year”
- 5 lessons to learn from software vendor data breach
- Does My Lawsuit Violate the FDCPA?
- Manufactured Housing Law Update – July 2019
- A Call to Action for a More Inclusive Profession
- Networking Working Group on Bridging the Gender and Generational Divide
- Have I Been Defamed in the Newspaper? The Bullet Point: Volume 3, Issue 15
- How Corporate Counsel Are Managing the Latest Consumer Finance Claims, Class Actions, Compliance Challenges, and Enforcement Actions and Examinations
- 2019 Patent Cooperation Treaty Seminar
- Referral Programs: Who Pays and Who Gets Paid?
- Voir Dire and Jury Selection in Employment Cases
- Recent Developments in Intellectual Property Law
- Labor and Employment Law for Business Attorneys
- Did my acceptance of the offer of judgment moot my class action? The Bullet Point: Volume 3, Issue 14
- Qualified Opportunity Fund Investing: 15% Deadline Rapidly Approaching
- McGlinchey Stafford Attorneys Named to Texas Super Lawyers Rising Stars 2019
- Nine McGlinchey Stafford Attorneys Named to Florida Super Lawyers 2019
- Smokin’ Hot: Ethical Issues for Lawyers Advising Business Clients in States with Legalized Medical or Recreational Marijuana
- Manufactured Housing Law Update – June 2019
- Does Wayfair Have Just What You Need?
- An Analysis of the Recent Supreme Court Case of Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC
- Reverse Corporate Veil Piercing – Can My Company Be Liable for My Debts? The Bullet Point: Volume 3, Issue 13
- Blockchain for the Florida Lawyer: Foundations, Critical Considerations, and Updates
- Bring Your Own Policy (BYOP) Breakfast
- How lenders can maximize loan deferral and extension compliance
- Hypothetical Scenarios on Equal Pay, Family Leave, and the #MeToo Movement: The Unwritten Rules for Addressing Highly Sensitive, Complex Challenges
- McGlinchey Stafford adds 4 accomplished litigators in 3 states, opens Boston office
- McGlinchey Stafford Attorneys Named to California Super Lawyers 2019 List
- CFPB Supervisory Highlights Provide Guidance on Deficiency Balances and Rebates
- McGlinchey Stafford Attorneys Offer Legal Clinic through Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program
- Have I Waived My Right to Arbitration? The Bullet Point: Volume 3, Issue 12
- McGlinchey Stafford’s Labor & Employment Law Team Hosts “Bring Your Own Policy” Breakfast
- Arkansas Enacts Guaranteed Asset Protection Waiver Act
- McGlinchey Stafford Welcomes New Associates in Dallas, Houston Offices
- McGlinchey Stafford Welcomes Three New Associates in Cleveland Office
- State Regulators Insights
- Payday Lending Rule Compliance Date Stayed Yet Again by Texas Court
- Dodd-Frank and SAFE Act Compliance
- Employer Beware: The U.S. Supreme Court Allows a Plaintiff to Bypass the EEOC
- Webinar: Fallout from the College Admissions Scandal
- Ethical Issues in Financial Services Law
- Manufactured Housing Law Update – May 2019
- Did the Ohio Supreme Court Just Reverse Itself? The Bullet Point: Volume 3, Issue 11
- What Creditors Should Know About Co-Debtors in Chapter 13 Consumer Bankruptcies
- McGlinchey Stafford’s Intellectual Property Team, Attorneys Recognized in “IP Stars”
- Compliance Complexities Lenders Should Know About E-Contracting
- FFEIC Cybersecurity Assessement Tool (CAT)
- Sonam James, Andrew Albritton Honored With 2019 McGlinchey Stafford Diversity Fellowships
- Beyond Licensing: Emerging Issues in Student Lending
- Regulators’ Roundtable
- Making Sense of FinTech Regulation
- Servicer and Lender Licensing Update
- Do my online complaints constitute defamation?
- Uniform Commercial Code Opinions in Real Estate Finance Transactions: The UCC Opinions Report
- Ethical Considerations When Using Appraisers in Transactions and Litigation
- Mechanics of Construction Law: Contractor License Requirements in the Wake of the 2018 California Fires
- Higher Education Regulatory Roundtable
- What Community Operators Need to Know About Sharing Customer Information with Others
- N.Y. Regulators Expand Enforcement Scope With Newly Created Division
- Legal Marketer Heather Morse joins McGlinchey Stafford as Chief Business Development Officer
- Oh Yeah, The Sale Includes Some Loans
- Trying To Get a Handle on Data Security? Start With the Cybersecurity Assessment Tool
- Certified Mortgage Compliance Professionals Track: Introduction to Regulatory Compliance
- Litigation Forum Track: SCRA
- MDL Process Continuing to Accomplish Its Intent and Are Changes to MDL Process and Procedures Needed
- Can Class Action Arbitration Exist? The Bullet Point: Volume 3, Issue 9
- FCRA Enforcement and Compliance in 2019: Trends and Updates You Must Know
- Manufactured Housing Law Update – April 2019
- McGlinchey Stafford Receives Nationwide, State, and Individual Honors in Chambers USA 2019
- The Evolving Regulatory Response to Innovation: Special Purpose National Bank Charters, Regulatory Sandboxes, and No-Action Letters
- What are my Close Corporation Fiduciary Duties? The Bullet Point: Volume 3, Issue 8
- Circuit Splits And Other Hot Topics In The Consumer Arena
- Hot Topics: The Final Report of the ABI Commission on Consumer Bankruptcy
- Powerful Voices – Women in Leadership
- Is your tax-exempt organization ready to report its excess executive compensation?
- Ethics in Contract Negotiations
- Minnesota Dept. of Commerce Issues Guidance Regarding Sales Finance Company License
- Disparate Impact (Still) a Fair Lending Risk
- McGlinchey Stafford Attorney Marshall Grodner named ACCFL Vice President
- Does Caveat Emptor apply to my real estate sale? The Bullet Point: Volume 3, Issue 7
- Manufactured Housing Law Update – March 2019
- New poll says 40 percent of American believe the Mueller report does not vindicate President Trump
- Current Issues in Auto Finance: Driving Through Developments in Litigation and Enforcement
- Smokin’ Hot: Ethical Issues of Advising Clients on Real Estate Deals Involving Legalized Medical Marijuana Businesses
- Meade v. Avant and its Impact on the Bank Partnership Program and Loan Securitization
- McGlinchey Stafford’s Women’s Initiative Network Hosts “Powerful Voices” Events
- New Computer Overlords?: Responding to Promises and Threats of Machine Learning in Financial Services
- Prepare Yourself for California’s Consumer Privacy Act
- Credit Reporting Dispute Investigations in the Wake of Felts
- Will the full Mueller report be released to the public?
- Managing a Multi-Generational Workforce
- Recent Eleventh Circuit Opinion Confirms Mortgage Statements are not Debt Collection
- California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
- Emphasizing ‘entrepreneurial opportunity,’ NLRB upends Obama-era independent contractor standard
- McGlinchey Stafford Announces 2019 Dermot S. McGlinchey Lecture at Tulane Law School
- Principals of Persuasion
- Have I committed Negligence Per Se? The Bullet Point: Volume 3, Issue 6
- State Regulators Step Up to Post-Cordray Era Challenge
- Be Ready to Show IRS Why Meal Delivery Isn’t a Seamless Option
- Forum on Revitalizing Communities and Forging New Partnerships
- Recently-Published Opinions Affirm A Lender’s Right To Seek All Unpaid Mortgage Payments
- FTC Proposes Amendments to Safeguards and Privacy Rules
- McGlinchey Stafford Attorney Camille Bryant named 2019 Pathfinder by Leadership Council on Legal Diversity
- Maria Butina’s Attorney Speaks Out About Her Case
- When can parol evidence contradict my contract? The Bullet Point: Volume 3, Issue 5
- Closed Bank Credit
- Transactions Involving Real Estate and Dwellings
- Mechanics of Construction Law: Arbitration of Construction Disputes
- Credit Concentration Risk Management Back in Regulatory Focus
- Manufactured Housing Law Update – February 2019
- What’s Up with IARC? Dealing with IARC Decisions in Product and Tort Litigation
- California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA) Update
- Waxman among packed crowd at IRS hearing on Opportunity Zone Regulations
- IRS Concludes That Employers Can Provide Limitless Snacks Tax-Free to Employees, But Not Meals
- What type of damages are recoverable under the Consumer Sales Practices Act? The Bullet Point: Volume 3, Issue 4
- Ohio Adopts Remote Electronic Notarization Law
- Appellate Advocacy from Briefing to Oral Argument
- Human Resource Law From Start to Finish
- Basics in Inventory Finance
- New York Expands Protections in Civil Rights Law
- Discharge and the Automatic Stay
- Bring Your Own Policy (BYOP) Breakfast 3.0
- Is my arbitration agreement unconscionable? The Bullet Point: Volume 3, Issue 3
- Introduction to Legal Issues around Manufactured Housing Mortgage Lending
- Deadline Extension for EEOC Survey Announced Due to Shutdown
- Predicting the Top Regulatory Issues for 2019
- Manufactured Housing Law Update – January 2019
- Appraisal and Titling Opportunities in Manufactured Housing
- Attorney-Client Relationship Formation to Termination
- Who decides if my claim is arbitrable? The Bullet Point: Volume 3, Issue 2
- Supreme Court rules interstate transportation workers exempt from FAA arbitration requirements
- Introducing Douglas Charnas
- McGlinchey Stafford Adds Accomplished Corporate, Tax Attorney to Washington Office
- Batter Up … As States Step to the Plate
- Like a Box of Chocolates, You Never Know What You’re Gonna Get: Multi-Member LLC Interests as Collateral and the New Model Form Security Agreement for Security Interests in LLC Membership Interests
- Mechanics of Construction: Mediation of Construction Disputes
- How can my company be affected by a writ of quo warranto? The Bullet Point: Volume 3, Issue 1
- Twenty-three McGlinchey Stafford Attorneys Named to Louisiana Super Lawyers 2019
- Ohio Enacts Law Regulating Mortgage Servicers and Holders of Servicing Rights
- McGlinchey Stafford Promotes Three New Members in 2019
- Manufactured Housing Law Update – December 2018
- Ben Carson’s HUD dials back investigations into housing discrimination
- Copyrighting Architectural Drawings: An Issue for Builders, Developers, and Lenders
- McGlinchey Stafford receives Turnaround Award for Chapter 11 Reorganization
- Advanced Civil Litigation Skills in Ohio
- Is My Unsigned Settlement Enforceable? The Bullet Point: Volume 2, Issue 25
- McGlinchey Stafford Attorneys Named to National Intellectual Property Association Leadership
- President Signs Executive Order Creating White House Opportunity Zone and Revitalization Council
- Six McGlinchey Stafford Attorneys Named to Ohio Super Lawyers 2019
- Discharge Injunction Violations in Consumer Bankruptcies
- Manufactured Housing Law Update – November 2018
- We Are Not Out of the Woods: Some 401(k) Plan Amendments May Be Needed in 2018
- Professionalism vs. Activism on Social Media: Avoiding Conflicts in the Midst of the Current Political and Social Climate
- McGlinchey Stafford Grows National Government Relations Services with Hire of Jason Redmond
- Bob Driscoll on fallout from Corsi negotiating with Mueller
- What is the Garn-St. Germain Act? The Bullet Point: Volume 2, Issue 24
- The New Regs Are Here! The New Regs Are Here! The United States Treasury’s Proposed Opportunity Zone Regulations
- New Risks From State AGs and Regulators Under Dodd-Frank Concurrent Enforcement
- Driscoll discusses backlash over Whitaker’s appointment to acting AG
- Lawyers in the Crosshairs – The State of Play in Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Finance Initiatives
- Bridging the Gap at Work: Improving Intergenerational Communication
- #MeToo and You: Time to Revisit Your Policies to Protect Employees and Avoid Complaints
- Six McGlinchey Stafford Attorneys Named to Mid-South Super Lawyers 2018
- Is it impossible for me to perform? The Bullet Point: Volume 2, Issue 23
- McGlinchey Stafford Expands Houston Office with Addition of Paul Kellogg
- Are Rights a Reality? Evaluating Federal Civil Rights Enforcement
- McGlinchey Stafford Mourns the Loss of Our Colleague Mark New
- What You Need to Know about Public Records and Open Meetings Law
- McGlinchey Stafford’s Practices Ranked Among Top in Nation in U.S. News/Best Lawyers’ “Best Law Firms” 2019
- Five Attorneys Named to New Orleans Magazine’s “Top Lawyers” 2018
- Manufactured Housing Law Update – October 2018
- McGlinchey Stafford named 2018 Top Performer by Leadership Council on Legal Diversity
- Shall I “Stay” or Shall I Pay? The Price You Pay for Discharge Violations
- Employment Policies – Bring Your Own Policy
- How Power Innovations are Empowering Change? Current Issues in Licensing and Cross-licensing, Research Funding Programs and Joint Ventures
- Does my CGL Policy Cover That? The Bullet Point: Volume 2, Issue 22
- McGlinchey Stafford Continues Growth in Birmingham with Addition of Michael Odom
- Regulatory Impact on Commercial Finance
- TCPA Update: State of the Law in the Wake of the ACA International Decision – Compliance and Litigation Impact and Strategy
- Regulatory Considerations in Vendor Contracting: Privacy, Data Security, Indemnity, Insurance, and Termination
- Arbitration Agreements in Employment Contracts
- Search Warrant, Document Preservation, and Legal Hold Protocols: How Not to Make a Bad Situation Worse
- The Evolving Statute of Limitations Landscape in CA, FL, TX, and NY Mortgage Litigation
- Update on Issues Impacting Mortgage Servicing – from Limited English Proficiency to SCRA to Payoff Statements
- State Repossession Requirements: Compliance Headaches and Litigation Nightmares
- Borrower Defenses under HUD Face-to-Face Regulations
- State of Spokeo: its Current Value and Making the Most of It
- What’s Left of Fair Lending in the Auto Space?
- Ancillary Products in the News: CPI Issues, Examination Attention, Licensing, and Litigation Issues
- Internal Investigations and the Attorney-Client Privilege
- Trends and Updates to Data Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Breach Laws
- 2018 Consumer Finance Legal Conference
- Insurance / Ancillary Products Q&A
- Tabletop Exercise: How to Respond to a Data Breach
- Whistleblower Response and Strategy Related to Internal Investigations
- FCRA Hot Topics: Bankruptcy, Furnisher Issues, Alternative Data Providers
- The Present and Future of Leasing and Alternative Access to Vehicles: Regulatory Issues and Litigation, Subscription Models, and Other Programs
- Consumer Communications: How to Call, Text, Chat, Email, and Push your Way through the Federal and State Legal Landscape
- Now that Arbitration is Here to Stay, What’s New?
- FFIEC Impact on Information Security
- Authentication and Fraud Detection in Online Applications
- Advertising and Marketing Compliance: Lead Generator Concerns
- FHFA / Fannie / Freddie Servicing Aligned Policy Issues
- Recent Developments in Manufactured Housing Finance
- Creating an Electronic Loan Transaction: E-SIGN, UETA, Apps, Website (ADA), and Privacy Issues
- Marketplace Lending Update: Litigation, Enforcement, and Regulatory Challenges
- Life Under Mulvaney: Current Focus and Future Priorities, Update on Orders and Examination Trends, Rulemaking and RFI Status, Empowerment of State Regulators, and Congressional Efforts to Reform
- Power of Attorney Issues in Consumer Transactions
- Bankruptcy Issues for Financing, Leasing, and Collateral Disposition
- The OCC FinTech Charter: No Applicants and Significant Controversy
- Military Lending Update: SCRA Litigation and Leasing Refund Issues and the State of the MLA
- Impact of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act on Real Estate Finance
- TRID and RESPA Compliance and Litigation Developments
- Innovative Technology in Financial Services: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Robotic Process Automation, and More
- Due Diligence Considerations in M&A: Asset Quality, Operational Compliance, and Regulatory Approval
- Emerging/Novel Licensing Issues – from Data Brokering to Student Loan Servicing
- CA Homeowner Bill of Rights: What is it and is it a Start of a Trend
- Third-Party Litigation Funding: Civil Justice and the Need for Transparency
- Protecting Student Data in an (Un)Secure World
- Alert – New Mexico Amends Small Loan Company Rules, Broadens License Applicability to Include Any Company Taking Loan Applications, and Requires Business Website Licensure
- Employment Law: 2018 Comprehensive Guide
- Can I Execute a Contract Electronically? The Bullet Point: Volume 2, Issue 21
- Intellectual Property Protection in China: The Louisiana Experience
- Manufactured Housing Law Update – September 2018
- FinTechs and Community Banking – How are Banks Successfully Partnering With FinTechs and What are the Challenges and Opportunities?
- The Legislative Landscape – What’s in Store for Higher Education Lending?
- Product Liability 101 – A Primer on American Product Liability Law
- U.S. Fifth Circuit Holds that Louisiana Charter Schools are Subject to the NLRA
- Does Accepting an Arbitration Award Preclude Me from Pursuing Different Claims in Court? The Bullet Point: Volume 2, Issue 20
- State Compliance Issues
- Regulatory Compliance in the Residential Lending Cycle
- What’s Old is New Again: The Future of Bank Partnership Programs from Small Dollar Installment Loans to Mortgages to Everything.
- New Computer Overlords? Responding to the Promises and Threats of Machine Learning.
- OCC’s Initiative for Fintech Companies
- When #MeToo Becomes #YouToo
- What is Tortious Interference? The Bullet Point: Volume 2, Issue 19
- McGlinchey Stafford Member Kristi Richard Receives Louisiana State Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Award
- Ohio Tightens Small Dollar Lending Law
- Does the Savings Statute Rescue My Claim? The Bullet Point: Volume 2, Issue 18
- What Is, What Might Be, What Will Not Be
- #MeToo and You: Time to Revisit Your Policies to Protect Employees and Avoid Complaints
- Thirty-nine McGlinchey Stafford Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2019; Four Receive “Lawyer of the Year” Honors
- Has My Bank Violated the Ohio Securities Act? The Bullet Point: Volume 2, Issue 17
- Eight McGlinchey Stafford Attorneys Recognized in Florida Super Lawyers 2018
- M&A Preparedness: Assessing Your Vendor Contracts
- Manufactured Housing Law Update – August 2018
- Manufactured Housing Law Update – July 2018
- Am I a “Responsible Person” for My Company’s Payroll Taxes? The Bullet Point: Volume 2, Issue 16
- Business Alert – Qualified Opportunity Zones and Investment in Qualified Opportunity Zone Funds
- All Things Discharge
- PCT Nuts and Bolts
- FLSA: Collective Action Certification and Decertification
- Is my oral agreement worth the paper it is printed on? The Bullet Point: Volume 2, Issue 15
- New York Department of Financial Services Issues Online Lending Report That Includes Recommendations Impacting More Than Online Lenders
- McGlinchey Stafford Expands Into Tennessee, Opens New Nashville Office
- The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) Litigation Bubble: Evolving Technology, Record-Breaking Settlements, and Uncertain Legal Precedent
- The Business and Practice of Consumer Finance Class Actions: In-House Perspectives on Aligning Litigation Costs With Business Goals
- Bolton: Indictment strengthens Trump’s hand in Putin summit
- Manufactured Housing Law Update – June 2018
- Former DOJ official: Indictments send a message to Russia
- Individual Chapter 11
- Trump’s legal team sets new conditions for Mueller interview
- Peter Strzok’s attorney says FBI agent may ignore subpoena
- How Can My Corporate Veil Be Pierced? The Bullet Point: Volume 2, Issue 14
- Senate report backs election meddling findings
- “Kickback and Relax” is not a RESPA Compliance Strategy
- Alert: California’s “GDPR Lite” Will Affect Businesses Across Industries and Across the Country
- Lawmakers demand DOJ turn over docs related to Russia probe
- Basics of UCC Article 9 — Your Guide to Security Interests
- The Rules of Evidence: A Practical Toolkit
- Bank Partnership Programs and the Regulatory Response
- Manufactured Housing Law Update – May 2018
- Does My Contract Say What I Mean? The Bullet Point: Volume 2, Issue 13
- Top House lawmakers issue new warnings to DOJ, FBI
- Member Bob Driscoll on Larry King’s PoliticKING
- Reaction to bombshell IG report on Clinton email probe
- Robert Driscoll talks Mueller probe, IG report on FBI
- Bombshell IG Report Displays Bias at FBI: “It’s a terrible day for the DOJ & FBI.”
- IG Report: No evidence of bias in DOJ prosecutors’ findings
- When It’s Worth Considering the ‘Wrong’ Perspective
- Manafort’s lawyers push back against Mueller’s new charges
- Mag Bickford Featured in CityBusiness’ “Ones to Watch”
- Robert Driscoll: IG report on Clinton probe brings ‘clarity’
- Navigating the Uncertainty Surrounding Joint Employment Liability and Defeating Joint Employment Allegations Early in Litigation
- You’ve Been Hacked! You and Your Firm Are Targets
- Where must I seek legal relief? The Bullet Point: Volume 2, Issue 12
- Robert Driscoll on Michael Cohen
- Report: Andrew McCabe seeking immunity
- Supreme Court sides with Colorado baker in same-sex wedding cake case
- McGlinchey Stafford’s Cleveland Office Moves to Van Aken District
- McGlinchey Stafford’s Intellectual Property Team Receives Recognition in IP Stars
- U.S. Supreme Court Rules That Employers Can Require Employees to Sign Collective and Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements
- Strategic Considerations for Community Banks
- Bryson Malcolm Honored With 2018 McGlinchey Stafford 1L Diversity Fellowship
- Former deputy assistant AG previews Russia probe briefings
- Clapper says nothing in Steele dossier has been disproven
- What is the “law-of-the-case”? The Bullet Point: Volume 2, Issue 11
- Robert Driscoll on FBI/DOJ Investigation
- Former DOJ official on reports of informant in Trump team
- A New Day at the BCFP, or is it the CFPB?
- Welcome to The Machine: The Impact of The Application of Computational Techniques and Artificial Intelligence to The Chemical Arts
- Kelly Lipinski Named to Crain’s Notable Women in Law
- Avenatti accused of sharing info about wrong Michael Cohens
- Non-QM Product Trends
- When can I get specific performance? The Bullet Point: Volume 2, Issue 10
- McGlinchey Stafford Attorneys Richard Aguilar and Deirdre McGlinchey Selected to New Orleans CityBusiness’ Leadership in Law 2018
- Robert Driscoll on Giuliani’s Comments on Mueller Investigation
- McGlinchey Stafford Receives Nationwide, State, and Individual Honors in Chambers USA 2018
- Robert Driscoll says Trump can weather Stormy Daniels flap
- The pros and cons of a Mueller subpoena for Trump
- Manufactured Housing Law Update – April 2018
- Litigation Forum: The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and Servicing Litigation
- Introduction to Regulatory Compliance
- Comey’s claim memo release was not a leak sparks backlash
- Introducing Peter Maskow
- McGlinchey Stafford Welcomes Peter J. Maskow
- Have I economically coerced my employee? The Bullet Point: Volume 2, Issue 9
- President Trump, I Feel Your Pain, but Please Don’t Fire Anyone
- Wheel of Procedure: A Lawyer’s Game
- The Evidence Pyramid
- Marketplace Lending and Fintech: The States Object
- Former DOJ official reacts to Comey’s comments on Clinton
- The Death of LIBOR and its impact on adjustable rate lending
- Kathy Conklin Featured in CityBusiness’ “Ones to Watch”
- “Yes, there really are 50 of them” Online Lending State Licensing and Examination Challenges
- Recent Developments in Intellectual Property Law
- Fast and Furious Data Privacy News – Alabama and South Dakota Enact Notification Laws and Other Data Privacy Events Driving Changes
- Can I be sued for deceptive practices? The Bullet Point: Volume 2, Issue 8
- Legal Panel: Hot Topics in HR
- Revised Law Says Employers Cannot Pocket Tips, Even if Not Using the Tip Credit
- Cutting Edge Tools and Techniques in Investigating and Reconstructing Crashes
- How Manufactured Housing Finance Borrowers Find Lenders
- Former DOJ official: Second special counsel not necessary
- Stormy Daniels’ seeks to depose Trump and his lawyer
- Robert Driscoll on PoliticKING with latest on Russia probe and Trump’s legal issues with Stormy Daniels
- Education funding ruling is groundbreaking, attorney says
- Do I Still Need to Worry About the TCPA? (Short Answer: Yes.) The Bullet Point: Volume 2, Issue 7
- Bring Your Own Policy (BYOP) Breakfast 3.0 – Investigations: Who and Why? New Orleans
- Robert Driscoll on changes to Trump’s outside legal team
- Bring Your Own Policy (BYOP) Breakfast 3.0 – Investigations: Who and Why? Baton Rouge
- Data Regulations Coming Into Effect May 2018
- Hold the Phone – The D.C. Circuit Finally Speaks on the TCPA – And It’s Mainly Good News!
- Robert Driscoll on McCabe firing
- Eric Shawn reports: Will McCabe face criminal charges?
- Louisiana Supreme Court Issues Landmark School Decision
- Ohio Publishes Clarifying Guidance on Application of HB 199 and New Residential Mortgage Lending Act
- Dermot S. McGlinchey Lifetime Achievement Award Presented to Gayle and Tom Benson
- Can I still seek arbitration? The Bullet Point: Volume 2, Issue 6
- McGlinchey Stafford Attorneys Matt Manning and Emily Stroope Named to Texas Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” 2018
- Colorado Federal District Court Issues Remand Ruling in Closely Watched Bank Partner Litigation
- NYT: Trump asked witnesses about Mueller Testimony
- McGlinchey Stafford Announces 2018 Dermot S. McGlinchey Lecture at Tulane Law School
- Signs the Mueller probe is expanding?
- Driscoll on MSNBC to discuss investigations into Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner
- Manufactured Housing Law Update – March 2018
- Consumers, Calling, and Class Actions What Your Company Needs to Know About the Telephone Consumer Protection Act
- McGlinchey Stafford Honored as a “Leading Recommended Firm” for Financial Services Industry in BTI’s Industry Power Rankings 2017
- Your Logistics Advantage in Europe: Business Opportunities and Building a Supply Chain to Access Them
- Are my claims preempted? The Bullet Point: Volume 2, Isse 5
- NYDFS Updates Cybersecurity Regulation FAQs, Providing Important Clarifications Regarding Exemptions
- Manufactured Housing Law Update – February 2018
- Former DOJ official sees no public evidence of collusion
- Impact of latest charge in Robert Mueller’s Russia probe
- McMaster: Russian meddling in US election is beyond dispute
- Pennsylvania Issues Mortgage Servicing Regulations, Requires Separate Licensure
- What we can learn about Mueller probe from latest indictment
- Robert Savoie Featured in CityBusiness’ “Ones to Watch”
- Can I Use the Delayed-Damage Rule? The Bullet Point: Volume 2, Issue 4
- Trump addresses NYT report that Russian sold ‘phony’ secrets
- Trump’s pro-employer picks to reorient EEOC’s priorities
- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Amends Final Prepaid Account Rule and Further Extends its Effective Date
- Next steps in the investigation of the investigators
- Sen. Johnson asks for Communications from more FBI, Justice Dept. Employees
- Hot Topics and Trends in Ancillary Products
- Manufactured Housing Law Update – January 2018
- When is an opposing party’s conduct frivolous? The Bullet Point: Volume 2, Issue 3
- Conscious Uncoupling: The Bureau After Cordray
- SCOTUS Issues Opinion Holding That Lawsuits Challenging “Waters of the United States Rule” Must be Filed in Federal District Courts
- Ohio Enacts Comprehensive Residential Mortgage Lending Law
- McGlinchey Stafford Speakers at AFSA’s Inaugural Law & Compliance Symposium
- Law & Order: Human Resources Unit
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning – Business Applications, No Action Letters, and Regulatory Compliance Issues
- Robert Driscoll on signs Mueller probe is nearing its end
- Is the New FMLA Tax Credit Worth It?
- A Q&A with Magdalen Blessey Bickford
- Bannon delays planned testimony to House Intel Committee
- Bannon refuses to answer questions before House Intelligence Committee
- What can I get when my contract is breached?
- Manufactured Housing Law Update – December 2017
- Employers Beware: “Weinstein Tax” Denies Income Tax Deduction for Sexual Harassment Settlements
- Ex-DOJ official on politics, investigations and obstruction
- Former DOJ official talks probe into Clinton Foundation
- How will Manafort’s lawsuit impact Mueller’s Russia probe?
- Driscoll featured on One America News Network
- When can a third party attack an agreement? The Bullet Point: Volume 2, Issue 1
- McGlinchey Stafford Names Nine New Members in 2018
- Twenty-Six McGlinchey Stafford Attorneys Recognized in Louisiana Super Lawyers 2018
- Business Alert – Tax Bill Provisions and Upcoming Changes
- Are my franchise rights protected? The Bullet Point: Volume 1, Issue 22
- Business Attorney’s Guide to Information Technology: Facebook, Twitter, and Other Social Media Concerns
- New debate over special counsel in wake of anti-Trump texts
- Introducing Paul Leonard
- Professionalism: Play Nice in the Sandbox, and Other Kindergarten Lessons for Lawyers
- Ensuring Local Governments Comply with the Law
- Manufactured Housing Law Update – November 2017
- McGlinchey Stafford’s Birmingham Office Adds Tax Attorney Paul Leonard
- BYOP 2.0: Bring Your Own Policy
- Five McGlinchey Stafford Attorneys Recognized in Ohio Super Lawyers 2018
- Special counsel needed to probe DOJ-Fusion GPS?
- Upcoming Change to Louisiana Secretary of State’s Policy on Business Filings: What You Need to Know
- Transfer on Death Accounts in Louisiana: Tax and Other Hidden Dangers
- You have your EEO policy in your handbook, but is that enough?
- Reminder – Increase in Principal Balance Licensing Threshold to New Mexico Small Loan Act License is Effective January 1
- In-house Counsel and the Attorney Client Privilege
- Employer Update: Controversial DOL Regulation Regarding Tip-Pooling Headed to Repeal
- Do I have a First Amendment right to remain anonymous? The Bullet Point: Volume 1, Issue 21
- Former DOJ official talks Michael Flynn plea deal
- Last Minute HMDA Compliance Overview: Where you Should Be on January 1
- Recent Decisions on Retention and Surrender of Secured Property in Consumer Cases
- HR Legal Compliance for Manufacturers, Skilled Trades and Construction
- McGlinchey Stafford’s Dewey Hembree Selected to Mississippi Business Journal’s Leadership in Law 2017
- Could special counsel’s Russia probe be nearing conclusion?
- When Have I Assumed the Risk? The Bullet Point: Volume 1, Issue 20
- Bank Partnership Programs and the Regulatory Response
- Birmingham banks may soon see regulatory relief they’ve waited for
- Overcoming Hurdles in Online Lending
- Lead Generation and Aggregation
- Electronic Contracting in Banking: Going Paperless
- AG Jeff Sessions to testify before House Judiciary Committee
- The Ever-Changing World of Human Resources
- Manufactured Housing Law Update – October 2017
- Richard Aguilar Featured in CityBusiness’ “Ones to Watch”
- Four McGlinchey Stafford Attorneys Named to Mid-South Super Lawyers 2017
- Surviving a CFPB Examination and Investigation
- What is the “adoptive business records” exception? The Bullet Point: Volume 1, Issue 19
- The Evolving Landscape of First Party Collections
- Race and Disability in Policing and Criminal Justice Reform
- Negotiation Ethics and Professionalism Seminar
- McGlinchey Stafford’s Practices Ranked Among Top in Nation in U.S. News/Best Lawyers’ “Best Law Firms” 2018
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Regulatory Compliance Issues
- Employer Update: Title VII Protection for Transgender Status Up in the Air
- Legal expert says George Papadopoulos may have worn wire for FBI
- End of the Line for Anti-Arbitration Rule? Maybe Not
- Former DOJ official on reports of Russia probe indictments
- Jeepers Creepers ─ Tips for a Successful Direct Examination
- Transfer on Death Accounts in Louisiana: Tax and Other Hidden Dangers
- Next Steps for Consumer Financial Services Providers Following Override of CFPB Arbitration Rule
- Regulatory Compliance Issues in Implementing Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
- Opinion Letters: What’s New and What’s Market
- Evaluate Your Sexual Harassment Policies and Procedures Now—Don’t Wait for the Consequences
- What if contract performance is impossible? The Bullet Point: Volume 1, Issue 18
- McGlinchey Stafford Named One of “Best Places to Work” in Baton Rouge
- Keeping Your Interests Secure: UCC Article 9 Opinion Practice For “Dirt” Lawyers (It’s Harder Than It Looks)
- Attacking Life Care Plans
- Former DOJ official reacts to Trump’s criticisms of Comey
- How to Vet a New Payment Processor
- AI, Machine Learning, and Emerging Technology in Consumer Lending
- Managing Informational Requests and the Impact on Attorney-Client Privilege
- Prepaid Account Rule: What to Know and When
- SCRA, MLA, and the Adoption of State “All-In” APR; MLA Compliance for Credit Cards
- Developing Jurisprudence on Statutes of Limitation in New York, California, and Florida, and Impact on Mortgage Litigation
- E-Contracting Issues for both Mortgage and Non-Mortgage Products
- Licensing Updates: MLOs, NMLS, Debt Buyers, Lead Generators, and Other Traps
- Labor and Employment Issues for the Financial Services Industry: ADA Website Compliance, DOL Update, and FCRA Concerns
- Post-Discharge Mortgage Loan Servicing, Stay Relief/Discharge Violations, and FDCPA Claims
- Advertising and Marketing of Financial Products
- Third-Party Data Aggregators, Business Process Outsourcing: Vendor Management, Privacy, and Related Concerns
- Reverse Mortgages: Introduction, Overview, and Hot Topics
- FCRA and the CFPB: Managing Credit Reporting Disputes, Litigation, and Bankruptcy Reporting; Metro 2 Updates
- Henson v. Santander: Impact on FDCPA Advice and Litigation, Update on State Collection Law
- Tips, Tricks, and Traps in Mortgage Litigation
- TRID 2.0: Analysis of the New Rules and How to Answer New and Unanswered Questions
- Online Lending Examination and Licensing Update
- Leasing Pitfalls for the Sales Finance Company and Industry Trends
- Mortgage Servicing Update: Practical Issues with Implementing the 2016 Rules, and Recent Guidance, Compliance Tips, and Noteworthy Litigation Issues
- Insurance 101: The Basics of Insurance in Personal Property Financing
- Update on Consumer Finance Class Actions: CAFA and Post-Spokeo Developments and Strategies
- Ancillary Products and Credit Products Legislative Update
- Manufactured Housing: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Duty to Serve Underserved Market Plans and Evaluation Guidance
- HMDA Update: How to React and Respond to the New HMDA Reporting Question Requirements
- The Future of the Bank Partnership Program
- Update on CFPB Arbitration Rule: Living with the Rule or Challenges on the Horizon
- Hot Topics in Auto Finance Servicing: Onboarding, Repos, and Bankruptcy Challenges
- TCPA Update: Compliance and Litigation Strategies
- The CFPB’s Regulation by Enforcement: Update of Recent Enforcement Actions
- Cybersecurity and Data Privacy: Regulation, Exposure, Enforcement, and Litigation Update
- So You Thought You Outsourced Your 401(k) Plan
- 16th Annual Consumer Finance Legal Conference
- Who pays for the Ponzi scheme? The Bullet Point: Volume 1, Issue 17
- Calls for examination of ‘bump stocks’ in wake of Las Vegas
- “Ask The Attorneys”
- Understanding and Navigating Conflicts of Interest
- Exploring the Current and Anticipated Impacts of the New Presidential Administration on Employment Discrimination Claims
- Will my apology be used against me in court? The Bullet Point: Volume 1, Issue 16
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Regulatory Compliance Issues in Banking
- What Is, What Might Be, What is Not
- McGlinchey Stafford’s Intellectual Property Team Receives Recognition in IP Stars
- HMDA Workshop Part I: Overview of the Rule and CFPB Update
- Online Lending and E-Commerce 2.0
- Mortgage Servicing Litigation in Texas: The Current Landscape
- Disruptors: Powerful Women Blazing a Path Beyond the Norm
- Defending Against Personal Injury Claims Supported by Litigation Funding
- Am I Liable for My Employee’s Negligence? The Bullet Point: Volume 1, Issue 15
- Use of Mediation to Resolve Disputes Between Motor Vehicle Manufacturers and Dealers
- Debt Buyer Developments in Colorado, Maine, and Oregon
- Manufactured Housing Law Update – September 2017
- Houston Office Open Following Hurricane Harvey
- Have I defamed a former employee? The Bullet Point: Volume 1, Issue 14
- McGlinchey Stafford Raises Top Sum for Food & Funds Challenge for Fourth Consecutive Year
- Defending Suits Backed by Third-Party Funding
- McGlinchey Stafford on Lists of Nation’s Largest Law Firms
- What if the terms of my contract lead to an absurd result? The Bullet Point – Volume 1, Issue 13
- Advisory: McGlinchey Stafford Insights on the CFPB’s Arbitration Rule
- Forty McGlinchey Stafford Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2018; Four Receive “Lawyer of the Year” Honors
- Manufactured Housing Law Update – July 2017
- McGlinchey Stafford Mourns the Loss of Our Former Colleague, Jack Sieberth
- Director’s Duties: The Fiduciary Responsibilities of Leading a Bank
- Kimberly Held Israel Invited to Become a Master of the Bench in Chester Bedell American Inn of Court
- Pat Beauchamp Featured in CityBusiness’ “Ones to Watch”
- Negotiation Bootcamp: Developing Skills and Strategies
- DOJ Plans To Take Affirmative Action Against College Admissions
- Does My Fax Violate the TCPA? The Bullet Point – Volume 1, Issue 12
- Manufactured Housing Law Update – August 2017
- Wounding AG Jeff Sessions doesn’t help Trump
- GM/Successor Liability Sale Issues: What Now?
- Future of CFPB Decisions With New Administration, Fallout from the PHH Case, Arbitration Clauses, and Issues Stemming from Self Reporting and Voluntary Investigation
- Kushner: I didn’t set up “secret back channel” with Russians
- The rising ranks of female attorneys in Baton Rouge
- Is AG Sessions staying… or stewed?
- HR Law for Non HR Lawyers
- Manufactured Housing Law Update – June 2017
- What if I’m Tricked into Signing? – The Bullet Point – Volume 1, Issue 11
- McGlinchey Stafford Adds Two Commercial Litigation Attorneys in Florida
- Introducing John Nader
- Bring Your Own Policy (BYOP) Breakfast
- Products Liability – Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going
- Manufactured Housing Law Update – Special Issue 2017
- Ethics chief resigns amid clashes with President Trump
- Where Can I Be Sued? – The Bullet Point – Volume 1, Issue 10
- Hawaii challenges Trump’s travel ban criteria
- Consumer Financial Services Answer Book 2011-2017
- Chapter 10: Post-Trial and Appeal
- Consumer Financial Services Answer Book 2017
- Madden v. Midland Funding: District Court Edition
- Reverse Mortgages – Hot Topics in Servicing and Litigation
- Licensure Required for Lead Generators in Connecticut
- Can “No Injury” Class Actions Exist? – The Bullet Point – Volume I, Issue 9
- Supreme Court Narrows FDCPA Coverage of Debt Purchasers
- Baton Rouge Lawyer Appointed to Prestigious National Committee
- Former DOJ official’s tip for Trump: Let Mueller do his job
- Use of Alternative Data for Credit Reporting and Increasing State Regulation of Credit Use of Alternative Data for Credit Underwriting
- Updates on TCPA, FCRA, and the CFPB
- Convenience Fees
- Bridging the Gap at Work: Improving Intergenerational Communication
- U.S. Supreme Court Speaks: Henson v. Santander
- Title Law: A to Z
- Michael Blumenthal and David Waxman Join McGlinchey Stafford’s Cleveland Office
- McGlinchey Stafford’s Commercial Litigation Group Adds John Nader in Washington, DC
- Sophisticated Negotiation Strategies: Secrets Only the Great Lawyers Know
- Title Law: A to Z
- Some Servicing Entities May be Required to Obtain Licenses Following Maine’s SP 444
- Comey’s testimony makes things better for Trump: Fmr. DOJ official
- Rudy Cerone Featured in CityBusiness’ “Ones to Watch”
- Six McGlinchey Stafford Attorneys Recognized in Florida Super Lawyers
- “Regulatory Round-Up” Part II: Federal Efforts Impacting Student Loan Servicing and Collections
- The Bullet Point – Volume I, Issue 8
- Beneficiary Designations for Qualified Retirement Plans and IRAs
- McGlinchey Stafford Member Marshall Grodner Elected President of the Association of Commercial Finance Attorneys
- Ruminations on Ethics and Professionalism: Part VII
- What Commercial Finance Lawyers Need to Know about Consumer Finance
- Preparing for HMDA: What You Should be Doing
- After HB 182, Should Financial Services Companies Apply for a Vermont Loan Solicitation License?
- Former FBI chief Comey meets with special counsel Mueller
- Trump blasts Democrats after Page testimony postponed
- Kushner signals willingness to cooperate with Russia probe
- Sandra Benyamin Honored With 2017 McGlinchey Stafford 1L Diversity Fellowship
- McGlinchey Stafford Receives Nationwide, State, and Individual Honors in Chambers USA 2017
- Prosecuting leakers easier send than done?
- Mortgage Servicing: Hot Topics in Florida, New York, and Texas
- Ancillary Products in the “All-In” APR Minefield
- The Bullet Point – Volume I, Issue 7
- Legal Developments in Federal Debt Collection, Private Education Loan Developments, and Limited English Proficiency
- The Bullet Point – Volume I, Issue 6
- Marketplace Lending Developments: A Survey of Federal and State Issues Confronting the Industry
- Driscoll Discusses Travel Ban Case on Fox News
- Recent Developments in Intellectual Property Law
- Manufactured Housing Law Update – May 2017
- The Bullet Point – Volume I, Issue 5
- Balancing Innovation with Consumer Protection: How to Make it to Market in the Evolving Payments and FinTech Ecosystem
- Enterprise Duty to Serve
- UCC Security Interests
- The Bullet Point – Volume I, Issue 4
- McGlinchey Stafford Member Marshall Grodner Elected Treasurer of American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers
- Bring Your Own Policy (BYOP) Breakfast
- The NLRB Strikes Again: Will Louisiana or California Strike Back?
- Expected Cancellation of Insurance Due to August 2016 Louisiana Flooding
- In-House Insights on Managing Class Actions from Start to Finish: Responding to Claims, Selecting Law Firm Counsel, Strategies for Managing Litigation Costs and Budgets, Adapting Key Defense Strategies, Key Settlement Considerations and Beyond
- Manufactured Housing Law Update – April 2017
- McGlinchey Stafford Supports Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge’s Inaugural Ebb & Flow Festival
- Dermot S. McGlinchey Lifetime Achievement Award Presented to Richard Yulman
- So you want to be a Lawyer
- Loss Mitigation Strategies
- The Bullet Point – Volume I, Issue 3
- McGlinchey Stafford Member Rudy Cerone Named to ABI’s Commission on Consumer Bankruptcy
- Mark Edelman Named a Fellow of American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers
- New South Dakota Bills Provide Relief for Lenders
- McGlinchey Stafford Honored Among Most Recommended Firms in BTI’s Brand Elite 2017
- New York Legislature Removes Proposed Changes Impacting Creditors From New York’s Executive Budget
- How Not to Respond to a Data Breach
- The Bullet Point – Volume I, Issue 2
- Finding Solutions: Exploring the Necessary and the Possible Reforms
- Manufactured Housing Law Update – March 2017
- The Bullet Point – Volume I, Issue 1
- Department of Justification
- McGlinchey Stafford’s Birmingham Office Moves to New Downtown Location
- McGlinchey Stafford Attorneys Beauchamp and Bickford Selected to New Orleans CityBusiness’ Leadership in Law 2017
- New York Finalizes Cybersecurity Regulation
- CFPB Audits: Being Prepared and Staying Compliant to Save Time and Money
- Will the CFPB Continue Under the Trump Administration?
- Politics and Predictions for the Financial Services Industry
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- ABI Caribbean Insolvency Symposium
- Inventory Financing
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- The Virtues of Principled Resistance to DOJ Investigations: Why Fighting Back Preserves Both Local Sovereignty and Fiscal Sanity
- Trademark Owners Take Note! USPTO Implements New Evidence Requirements for Proving Use or Continued Use of Federally Registered Trademarks
- Financial Institutions Gain Some Flexibility in Revised New York Cybersecurity Regulation
- Chemical Practice Committee Education Session
- Manufactured Housing Law Update – February 2017
- The Rebellious Future of HR
- AllRegs Mortgage Compliance for Origination Course
- McGlinchey Stafford Attorneys Camille Bryant and Hillary Barnett Lambert to Serve in Leadership Positions Within Association for Women Attorneys
- CFPB Rulemaking Updates: The Proposed Rule on Mandatory Arbitration and its Implications Plus the Status of Debt Collection, Payday Lending and Other Forthcoming Rulemakings
- McGlinchey Stafford Announces 2017 Dermot S. McGlinchey Lecture at Tulane Law School
- Fair Lending under the Amended HMDA: Implementation and Beyond
- The Future of Bank Partner Lending Programs after CashCall
- A Closer Look at the CFPB’s Proposals to Overhaul the Debt Collection Industry
- Attorney-Client Relationship Formation to Termination
- Michael Rubin featured in Louisiana Super Lawyers Magazine
- ESI in Litigation: Attorney Panel
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- McGlinchey Stafford Names Emily Stroope as a Member of the Firm
- McGlinchey Stafford Names Seven New Members in 2017
- McGlinchey Stafford Names Christopher A. Bottcher as a Member of the Firm
- McGlinchey Stafford Names Kristi W. Richard as a Member of the Firm
- McGlinchey Stafford Names Brian A. Paino as a Member of the Firm
- McGlinchey Stafford Names Susan E. Chylik and Bryan Kostura as Members of the Firm
- Employer-Reimbursed Health Insurance Premiums Are Back
- Consumer Sales Practices Act Seminar
- Manufactured Housing Law Update – January 2017
- Twenty-Four McGlinchey Stafford Attorneys Recognized in Louisiana Super Lawyers 2017
- Introducing Tom Hanson
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- Five McGlinchey Stafford Attorneys Named to Ohio Super Lawyers 2017
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- 30 Practice Tips in 60 Minutes
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- Manufactured Housing Law Update – Special Issue 2016
- This Is What a Trump Civil-Rights Agenda Should Look Like
- McGlinchey Stafford Mourns the Loss of Our Colleague, Bennet S. Koren
- The Amended Federal Rules: Life-Changing or Not?
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- South Dakota’s New APR Cap Raises Concerns for Lenders
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- Targeted Financing Strategies
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- McGlinchey Stafford Receives National Recognition in U.S. News/Best Lawyers’ “Best Law Firms” 2017
- Camille Bryant Featured in CityBusiness’ “Ones to Watch”
- Email, Smartphone, and Social Media Evidence: A Practical How-To Guide
- McGlinchey Stafford’s Florida Commercial Litigation Practice Adds Three Attorneys
- 56th Bi-Annual Bridging the Gap Seminar
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- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Issues Final Rule to Create Consumer Protections for Prepaid Accounts
- New Government Contract Opportunities for Women-Owned Small Businesses
- Introducing Adam Hamburg
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- Baton Rouge Office Named One of City’s “Best Places to Work” 2016
- DOL’s New Rules Restrict Incentive Compensation Involving IRAs
- McGlinchey Stafford Commemorates One-Year Anniversary of Birmingham, Alabama Office
- Baton Rouge Office Honored Among “Best Places to Work”
- CFPB Panel
- DOL Establishes Paid Sick Leave for Employees of Federal Contractors
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- Manufactured Housing Law Update – October 2016
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- Trends in Consumer Litigation: Business Records Issues & Statute of Limitations Defenses
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- Six McGlinchey Stafford Attorneys Listed in Texas Super Lawyers, New York Metro Super Lawyers
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- When an Old Law Makes It Hard to Fix a Troubled Jail
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- Essentials of Employment Law
- Manufactured Housing Law Update – September 2016
- The CFPB’s Potential Proposed Rules for the FDCPA
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- McGlinchey Stafford Launches “Flood Law Blog”: Business Source for Louisiana Flood Recovery Legal News and Opinion
- AllRegs Mortgage Compliance for Origination Course
- McGlinchey Stafford’s Corporate & Financial Services Teams Add Accomplished Attorney Chris Couch in Birmingham
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- CFPB’s New Proposals to Regulate Debt Collectors
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- McGlinchey Stafford’s Hunter Twiford Authors Chapter in American Bar Association Book
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- Young Lawyers Subcommittee Spotlight
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- Manufactured Housing Law Update – July 2016
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- Lipsey Receives Louisiana Bar Foundation’s Boisfontaine Trial Advocacy Award
- Esteemed Lawyer and Civic Activist Dermot S. McGlinchey Inducted Into Tulane Law School Hall of Fame
- McGlinchey Stafford Receives Nationwide, State, and Individual Honors in Chambers USA 2016
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- Court Holds a California Finance Lender May Sell Loans to Purchasers That Are Neither Licensed Finance Lenders Nor Institutional Investors
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- McGlinchey Stafford Announces Relocation and Expansion of Washington, DC Office
- Consumer Lending to Military Members: The Military Lending Act Final Rule and Servicemembers Civil Relief Act Enforcement
- Deposit Products and Payment Systems: Proposed Rules to Regulate Prepaid Accounts
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- Fair Lending: The Latest Concerns by Enforcers and Regulators including CFPB; Novel Discriminatory, Predatory and Abusive Lending Claims; New Disparate Impact Litigation Nuances, and Beyond
- Bickford to Speak at Property Casualty Insurers Association New Orleans Meeting
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- Manufactured Housing Law Update – April 2016
- McGlinchey Stafford Honored Among Most Recommended Firms in BTI’s Brand Elite 2016
- Noted Labor & Employment Litigator Mag Bickford Joins McGlinchey Stafford in New Orleans
- Servicemember Lending Compliance Roundtable
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- California Supreme Court Sides With Borrower Challenging Authority of Foreclosing Lender in Wrongful Foreclosure Case
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- Practice Points: Lessons Learned After Dow Slammed By Section 112 Law Change Under Nautilus
- Driscoll to Speak at 2016 National Sheriffs’ Association Winter Conference
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- Why Real Estate Contracts Aren’t Novels But Should Be More Like Them
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- Fair Lending: Managing and Defending Against Claims of Discriminatory, Predatory, and Abusive Lending and the Consequence of the Supreme Court’s Decision Affirming the Use of the ‘Disparate Impact’ Theory in Fair Lending
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- Four Key Takeaways from FTC’s Lead Generation Workshop
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- Compliance University
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- 10th Annual Fundamentals of Employment Law
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- A Review of the Supreme Court’s Financial Services Cases
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- Hebert Named Member Emeritus of Loyola University New Orleans College of Law’s Visiting Committee
- Ethics and Social Media
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- The Ostrich Syndrome: You Can’t Avoid Intellectual Property Issues in Today’s World
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- Advertising and Marketing
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- McGlinchey Stafford Climbs 16 Spots on 2015 NLJ 350
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- McGlinchey Stafford Receives Nationwide Recognition in Chambers USA 2015
- Panel on Federal Regulatory Developments
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- Taurean Shattuck Honored With 2015 McGlinchey Stafford 1L Diversity Fellowship
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- Kelly Lipinski Named Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Fellow for 2015
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- Twenty-three McGlinchey Stafford Attorneys Recognized by Louisiana Super Lawyers
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- McGlinchey Stafford Attorneys Recognized by Ohio Super Lawyers
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- Ethics & Social Media
- Applying the Rules of Evidence: What Every Attorney Needs to Know
- New Debt Collector Regulations Adopted in New York
- Brian Paino Joins McGlinchey Stafford’s Irvine Office
- Supreme Court Questions Its Jurisdiction in Case About CAFA Jurisdiction
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- American Conference Institute’s 3rd Bank & Non-Bank Forum on Mortgage Servicing Compliance
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- Why Nickel Pounders and Little Macs are Dangerous to Your Bottom Line: The Hazards of Branding Menu Items
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- McGlinchey Stafford Continues Growth in Florida: Three New Attorneys Join the Jacksonville Office
- McGlinchey Stafford Adds Three Attorneys in Fort Lauderdale
- The Future of Rent-a-Charter Programs
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- TILA/RESPA Integration: Coming Soon to a Mortgage Near You!
- 13th Annual Consumer Finance Legal Conference
- Title 39 the Louisiana Procurement Code With Recent Update
- McGlinchey Stafford Lands on Corporate Counsel’s “Who Represents America’s Biggest Companies” List
- Alert: DOJ to Increase Scrutiny of False Claims Act Cases for Possible Parallel Criminal Proceedings
- Establishing Standing, Defending Against Claims Relating to MERS, Overcoming Contested Foreclosures, and Responding to Borrower Counterclaims and Stall Tactics
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- 9th Annual Fundamentals of Employment Law
- The Impact of the McMahon Decision and the FTC/CFPB’s Position on Collecting Time-Barred Debt
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- McGlinchey Stafford Opens New York City Office
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- 37 McGlinchey Stafford Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2015—Six Lawyers Named Lawyer of the Year
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- LA Tax Amnesty Update
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- Defending Against Requests for Production of Documents with 30(B)(6) Notices of Deposition
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- Compliance Has Moved Into Headlines And Regulators’ Crosshairs: Why Your Board Should Care (part 3)
- Online Gaming in Louisiana: History and Prospects for the Future
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- McGlinchey Stafford Attorney Michael Ferachi Receives Louisiana State Bar Association’s Pro Bono Publico Award
- Alert: The Ohio Supreme Court holds that a lender may make short-term, single-installment loans under the Ohio Mortgage Loan Act, effectively rendering the more restrictive Short-Term Loan Act a “dead letter.”
- Chambers USA Ranks McGlinchey Stafford Among Top Law Firms for 2014
- How compliance has moved into the headlines and regulators’ crosshairs, and why your board should care (part 2)
- A Brief Reminder Regarding Document Authentication
- Regulatory Chat – Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
- Ruminations on Ethics and Professionalism: Part IV
- How Compliance Has Moved Into Regulators’ Crosshairs, And Why Your Board Should Care (Part 1)
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- Keep Your Audience from Checking Email: 5 Legal Talk Tips
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- McGlinchey Stafford Adds Three New Attorneys in Florida
- The Use of Consultants: Attorney Panel
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- McGlinchey Stafford Named 2014 Go-To Law Firm® of the Top 500 Companies
- McGlinchey Stafford Awards Diversity Fellowship to First-Year Law Student Mahogane D. Reed
- Negotiation of Sale of Company Agreements
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- Compliance Outlook: TCPA
- McGlinchey Stafford Elects Kelly Lipinski as a Member of the Firm
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- McGlinchey Stafford Welcomes Two Litigators to the New Orleans Office
- Litigating in Class: The Current State of Class Action Law
- Litigating in Class: The Current State of Class Action Law
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- McGlinchey Stafford Welcomes Emily Stroope to the Dallas Office
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- McGlinchey Stafford Tops the Charts of Corporate Counsel’s “Who Represents America’s Biggest Companies”
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- Business Organizations—Claims By and Against Constituents
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- TCPA Compliance Issues and Litigation Update
- Arbitration Update: CFPB Survey and Recent Class Action Decisions
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- The Challenges Facing Payday Lenders and a Discussion of Alternative Products
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- Collecting and Applying Payments – the TILA Rules and the P&P RESPA Rule
- Mortgage Servicing Standards – The RESPA Rules and Potential Litigation Impact, Part I
- Force-Placed Insurance Process – The RESPA Rules, Part II
- 12th Annual Consumer Finance Conference
- TCPA REMINDER: “Prior Express Written Consent” for Telemarketing Calls Becomes Effective on Wednesday, October 16, 2013
- Social Media for Lawyers
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- The Regulatory Outlook
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- Federal and Municipal Developments Affecting Debt Collection, Foreclosure, Servicemember and FCRA Requirements
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- 36 McGlinchey Stafford Attorneys Listed as The Best Lawyers in America 2014
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