30th National Forum on Consumer Finance Class Actions and Government Enforcement 2018 | Solar and Storage Finance Series | 16 July 2018 | TheWit Chicago, 201 N State St, Chicago, IL 60601, US

Today, consumer financial services companies face a broad range of threats exclusive to this industry, and they require representation that appreciates the nuances this arena requires.

Attend this conference to meet and re-connect with peers, and learn from leading industry decision-makers, counsel and executives who have been involved in some of the most significant cases decided to date.

Join preeminent counsel, regulatory and compliance executives representing consumer financial service companies as they share their insights and help you:

• Align Litigation Costs with Business Goals
• Assess new tolling applications under China Agritech
• Analyze the future of the TCPA in the era of Trump
• Evaluate Standing and the Degree of Harm required to certify a class
• And more!

2018 Speakers:

Christy A. Ames
SVP, General Counsel at Republic Bank
The Business and Practice of Consumer Finance Class Actions: In-House Perspectives on Aligning Litigation Costs With Business Goals

Sabrina Rose-Smith
Partner at Goodwin Procter LLP
Co-Chairs’ Opening Remarks

Andrew K. Stutzman
Chair, Finance Services Litigation at Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP

Michael J. Agoglia
Partner at Alston & Bird LLP

Keith K. Barnett
Partner at Troutman Sanders LLP

Leonard A. Bernstein
Partner at Reed Smith LLP

David M. Bizar
Partner at Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Katrina Carroll
Member at Lite DePalma Greenberg, LLC

Andrew J. Demko
Partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Jay Edelson
Founder and CEO at Edelson PC.

Susan N. Ellis
Chief, Consumer Fraud Bureau at Office of the Illinois Attorney General

Simon A. Fleischmann
Partner at Locke Lord LLP

Chad R. Fuller
Partner at Troutman Sanders LLP

S. Michael Gray
Director and Senior Counsel at Discover Financial Services, Inc

Thomas P. James
Senior Assistant Attorney General, Consumer Counsel, Consumer Fraud Bureau at Office of the Illinois Attorney General

Aphrodite Kokolis
Partner at Schiff Hardin LLP

John C. Lynch
Partner at Troutman Sanders LLP

Lucia Nale
Partner at Mayer Brown LLP

Scott D. Samlin
Partner at Pepper Hamilton, LLP

Stuart M. Richter
Partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Richard M. Segal
Partner at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Gregg Stevens
Member at McGlinchey Stafford PLLC

The Honorable Alan S. Trust
United States Bankruptcy Court at Eastern District of New York

Alice S. Wang
General Counsel at National Creditors Connection, Inc.

Ralph T. Wutscher
Managing Principal at Maurice Wutscher LLP

Cameron Azari
Vice President at Epiq

Ben Barnow
Partner at Barnow and Associates, P.C.

Richard L. Bischoff
Assistant Attorney General Consumer Protection Division at Office of the Attorney General of Texas

Brooks R. Brown
Partner at Goodwin Procter LLP

The Honorable Ruben Castillo
Chief Judge at United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Brian J. Dusek
Assistant Vice President, Cyber Technical Underwriting at Zurich North America

Hunter R. Eley
Managing Partner at Doll Amir & Eley LLP

Samuel “Gene” Fishel
Senior Assistant Attorney General/ Chief Computer Crime Section at Office of the Attorney General of Virginia

Bryan A. Fratkin
Partner at McGuireWoods LLP

Jared Gerber
Partner at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

Richard Hayes
Deputy Chief, Civil Division at United States Attorney’s Office Eastern District of New York

Brian A. Kahn
Partner at McGuireWoods LLP

Bryant T. Lamer
Partner at Spencer Fane LLP

Douglas H. Meal
Partner at Ropes & Gray LLP

The Honorable Clifton Newman
Circuit Court of South Carolina at South Carolina Jud. Dept.

Timothy D. Patterson
Senior Counsel – Legal, Litigation at Ditech Home Loans

Allison J. Schoenthal
Partner at Hogan Lovells LLP

David K. Stein
Partner at Bricker & Eckler LLP

Quyen Truong
Partner at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP

Megan R. Stumph-Turner
Attorney at Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice LLP

Darren M. Welch
Counsel at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Ben Yhim
Deputy General Counsel at OneMain Financial

2018 Sponsors:

SUPPORTING SPONSOR:
• Katten MuchinRosenman LLP

ASSOCIATE SPONSORS:
• McGuire Woods
• McGlinchey Stafford PLLC
• Troutman Sanders
• Epiq Systems
• Goodwin
• Locke Lord LLP

SPONSORED BY:
• Bricker & Eckler