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Keith's experience representing clients in the financial services industry as a litigation, compliance, regulatory, investigations (internal and regulatory), and enforcement attorney spans 20 years. Keith represents clients against government regulators (CFPB, FTC, SEC, CFTC), industry regulators (FINRA), and private litigants in federal courts, state courts, and before arbitration and administrative law panels in the financial services industry.
Keith advises payment processors, money transmitters, payments apps, and similar companies on compliance with federal and state money services business laws. He advises cryptocurrency exchanges and NFT platforms on state and federal money transmission law compliance and regulatory issues, and also represents these companies in lawsuits and government enforcement actions.
Keith regularly writes and lectures about hot topics in the financial services industry, focusing on issues that include the latest developments in payments and those related to the FTC and CFPB. Follow Keith's ongoing analysis and commentary on these developments through the firm's consumer financial services blog, Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor, and payments podcast, The Payments Pros.
Representative matters may include engagements before joining Troutman Pepper.
Speaking Engagements
05.09.24
Smarter Faster Payments 2024 Convention
Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
04.19.24
Tackling Credit Push Fraud: Understanding Nacha’s Risk Management Package
Podcasts
04.18.24
Tackling Credit Push Fraud: Understanding Nacha's Risk Management Package
Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
04.02.24
CFPB Warns Remittance Transfer Providers That Marketing About Speed and Cost Could Violate the CFPA
Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
04.02.24
Sigue Corporation Ordered to Cease and Desist Operations
Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
03.22.24
Nacha Approves New Rules to Combat Credit-Push Fraud