Elizabeth M. Briones

Elizabeth is an associate in the Consumer Financial Services practice who represents businesses large and small – from corporations to local partnerships. She is an experienced litigator with a background in complex matters ranging from corporate contract disputes, premises liability, negligence, fraud, and other business torts. She has appeared in state, federal, and multidistrict litigation.

Elizabeth frequently represents national banks, mortgage investors, and loan servicers in individual and class action complaints arising under federal and state law. She has significant experience in litigation affecting large banks, mortgage lenders and servicers, including claims under the Bank Secrecy Act, Equal Credit Opportunity Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Fair Housing Act, False Claims Act, Graham-Leach-Bliley Act, Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, Truth in Lending Act, the Uniform Commercial Code, as well as state consumer protection statutes. Additionally, Elizabeth provides counseling on compliance matters affecting retail banks and other financial institutions, including matters such as garnishments and pre-litigation disputes.

In addition to financial services, Elizabeth has broad commercial litigation experience. She regularly handles real property disputes involving matters such as letters of intent and easements. She also handles business tort, identity theft, elder fraud, and privacy matters, including matters pertaining to covenants not to compete and other sensitive corporate disputes.

She is licensed to practice law in the District of Columbia, as well as the states of Virginia and Maryland, where she has experience in both trials and appeals in state and federal courts, as well as mediation and arbitration.

Elizabeth provides ongoing analysis and commentary on developments in the consumer financial services industry through the Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor blog at cfslawmonitor.com.

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