- Anti-Money Laundering
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
- Consumer Financial Services
- Enforcement Actions + Investigations
- False Claims Act + Other Whistleblower Actions
- Financial Services
- Financial Services Litigation
- Litigation + Trial
- Sanctions + Trade Controls
- Securities Litigation
- State Attorneys General
- Tribal Lending
- White Collar Litigation + Investigations
- 1999-2011 U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA) (Assistant U.S. attorney, 1999-2008; deputy chief, Criminal Division, 2008-09; chief, Commercial and Consumer Fraud and Deputy chief, Economic Crimes, 2009-11)
Education
- Temple University Beasley School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 1995, managing editor, Temple Law Review
- The George Washington University, B.A., 1990, political science and journalism
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania
Clerkships
- Hon. Max Rosenn, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1997-1998
- Hon. J. William Ditter, Jr., U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1995-1997
- Speaker, TPPPA 2023 Solving the Payments Puzzle Conference, September 12-14, 2023.
- Speaker, 2022 TPPA Annual Conference, Solving the Payments Puzzle, November 16-18, 2022.
- Co-presenter, Investment Management And Private Funds: What’s Happening Now?, Pepper Hamilton Event, November 27, 2018.
- Co-presenter, Investment Management Roundtable, November 2018.
- Co-presenter, “What to Do When Your Reporter Is Arrested at the Scene,” Media Law Resource Center Criminal Law Committee, June 12, 2018.
- Panelist, “What DOJ Investigators Look for in Corporate Compliance Programs,” Third-Party Payment Processors Association Spring Conference, May 17-19, 2017.
- Presenter, “OFAC Enforcement Actions on the Rise: Effective Ways to Strengthen Your Compliance Programs,” Knowledge Group Conference, February 9, 2016.
- Co-author, “Tag-Team Approach to Tackling Fraud,” Pennsylvania CPA Journal, Winter 2024.
- Podcast, “Evaluating Government Sanctions in the Payments Industry,” Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast, September 5, 2023.
- Co-author, “Model Risk Management and Its Implications Under the Bank Secrecy Act,” Troutman Pepper, April 21, 2021.
- Co-author, “The CFPB Under New Leadership: What to Expect in 2018,” Delaware Banker, Winter 2018.
- Co-author, “D.C. Circuit Rebukes CFPB in Civil Investigative Demand Enforcement Decision,” Client Alert, April 25, 2017.
- Co-author, “Update on the Short-Term Lending Industry: Government Investigations and Enforcement Actions,” The Business Lawyer, Spring 2015.
- Co-author, “Fincen Proposes Fifth BSA Pillar,” Client Alert, August 19, 2014.
- Co-author, “One Big Misunderstanding: FDIC Clarifies That Caution on Higher-Risk Activity Is Not a Prohibition on Third-Party Payment Processor Relationships,” Client Alert, August 5, 2014.
- Co-author, “Will New U.S. Court of Appeals Decision on ‘Recess Appointments’ Stay Dodd-Frank Powers Granted to CFPB and Vacate Certain Actions?,” Financial Services Alert, March 4, 2013.
- Co-author, “Residential Mortgage Brokers and Originators: You Have Until Aug. 13 to Set Up Your AML Program,” Financial Services Alert, July 17, 2012.
- Co-author, “Convergence: Government and Class Actions Target Payment Processing Relationships,” Client Alert, April 10, 2012.
- Co-author, “FDIC Focuses on Payment Processing Programs at Community Banks: Is Your Compliance Sufficiently Robust?,” Financial Services Alert, February 8, 2012.
- Author, “Proprietary Educational Institutions Should Look at Compensation and Recruiting Policies to Avoid Actions by Prosecutors and Private Plaintiffs,” White Collar and Corporate Investigations Alert, November 8, 2011.
- Co-author, “Government Announces Multi-Agency Task Force to Investigate Alleged Payments Abuses by Banks and Payment Processors,” Client Alert, November 3, 2011.
- Author, “Increased Government Scrutiny of Third-Party Payment Processors Requires Enhanced Compliance,” The Banking Law Journal, September 16, 2011.
- Quoted, “No Prison for ‘Crucial Witness’ in NCAA Hoops Bribery Trials,” Law360, September 16, 2019.