KEY UPDATES TRACK: Class Actions in the Mortgage Market

Executive Vice President, Deputy Legal Officer - Enterprise Legal Affairs, Rocket Mortgage, LLC

Partner, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Sam Bodurtha defends mortgage lenders, servicers, and investors in individual and class action claims involving residential mortgage loan origination, transfers and assignments, and foreclosure. He has extensive experience working with clients on cases arising from allegations of mortgage fraud, predatory lending, and violations of consumer protection statutes such as: Truth in Lending Act (TILA), Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act (HOEPA), Homeowners Protection Act (HPA), and Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Sam also represents lenders, servicers, and their agents in municipal tax sales and redemptions, in title clearing actions, in response to code violation proceedings, and defense of property receivership proceedings.

Partner & Co-Chair, Banking & Financial Services, Glaser Weil

Gottlieb has more than three decades of experience counseling and successfully defending the largest banks, consumer lenders and related companies in multiple enforcement actions, bet-the-company class actions, B2B litigation and mortgage-backed securities litigation. Gottlieb also has extensive experience in regulatory and compliance matters, and he has represented many financial institutions and other well-known corporations in large-scale intellectual property disputes. Gottlieb maintains a diverse practice built on his extensive experience in: Class actions, B2B litigation, Mortgage-backed securities litigation, Consumer protection law, Privacy and data security laws, Consumer loan terms, and Conditions and disclosures In addition to his longtime representation of many of the largest banks and consumer lenders in the United States, Gottlieb maintains an active counseling practice on behalf of both financial services entities and other consumer-facing companies. One of the leading practitioners in consumer financial law, he advises clients on federal and state consumer financial protection laws and privacy and data security laws, and with respect to consumer terms, conditions and disclosures. Gottlieb likewise provides ongoing advice to major consumer-facing companies based on the constantly changing federal and state laws with respect to their customer terms of use, required federal and state privacy disclosures and opt-out rights, advertisements containing finance terms, servicing and collection practices, web content and myriad other representations.

Partner, Troutman Pepper Locke

McClendon focuses her practice on class actions, business and commercial litigation, and financial institution litigation. She represents a diverse range of clients, including sales companies, mortgage banking companies and servicers, auto finance companies, insurance companies, transportation companies, banks, and other financial institutions. McClendon assists clients with litigation and regulatory matters involving claims of unfair or deceptive business practices, consumer protection statute violations, breach of contract, fraud, and violations of TILA, RESPA, FCRA, FDCPA, and TCPA. McClendon represents banks, finance companies, mortgage lenders, and servicers in disputes related to servicing, foreclosure, broker conduct, loan originations, and the sale and repurchase of loan portfolios. Her notable experience includes handling class actions involving TCPA violations, improper borrower payment applications, statutory notice deficiencies, loan servicing improprieties, and more.

Partner, Saul Ewing

Jason represents financial services companies located nationwide. Jason has obtained verdicts and judgments in jury trials, bench trials, and arbitration proceedings throughout the country, and regularly represents clients in class actions and complex litigation in federal and state courts. Jason represents clients in a wide range of matters, including consumer protection statutes, unfair trade practices, the False Claims Act, the Program Fraud and Civil Remedies Act, trade secrets disputes, business and contract disputes, and financial and consumer regulatory statutes such as RESPA, TILA, and TCPA.