Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP works on behalf of prominent national consumer and investment banks on a range of litigation, arbitration, and regulatory matters, stemming from transactions, bankruptcies, and investment disputes. In Miami, Brian Frontino leads on class actions and mass arbitration proceedings on behalf of major banks and financial service companies, where he is assisted by Alisa Taormina, while Los Angeles’ Arjun Rao and Marcos Sasso handle consumer finance and Fair Credit Reporting Act disputes collectively. Other leading names include San Francisco’s Michelle Park Chiu, who handles cases relating to allegations of discrimination for banks and advertisers.
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Key clients
- JPMorgan Chase Bank
- Goldman Sach
- Citibank
- Bank of America
- City National Bank
- American Express
- Discover Bank
- Bread Financial
- Affirm
- Broadridge Financial Solutions
- LendingClub
- VW Credit
Work highlights
Representing a large range of clients, including major financial services companies, such as American Express, Goldman Sachs, U.S. Bank, Affirm and VW Credit, Inc., among others, in connection with a series of class and individual actions and mass arbitrations in Florida and California relating to alleged violations of the state’s debt collection laws.
Representing Bread Financial who was named in a putative class action arising from alleged violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act relating to improper access of a customer’s credit following the discharge of the debt through bankruptcy.
Representing Citibank in an action filed against it by a third party seeking to recover an eight-digit-sum.
Practice head
Brian Frontino; Arjun Rao
Other key lawyers
Marcos Sasso; Alisa Taormina; Michelle Park Chiu