LITIGATION FORUM TRACK: FDCPA and FCRA

Partner, Locke Lord LLP

Simon Fleischmann is Deputy Chair of Locke Lord’s Financial Services Litigation Practice Group. He concentrates his practice on risk management, government enforcement, and complex civil litigation in the banking and consumer financial services industries. Simon advises banks and non-bank financial services providers in complex litigation and regulatory enforcement matters nationwide. He has tried jury and non-jury cases, argued in federal and state courts of appeal, and effectively responded to investigations by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Illinois attorney general. Most of the matters Simon handles involve consumer-related operations, such as payment application procedures, website accessibility, online payment fees, collateral preservation procedures, default servicing procedures, outbound calling practices and related technology, loan boarding and issues arising from the transfer of loans or servicing rights, implementing approved bankruptcy plans and discharge orders, credit reporting, correspondence with account holders and other risk-sensitive operations. Simon is a member of the Governing Committee for the Conference on Consumer Finance Law (CCFL), former Chair of the Consumer Credit Committee of the Chicago Bar Association and frequently speaks at financial services industry conferences.

Member, Dykema Gossett PLLC

Over the last two decades, Joe Hickey has partnered with major financial institutions facing litigation and potential liability based on their consumer lending and credit practices. Because of his work for these institutions on a national basis (managing large litigation portfolios), few litigators have the industry knowledge and experience that Joe brings to the table. His understanding of the law and pragmatic approach to dispute resolution have made him and his team trusted advisors and successful advocates on a wide range of matters. Joe brings his courtroom talents on behalf of banks and other lenders in mortgage and consumer lending claims, including class actions involving federal lending regulations as well as state-specific rules governing credit practices. He also handles disputes related to credit card and mortgage products, escrow and insurance proceeds, and note and collateral enforcement. Over the last two decades, Joe Hickey has partnered with major financial institutions facing litigation and potential liability based on their consumer lending and credit practices. Because of his work for these institutions on a national basis (managing large litigation portfolios), few litigators have the industry knowledge and experience that Joe brings to the table. His understanding of the law and pragmatic approach to dispute resolution have made him and his team trusted advisors and successful advocates on a wide range of matters. Joe brings his courtroom talents on behalf of banks and other lenders in mortgage and consumer lending claims, including class actions involving federal lending regulations as well as state-specific rules governing credit practices. He also handles disputes related to credit card and mortgage products, escrow and insurance proceeds, and note and collateral enforcement.

Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP