Amidst emerging developments in consumer finance law, the Boston Bar
Association has announced the creation of the Consumer Finance Committee, a
joint enterprise of the BBA's Business and Bankruptcy Sections. Chaired by
Andrew Dennington of Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford and Adam
Ruttenberg of Looney & Grossman, the committee will facilitate collaboration
between attorneys on both the creditor and debtor sides of consumer finance
transactions.
"The Consumer Finance Committee will bring
together government lawyers, policy makers, public interest groups and private
lawyers representing creditors and debtors," said Dennington. "Our role will be
to identify and address emerging aspects of consumer finance that are of concern
to regulators, stakeholders, private attorneys and in house counsel."
The committee will meet regularly throughout the program year -- beginning
with a CLE on September 15, Implementing
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection
Act.
"Any attorney looking to stay abreast of
emerging developments in consumer finance law and network with other
practitioners and policy makers should join this committee," said
Ruttenberg.
The Consumer Finance Committee was preceded by the Consumer Finance Working
Group, which came about at the suggestion of Harvard Law Professor Elizabeth
Warren. In 2010, the BBA Council endorsed a report from
the Consumer Finance Working Group recommending
a comprehensive revision of Massachusetts Attorney General debt collection
regulations.
For more information about the Consumer Finance Committee, contact Anna Frank
at afrank@bostonbar.org or
617-778-1982.