I am pleased to report that Ballard Spahr’s Consumer Financial Services Group was once again ranked nationally by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business in all three national consumer finance categories: Compliance, Enforcement and Investigations, and Litigation. Chambers has year-after-year ranked our Consumer Financial Services Group ever since it began ranking firms in the U.S. about 20 years ago. There is no other firm in the country that has attained that stature. We are the only firm ranked in all three categories nationally and we are one of only two firms ranked in all national categories and Pennsylvania.

Here is what Chambers said about our Group:

Ballard Spahr LLP is an esteemed group noted for its work with banks and non-banks on the full spread of consumer finance regulatory matters, including credit card, mortgage and auto finance issues. Harbors expertise pertaining to FinTech areas such as telemarketing, e-commerce and prepaid cards. Provides robust representation in CFPB enforcement actions, arbitrations and litigation. Capable of supporting clients at both state and federal regulatory levels.

The following five lawyers in our Consumer Financial Services Group were ranked this year (in alphabetical order):

  1. Richard J. Andreano, Jr., Practices Group Leader of Mortgage Banking Group: Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance, Compliance (Nationwide); Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance, Enforcement and Investigations (Nationwide).
  2. Thomas Burke, Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance, Litigation (Nationwide).
  3. John L. Culhane, Jr., Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance, Compliance (Nationwide); Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance, Enforcement and Investigations (Nationwide); Banking and Finance: Mainly Regulatory (Pennsylvania).
  4. Alan S. Kaplinsky, founder and former Practice Group Leader for 25 years of Consumer Financial Services Group: Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance, Compliance (Nationwide); Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance, Enforcement and Investigations (Nationwide); Banking and Finance, Mainly Regulatory (Pennsylvania).
  5. Daniel JT McKenna, Co- Practice Group Leader of Consumer Financial Services Group: Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance, Litigation (Nationwide).

Our Group is very proud of the work it does, and very grateful to our clients for entrusting us to help them develop new products, defend them in private litigation and against enforcement actions, and assist them in navigating the increasingly complex array of federal and state regulations.