Matthew S. Sheldon, Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP to Speak at KC’s Major CFPB Enforcement Developments Live Webcast

New York, NY, December 20, 2014 --(PR.com)-- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Matthew S. Sheldon, Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP will speak at the Knowledge Group’s webcast entitled: “Major CFPB Enforcement Developments.” This event is scheduled for February 23, 2015 from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm (ET).

For further details, please visit:
http://theknowledgegroup.org/event_name/major-cfpb-enforcement-developments-live-webcast/

About Matthew S. Sheldon
Matt Sheldon is a partner in Goodwin Procter's Consumer Financial Services Litigation Practice. His practice focuses on the representation of financial services institutions in government investigations and litigation matters, including class action litigation.

Mr. Sheldon represents financial institutions in a variety of contested matters in court and before federal and state administrative agencies, including the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and numerous state attorneys general.

In the litigation context, Mr. Sheldon’s practice focuses on defending financial services institutions facing class action lawsuits pending in a variety of federal and state courts on a wide range of consumer and commercial finance issues. He also provides regulatory compliance advice and represents clients on matters relating to federal banking and consumer finance regulations, such as the FCRA, ECOA, RESPA, TILA and FDCPA, as well as state banking and consumer protection statutes.

About Goodwin Procter LLP
Founded in 1912, Goodwin Procter LLP is a leading Global 100 law firm, with offices in Boston, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C. We have one of the preeminent consumer financial services litigation and enforcement practice groups in the nation, as recognized by Chambers, US News and The Legal 500. Our team of industry specialists counsel and defend clients across a broad spectrum of consumer financial services matters, including regulatory counseling and examinations, government investigations, enforcement proceedings and litigation. We regularly handle high-stakes matters for many of the nation’s largest financial services companies, including prominent banks, mortgage companies, credit card issuers, student lenders, auto finance companies and insurers. For more information, visit www.goodwinprocter.com. Follow us on Twitter @GoodwinProcter.

Event Synopsis:
The Consumer Financial Protection Board has been regulating financial institutions since its operation in 2011. Two years after its proposal, Dodd-Frank Act has established the CFPB with Title X where it focuses on Mortgages, Credit Cards, Loans and Service Member. Subsequently, CFPB had numerous enforcement activities and significant regulatory changes which generates havoc in financial institutions.

In this two hour live webcast, a panel of key thought leaders and professionals assembled by The Knowledge Group will help the audiences especially Financial Institutions to understand the major and remarkable Enforcement Developments of the CFPB for the year 2015 and beyond.
Key topics include:

CFPB Enforcement Development – An Overview
Implications of Recent SC Decisions & CFPB Enforcement
Developments as to CFPB mortgage servicing rules
Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)
CFPB Enforcements in Auto and Payday Lending
Dodd-Frank Act Provisions
CFPB Recent Regulations
Safeguarding Against Consumer Finance-Related Litigation
CFPB Enforcement Activities and Litigation
Compliance Expectation and Obligations
The Class Action Fairness Act & Federal Arbitration Act
CFPB in Credit Cards and Add-on Products
CFPB on Consumer Debt Assistance Services
Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act

About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series
The Knowledge Group, LLC was established with the mission to produce unbiased, objective, and educational live webinars that examine industry trends and regulatory changes from a variety of different perspectives. The goal is to deliver a unique multilevel analysis of an important issue affecting business in a highly focused format. To contact or register to an event, please visit: http://theknowledgegroup.org/