Ballard Spahr LLP

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1735 Market Street
51st Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103-7599, United States
Phone: 215.665.8500
Fax: 215.864.8999
Areas Of Practice
  • Antitrust & Trade Regulation
  • Appellate Practice
  • Bankruptcy
  • Business Organizations
  • Business Torts
  • Class Action
  • Commercial Law & Contracts
  • Construction Law
  • Criminal Law
  • Debtor/Creditor
  • Energy & Utilities
  • Environmental Law
  • Finance & Banking
  • Government
  • Health
  • Insurance
  • Intellectual Property
  • International Law & Trade
  • Labor & Employment Law
  • Litigation
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Privacy
  • Products Liability
  • Professional Malpractice
  • Real Estate
  • Science, Computers, & Tech
  • Securities Law
  • Taxation
  • Toxic Torts
  • Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
  • Zoning, Planning & Land Use
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Other U.S. Locations
  • Arizona
  • California
  • Colorado
  • D.C.
  • Delaware
  • Georgia
  • Maryland
  • Minnesota
  • Nevada
  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • Pennsylvania
  • Utah
Number of Attorneys
600+ Attorneys

Are Whistleblower Protection Violations the New SEC Sweep?

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continues to investigate companies for including language in their employment and separation agreements or retail client settlement agreements that potentially discourages…more
 /  Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law

Plaintiffs free to appeal CFPB 1071 Rule after some plaintiffs drop their CFPB unlawful funding claim

On August 26, 2024, Chief Judge Randy Crane in the E.D. Texas granted summary judgment to the CFPB, denied summary judgment to the trade groups and upheld the CFPB’s 1071 Rule (small business loan data collection rule)…more
 /  Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking

CFPB Director Rohit Chopra to do fireside chat with Professor Chris Peterson at conference on October 11, 2024.

The Utah Project on Antitrust and Consumer Protection is hosting a free conference open to the public on the future of consumer financial services law on October 11, 2024 from 8 am until 4 pm, MT…more
 /  Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking

SEC Announces Settlements with Seven Public Companies for Violations of Exchange Act Whistleblower Protections in Employee and Consulting Agreements

The SEC has begun to bring enforcement actions against companies whose employment and client agreements could appear to infringe on the right to report cases in violation of Section 21f-17(a) of the Exchange Act. On September 9,…more
 /  Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law

DOL Authority to Increase Overtime Compensation Thresholds Affirmed

On September 11, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued its opinion in Mayfield v. Department of Labor, upholding the authority of the Department of Labor (“DOL”) to establish a minimum salary…more
 /  Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law

FinCEN Finalizes Rule Subjecting Investment Advisers to AML/CFT Regulations

Following up on its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPR”), which we discussed back in March, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released on August 28th a final rule extending Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the…more
 /  Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking, Securities Law

CFPB: Most debt collection complaints in 2023 were attempts to collect debts not owed

The most frequent consumer debt collection complaints filed with the CFPB in 2023 were attempts to collect debts that actually were not owed, the bureau said in its annual Fair Debt Collection Practices Act report…more
 /  Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking

Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: The Demise of the Chevron Doctrine – Part I [Video]

On June 28, in Loper Bright v. Raimondo, et al., the Supreme Court overturned the Chevron deference doctrine, a long-standing tenet of administrative law established in 1984 in Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense…more
 /  Finance & Banking, Consumer Protection

Proposed Joint Standards for Financial Regulatory Data Under FDTA by SEC and Agencies

The Financial Data Transparency Act (FDTA), passed as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2023, aims to enhance the interoperability of financial regulatory data across nine federal agencies, including…more
 /  Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, Securities Law

Appeals Court: No FCRA Informational Injury Standing

A job applicant who claims he was not fully informed about adverse information that appeared on a background check is not entitled to relief under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (the FCRA), the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals…more
 /  Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking, Labor & Employment Law, Privacy

FinCEN Issues Final BSA Reporting Requirements for Residential Real Estate Deals

On August 29, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Center (“FinCEN”) published Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transfers (“Final Rule”) regarding residential real estate.  The Federal Register…more
 /  Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, Real Estate - Residential

House Republican introduces resolution to nullify CFPB non-bank registry rule

Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., on August 30, 2024 introduced in the House of Representatives a resolution under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) that would nullify the CFPB’s final nonbank registry rule…more
 /  Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking

Transportation Department opens probe into rewards programs at four largest airlines

Saying it wants to protect consumers from unfair, deceptive or anticompetitive practices, the Transportation Department on Sept. 5 launched an investigation into the rewards programs operated by the nation’s four largest…more
 /  Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking, Transportation

‘Very, Very Fuzzy’: Opinion Overruling Chevron Creates Uncertainty for Regulated Industries

Our recent webinar featured a conversation with noted legal scholars Craig Green, Charles Klein Professor of Law and Government at Temple University Beasley School of Law, and Kent Barnett, recently appointed Dean of the Moritz…more
 /  Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking

Health Plan Compliance Deadlines Draw Near

Regulations under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act and HIPAA will require health plans and health care providers to take action in the coming months to meet new requirements. Health plan sponsors and providers that have…more
 /  Health, Insurance, Labor & Employment Law, Privacy
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