Manatt will sponsor the American Conference Institute's 25th National Forum on Consumer Finance Class Actions and Litigation on April 7-8, 2016, in the Omni Hotel at California Plaza in Los Angeles, CA. Attendees of the two-day conference can expect strategies for in-house and outside counsel on navigating class actions, litigation and government enforcement actions in the Consumer Finance Industry.

Donna Wilson, Chair of Manatt's Privacy and Data Security practice and Co-Chair of its Financial Services Litigation practice, will moderate a panel on "Front-Line Regulatory and Enforcement Insights by Key Governing Bodies in the Consumer Finance Industry: Federal and State Agencies and Attorneys General Speak on Recent Developments and How to Work with the Government to Prepare for Examinations and Supervision in a Multi-Agency Environment."

The conference will provide critical insights and comprehensive updates on the following:

• The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's enforcement actions, investigation trends, and review of its authority to implement a ban on arbitration clauses
• Supreme Court's review of Campbell-Ewald Co., Spokeo, and Tyson and their impact on the industry
• Consumer finance class action litigation: increasing reluctance of courts to approve class action settlements
• Residential mortgage litigation trends, emerging defense strategies, and class action certification issues

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