Richard E Gottlieb

In his more than three decades of practice in financial services, Richard has counseled and successfully defended the largest banks, consumer lenders and related companies in multiple bet-the-company class action and B2B litigation, regulatory and enforcement matters, and with respect to large-scale intellectual property disputes. Today, he provides ongoing counseling to consumer-facing companies concerning their compliance with federal and state consumer protection law, privacy and data security laws, and with respect to consumer loan terms, conditions and disclosures. Richard has long represented some of the largest companies in major enforcement matters brought by both federal and state agencies, as well as by state attorneys general. In addition to frequent speaking roles and the publication of dozens of scholarly articles, Richard literally “wrote the book” on consumer finance, serving as lead editor and co-author of the Consumer Financial Services Answer Book, the leading consumer credit desk reference, published annually by Practicing Law Institute.