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Finance

Stephen M. Kotran FinanceM&A

Stephen M. Kotran

Steve Kotran is a partner in the Firm's Mergers & Acquisitions and Financial Services Groups. He is Head of the Firm's Global M&A Financial Advisory and Valuation Group, Co-Head of Mergers & Acquisitions, North America, Co-Head of the Firm's Global Private Equity Group and Co-Head of the Firm's Global Insurance…
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August 12, 2026
Chris Willis CFPBFinance

Chris Willis

Chris is the co-leader of the Consumer Financial Services Regulatory Practice Group at the firm. He advises financial services institutions facing state and federal government investigations and examinations, counseling them on compliance issues including UDAP/UDAAP, credit reporting, debt collection, and fair lending, and defending them in individual and class action…
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August 12, 2026
David M. Gettings FinanceLitigation

David M. Gettings

Dave is a financial services litigator who defends consumer class actions and commercial litigation nationwide, with a particular focus on class actions involving credit reporting. Dave has deep experience representing companies across the credit reporting industry, including consumer reporting agencies, resellers, furnishers and end-users. This experience includes matters that span…
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August 12, 2026
Gregory E. Pessin Bankruptcy & RestructuringFinance

Gregory E. Pessin

Gregory E. Pessin is Chair of Wachtell Lipton's Restructuring and Finance Department. He focuses on representing borrowers with respect to all types of financing for mergers and acquisitions and other transformative corporate transactions. He also regularly represents parties to high-stakes conflicts involving debt and financing issues, and advises investors in…
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August 12, 2026
Holly Spencer Bunting FinanceShares Client PhilosophyWomen

Holly Spencer Bunting

Holly Spencer Bunting offers clients strategic advice related to residential mortgage banking and consumer finance, alternative mortgage products, real estate brokerage, title insurance, and fintech/proptech/insurtech products, especially on issues of federal and state regulatory compliance and enforcement. Companies turn to Holly for representation in the mortgage lending, title insurance and…
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August 20, 2025
Poonam Patidar FinanceGovernmentShares Client PhilosophyWomen

Poonam Patidar

Poonam counsels governments, quasi-public authorities, and higher education facilities on the issuance of tax-exempt and taxable debt as well as securities and tax law matters. She also represents institutional investors and indenture trustees in the purchase and restructuring of high-yield municipal debt. Poonam has a background in finance and focuses…
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August 20, 2025
Genevieve Walser-Jolly Class ActionsCybersecurity & PrivacyFinanceLitigationShares Client PhilosophyWomen

Genevieve Walser-Jolly

Genevieve Walser-Jolly represents financial institutions, including banks, lenders, and loan servicers. Her practice includes defending individual and consumer class actions (for example, data privacy, mortgage servicing, TCPA, and auto finance). Genevieve helps clients (in and outside of financial services) set up data privacy and security programs to comply with federal…
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August 20, 2025
Daniel S. Bleck Bankruptcy & RestructuringFinanceLitigationShares Client Philosophy

Daniel S. Bleck

Dan’s practice focuses on representing institutional investors, lenders and creditors in financial restructurings, litigation, and creditors’ rights. Dan is predominately known for his representation of bondholders, bond trustees and other creditor groups in various distressed continuing care retirement communities and health care related entities nationwide. In addition, Dan has a…
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August 20, 2025
J.P. McGuire Boyd, Jr. FinanceLitigationMVPs

J.P. McGuire Boyd, Jr.

McGuire Boyd is an experienced trial attorney with a primary focus on financial services and business disputes. He defends financial services clients against a wide variety of federal and state law claims, including both individual and class-action claims. McGuire works with some of the nation's largest banks, as well as…
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August 20, 2025