Alan S. Kaplinsky

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Alan S. Kaplinsky is Co-Practice Leader of the firm's Consumer Financial Services Group, which has more than 115 lawyers. Mr. Kaplinsky devotes his practice exclusively to counseling financial institutions on bank regulatory and transactional matters, particularly consumer financial services law, and defending financial institutions that have been sued by consumers in individual and class action lawsuits and by government enforcement agencies. Visit Mr. Kaplinsky's profile in Wikipedia.

Mr. Kaplinsky is heavily involved in counseling and representing clients in a wide variety of matters (regulatory, supervisory and enforcement) involving the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. He was instrumental in launching a blog, CFPBMonitor.com, focused on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Mr. Kaplinsky pioneered the use of pre-dispute arbitration provisions in consumer contracts, has counseled numerous consumer financial services companies on this subject, and has defended in court numerous companies that have sought to enforce consumer arbitration agreements.

More Legal and Business Bylines From Alan S. Kaplinsky

Amici File Briefs to Support Blair Rehearing Petitions - (Posted On Tuesday, August 20, 2019)
Third Circuit: FDCPA Class Plaintiff who Received QR-Coded Envelope from Debt Collector had Standing Under Spokeo - (Posted On Tuesday, August 20, 2019)
CFPB and NYAG File Response and Reply Briefs in RD Legal - (Posted On Monday, August 19, 2019)
Solicitor General Gets Another Extension to File Response to Seila Law’s Cert Petition - (Posted On Monday, August 19, 2019)
Will Blair Be the Next Concepcion? - (Posted On Friday, August 16, 2019)
This Week’s Podcast: A Discussion Of The CFPB's Authority To Prohibit Abusive Acts Or Practices - (Posted On Thursday, August 15, 2019)
Solicitor General Asks SCOTUS for Extension to File Response to Seila Law’s Cert Petition - (Posted On Thursday, August 08, 2019)
Amicus Briefs Filed in support of Seila Law’s Certiorari Petition - (Posted On Wednesday, August 07, 2019)
CA Supreme Court: Class Certification Doesn't Require Evidence That Class Members Can Be Ascertained - (Posted On Friday, August 02, 2019)
A Close Look at the Call Frequency Limits in the CFPB's Proposed Debt Collection Rules [Podcast] - (Posted On Thursday, July 25, 2019)

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Alan S. Kaplinsky and his work on the Consumer Finance blog has been selected for the National Law Review’s Go-To Thought Leadership award. Mr. Kaplinsky’s coverage of the CFPB, and litigation surrounding consumer finance (sometimes several posts a day!), helps NLR readers stay informed on this constantly shifting topic. You can subscribe to Ballard Spahr's Consumer Finance Monitor here.