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

CFPB Files Answer in Lawsuit Challenging Delay in Section 1071 Implementation - (Posted On Wednesday, July 24, 2019)
Eighth Circuit Rules Against Telemarketing Company on TCPA Claim, Yet Declares $1.6 Billion in Statutory Damages Unconstitutional - (Posted On Tuesday, July 23, 2019)
NY Legislature Passes Bills To Extend Coverage Of Plain Language Law And Prohibit Use Of Social Network Information For Evaluating Creditworthiness - (Posted On Monday, July 22, 2019)
A Discussion of Credit Reporting Issues Arising From the CFPB’s Proposed Debt Collection Rules [Podcast] - (Posted On Thursday, July 18, 2019)
State AGs urge CFPB not to Change Overdraft Rule and to Consider its Expansion - (Posted On Thursday, July 11, 2019)
A Close Look at the Changes to the FDCPA Validation Notice in the CFPB’s Proposed Debt Collection Rules [Podcast] - (Posted On Thursday, July 11, 2019)
FHFA Reverses Position (Again) on its Constitutionality - (Posted On Thursday, July 11, 2019)
California bill capping consumer loan interest rates moves closer to enactment - (Posted On Monday, July 08, 2019)
Ninth Circuit Holds FAA Does Not Preempt California’s McGill Rule - (Posted On Tuesday, July 02, 2019)
This week’s Podcast: A close Look at Utah’s New Regulatory Sandbox Program [Podcast] - (Posted On Tuesday, July 02, 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.