Mr. Sparkes is a partner in the Boston office of K&L Gates with extensive experience in complex civil and commercial litigation, including federal and state class action litigation. Mr. Sparkes is a member of the firm’s Financial Institution and Services Litigation group and the Class Action Litigation Defense group. He regularly represents banking, mortgage lending, mortgage servicing, consumer financial services institutions, and other business entities in consumer class actions and individual litigation matters in federal and state courts throughout the United States, including in Massachusetts, California, Missouri, Michigan, Connecticut, Ohio, Delaware, Maryland, Arizona, West Virginia, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and New York. These actions often concern challenges under federal statutes, including the federal Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, the Truth in Lending Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, as well as state unfair and deceptive acts and practices statutes, and common law claims. Mr. Sparkes also has experience representing a variety of corporate and individual clients in contract, tort, class action, consumer protection, and other general business litigation and arbitration matters.
