This elite group, comprised of experts in the field, personally nominates all invitees and develops the Agenda, which forms the basis of our discussions.
Forum Overview
Dates: September 26 - 27, 2024
Location: Washington, DC
The Forum is a private gathering of up to 40 senior lawyers, in-house and private practice, who are well versed in defending financial institutions against consumer claims. Participants are personally selected from major financial services companies and law firms across the United States to meet and discuss the most pressing issues they face today.
Using candid, peer-driven discussion, this annual Forum explores key trends and developments in the evolving enforcement environment and emerging litigation risks.
2024 Steering Committee
Committee Co-Chairs
Committee Members
Ms. Corbett is currently Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, at Affirm, Inc. She joined Affirm after a diverse career that included working across the regulatory and policy spectrum. Corbett served as a federal prosecutor in the District of Columbia, and served over five years as a senior official at the CFPB (including as Deputy Chief of Staff and Acting Chief of Staff). After leaving government, Corbett has solely worked in consumer finance, first at a large law firm, then several legal and compliance roles in house including DGC and SVP of Compliance at State Employees' Credit Union in North Carolina, and Chief Legal and Compliance Officer of Petal Card, Inc. in New York.
Naeha Prakash is an Executive Director & Assistant General Counsel at JPMorgan Chase. With deep experience across the financial services industry, Naeha has spent time in the government at the CFPB and OCC, led the Bank Policy Institute's Consumer Regulatory Affairs industry engagement, worked at Plaid as a Regulatory Counsel, and spent a number of years at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP. At JPMorgan Chase, Naeha works on the organization’s payments strategy, advocacy and key product initiatives from a legal perspective.
Forum Director
Shóna holds a Bachelor’s Degree in English and Spanish Literature from University College Dublin. Relocating to Canada from Ireland in 2018, Shóna joined Cambridge Forums, where she sparked a passion for event planning and management. Leveraging her extensive experience in client relations from previous roles in insurance and finance, Shóna thrives in orchestrating high-profile events and delivering memorable experiences for her clients. When not travelling around the world hosting Cambridge events, Shóna is based in Vancouver where she enjoys getting out in nature as much as possible – hiking the local trails, running along the seawall, or taking her paddle board out on the water.
CONNECT. ENGAGE. EXCEL. This is a different event, unlike any you've attended
Built on meaningful interactions and genuine connections, the Forum is the premiere gathering for preeminent leaders to gain guidance from peers on unprecedented and grey areas in potential fiduciary conflicts and prohibited transactions while building diverse and valuable connections from across the nation.
SPONSORING THIS FORUM
The Steering Committee would like to thank the following sponsor for their support of the Cambridge Forum on Consumer Finance Litigation & Enforcement
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For more information please contact:
Abe Chernin
Vice President
Thank you to our Sponsor
We are pleased to announce that Cornerstone Research will once again be hosting all participants for a Networking Reception and Dinner on Thursday, September 26, 2024. We would like to thank Cornerstone for their continued support of the Cambridge Forum on Consumer Finance Litigation & Enforcement.
About Cornerstone Research
Cornerstone Research provides economic and financial consulting and expert testimony in all phases of complex disputes and regulatory investigations. The firm works with an extensive network of prominent academics and industry practitioners to identify the best-qualified expert for each assignment. Cornerstone Research has earned a reputation for consistently high quality and effectiveness by delivering rigorous, state-of-the-art analysis since 1989. The firm has over 1000 staff in nine offices across the United States and Europe.
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