Representative Experience
- Drafted legislation that persuaded Congress to grant a six-month extension for disclosure compliance under the CARD Act, saving client Blackhawk Network significant cost.
- Represented Petco Animal Supplies in its transfer of operations and management, and its acquisition of a retail pet food and supplies business and a chain of retail pet food and supplies.
- Secured a win for client Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf in one of the first FACTA cases resulting from the printing of credit card expiration dates on customer receipts.
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- Gift Cards & Prepaid Cards
- Represented a five-star hotel in its defense against a class action suit brought on behalf of purchasers of gift cards and certificates.
- Represented a national book retailer in its defense against a class action alleging that refusal to redeem gift cards for cash violates California’s gift card statute and unfair competition law.
- Helped a national home improvement retailer successfully resolve a series of consumer class actions challenging the store’s current and former gift cards, resolving all cases by successful motions or minor settlements.
- Corporate Counseling
- Provided a home and office computer manufacturer with advice regarding state, federal and international privacy laws and regulations as well as on spam laws and marketing efforts over their website.
- Provided a leading international private financial institution with ongoing advice regarding state, federal and international laws and regulations governing money transmissions through brick-and-mortar stores and via the internet.
- Helped an online insurance provider obtain necessary licensure and continue to review ads, marketing offers and website screens for regulatory compliance regarding the creation of “quality seals” for online retailers.
- Advised a global energy company and its retail outlets regarding credit cards, gift cards, financial services products, branding and numerous regulatory issues.
- Represented a major supermarket chain regarding expansion into financial services products, state and federal privacy requirements, money services, business regulations, unclaimed property obligations, collection practices, and related licensing requirements.
- Advised a satellite TV service regarding state and federal regulations governing payment mechanisms and warrant issues as well as state consumer law requirements.
- Represented a global book retailer of books, music and other entertainment with antitrust, unfair competition, suppliers, gift cards and state consumer law issues.
- Global Sourcing
- Represented an international clothing manufacturer and retailer with major technology procurement and sourcing activities including desktop workstations and ERP system procurement, customization and support.
- Represented an affinity card startup with the negotiation of underlying technology and partnership agreements with credit card processors.
- Represented a supermarket chain with the negotiation of a full-scope IT outsourcing contract for data center operations, network management desktop support and applications development.
- Real Estate
- Represented an international shopping center developer on leasing and development matters for more than 20 of its regional shopping and entertainment centers throughout the US.
- Represented national retail chains and shopping center developers on zoning, land use and development matters concerning new strop shopping centers, renovation of existing centers and standalone pad sites.