Joann Needleman to Speak at the First Party Summit in Nashville, TN on June 19th

Clark Hill attorney and leader of the Consumer Financial Services Regulatory and Compliance Practice Group, Joann Needleman, will be on a panel discussion exploring innovation in the face of outdated and slow to change regulations at the First Party Summit in Nashville, Tennessee on Wednesday, June 19th.

Needleman will be joined by Shane Foster, Senior Litigation Counsel, Arizona Attorney General’s Office and John Rossman, attorney at Moss and Barnett for the discussion titled “Technology Outpacing? How State Regulators in Arizona use a ‘Sandbox’ to Encourage and Oversee Innovation.”

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Joann Needleman, Leader of the firm's Consumer Financial Services Regulatory & Compliance Practice Group, serves as a navigator to her clients seeking advice and guidance in the complex regulatory environment facing the financial services industry. She provides counsel, consultation, and litigation services to a wide array of financial institutions, law firms, credit reporting agencies, as well as venture capital firms looking to invest in the fin-tech space. A former member of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) Consumer Advisory Board, Joann has been able to provide her clients with useful strategies in order to prepare for new areas of regulatory scrutiny. Often asked by clients to quickly assess new policy statements or guidance issued by federal and state regulators, Joann is able to break down the issues and provide common sense solutions that ensure her clients’ policies, procedures and business operations are fully compliant with current regulatory expectations.