Leslie C. Bender
Leslie C. Bender counsels financial services and healthcare clients on a broad range of privacy, data security, and consumer financial protection laws relying upon her strategic and legal experience as a general counsel.
Education
Recognitions
July 2020, ACA International’s “All In” award for individual contributions to industry advocacy
July 2020, Lindemann Award for Achievement
December 2019, Top 50 Professionals in Receivables Management
January 2019, Stars in Compliance, Collection Advisor
September 2018, Top 20 Most Powerful Women in Collections, Collection Advisor
July 2018, Erickson Continuous Service Award, ACA International
July 2018, Fred Kirchner Achievement Award
March 2018, Who’s Who in Collections
December 2017, Distinguished Counsel
August 2016, One of Top 25 Women in Collections, Collection Advisor
June 2016, Instructor of the Year, Charles F. Lindemann Award from ACA International
July 2015, Fred Kirschner Achievement Award
April 2015, VIP Woman of the Year, National Association of Professional Women
March 2015, Pinnacle Professional, Continental Who’s Who, Excellence, Outstanding Leadership & Achievement
2013-14, ACA International President
January 2012, Top Influential Credit & Collections Professional, Collection Advisor
July 2011, Members Attorney Program Distinction Award
March 2010, Fred Kirschner Achievement Award
Memberships
Member, Association of Corporate Counsel
Member, International Association of Privacy Officers
Member, Association for Electronic Health Care Transactions
Arbitrator, American Health Lawyers Association
Member, ACA International’s Members Attorney Program 1997 – present
Certified Instructor, ACA International, 2002 – present
Steering Committee, Consumer Relations Consortium, 2014 – present
ACA International Treasurer, Vice President, and Immediate Past President ACA International (Executive Committee 2011-2015)
Member, Board of Directors, ACA International, 2011-2015
ACA International President 2013-2014
Institute for Collection Leadership, 2013 – 2018
State Bar Licenses
Court Admissions
- Author, “There’s No Place Like Home: HIPAA, Pandemics, & Cybercrime,” PDC Flow, October 6, 2020.
- HIPAA Training and Toolkit Materials, ACA International, HFMA, MAHAM and MAPAM, National Association of Retail Collection Agencies, Association of Hospital Owned Collection Agencies, December 2000 – present
- Co-Author, “Credit & Collections Compliance Officer (3CM) Workshop,” ACA International, 2007 – present
- CFPB Compliance Course, 2013
- White Papers (co-authored for ACA International)
- Leslie Bender Feb 2021 Collector Magazine
Presentations
- Presenter, Your Compliance Management Plan: Understanding the Impact of the CFPB’s 2022 Enforcement and Supervision Priorities for Consumer Finance, Credit and Collections
- Presenter, “Regulation F Implementation Challenges: Ask the Regulatory and Compliance Experts” PDCflow, September 22, 2021
- Data Security Workshop, ACA International, January 2007 – present2020 ACA Fall Forum, Via Webinar, November 2020
- 2020 Southwest Collections Conference, Via Webinar, October 2020
- Various Addresses for HFMA Chapters, ACA Units, and national ACA meetings on social media and privacy, 2011-2012
- Collection of Webinars for CampusACA regarding the HiTECH Act, implementation and practical strategies for compliance, 2009-2010
- HIPAA Implementation Workshops, GLBA Presentations, Understanding the FTC’s Enforcement Priorities, on behalf of numerous organizations, January 2003 – present
- Privacy and HIPAA Training and Education Programs, Webinars, Seminars, and Workshops, January 2001 – present
- Credit and Collections Workshops, January 1998 – present
- 2020 NACARA Annual Convention, Via Webinar, October 2020