Chad R. Anderson Email & Phone Number

Providing a broad range of support to a variety of civil litigation matters for firm clients, with emphasis in employment and complex commercial litigation.

Ankeny, IA

Taught Business Law I to junior college students. Topics covered included constitutional law, federal and state court systems, torts, contracts and sales, product liability, and select aspects of criminal law.

Nashville, TN (working Remotely From Des Moines, IA)

Legal counsel for corporate and law firm clients on a variety of engagements. Primarily provided multi-faceted civil litigation support in a law firm context. Areas of emphasis included employment law and varied matters for a major university. Opportunities included playing a significant role in the preparation of a complex, high-profile matter for a jury.

Des Moines, IA Area (remotely)

• Provided strategic consulting and substantive support services to firm counsel, including most frequently the National Litigation Co-Chair, on a wide range of commercial litigation matters.
• Served clients ranging from consumer banking to consumer electronics manufacturing in multiple phases of civil litigation.
• Charged with formulation of strategy and significant research and brief drafting responsibilities for several procedurally-complicated, hotly-contested consumer financial services disputes.
• COVID crisis work included government lockdown order compliance and “force majeure” contract issues.

Des Moines, IA Area (remotely)

(See combined description under K&L Gates Staff Attorney.)

Des Moines, Iowa Area

• Actively managed a nationwide portfolio of hundreds of consumer lending lawsuits, which included multiple class actions and other matters with heightened exposure.
• Oversaw and provided daily strategic and substantive direction in all phases of civil litigation to outside counsel at dozens of large firms.
• Advised senior internal stakeholders regarding significant case developments, and worked with them to tailor appropriate legal, regulatory, and reputational risk management strategies.
• Leveraged robust operational knowledge and relationships across multiple business units to hone and implement defensive strategies consistent with business objectives.
• Managed company compliance with substantial discovery obligations, including e-discovery.
• Served as the company’s legal representative at hundreds of mediations, depositions, and court proceedings.

Des Moines, Iowa Area

• Provided legal, regulatory, and reputational risk management advice regarding fair and responsible lending issues to over 20 business units and other enterprise-level groups.
• Oversaw the daily work of the company’s internal FRL statistical analytics team, and communicated the results of regular statistical regression analysis and associated risk management advice to key stakeholders.
• Analyzed and diagnosed potential FRL risks created by statistical models and other decisioning tools related to loan underwriting, pricing, and marketing campaigns and worked with business representatives to make.
• Actively supported the company’s responses to FRL-related legislative and regulatory inquiries, exams, audits, and investigations.
• Assisted with the development, implementation, review, and refinement of company policies and procedures regarding FRL risks and issues.
• Helped develop and implement internal FRL employee training consistent with the expectations of federal regulators.

Des Moines, Iowa Area

• Combined civil litigation experience encompassed the representation of numerous corporate and individual clients in a diverse array of industries in matters involving a wide range of legal issues, including.
• Developed robust legal research and writing skills while drafting hundreds of client memos and court motions and briefs.
• Argued motions in various trial courts, and briefed and argued a successful appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit.
• Significant discovery experience with over 75 depositions. Worked with client representatives to formulate case strategy, discharge discovery obligations, and prepare witnesses.
• Second-chaired several trials/injunction hearings/arbitrations.
• Negotiated and drafted dozens of settlement agreements.

Greater Milwaukee Area

(See combined description under Faegre & Benson LLP.)

Doctor Of Law - Jd, Law, Graduated With High Distinction (Class Rank: 5 Of 244)

Activities and Societies: Order of the Coif, Associate Editor on Moot Court Board, Justice on Univ. of Iowa Supreme Judicial Court

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, English Literature, Graduated With Highest Distrinction