David B. Email & Phone Number

Greater Chicago Area

As Deputy General Counsel for Legal-Regulatory at OneMain Financial, I lead a dedicated team of attorneys and other legal professional that advise our business on complex federal and state financial laws and regulations. A passionate advocate for responsible lending, I coach my team and collaborate with stakeholders to drive compliance excellence and mitigate risk.

Greater Chicago Area

• Consult internet company on privacy, data security, eCommerce, online marketing, corporate governance and general contract matters, including negotiations of customer, vendor, non-compete, confidentiality, tax, employment and various other agreements.• Manage complex transactions including U.S. and international merger and acquisition, joint venture, financing, restructuring and real estate.• Represent company in drafting and negotiation of technology agreements, including software licenses and IT contracts.• Represent company in intellectual property matters, including registrations, infringement claims, licensing and acquisition of domains and other intellectual property.• Represent company in international law and transactional matters, including United Kingdom, Eastern Europe, Canada, Australia, Mexico, Brazil and China. • Advise company on insurance issues, including, vendor coverage, general liability, worker’s compensation and employer liability, directors and officers, property and cyber-risk. • Provide guidance to the business on regulations relevant to the consumer finance industry, including, the Gramm-Leach Bliley Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Truth-In-Lending Act and Regulation Z, Equal Credit Opportunity Act and Regulation B, Electronic Funds Transfer Act, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the UK Bribery Act, Federal Trade Commission rules and regulations, data protection and privacy laws, insurance laws and other federal and state laws affecting consumer finance. • Manage an enterprise contract management system.• Draft corporate legal and compliance policies.

Greater Chicago Area

• Represent purchasers and sellers in connection with acquisition and disposition of commercial real estate.• Represent landlords and tenants in negotiation of office and retail leases.• Represent lenders and borrowers in complex financing transactions including acquisition, construction, restructuring and multi-property loan transactions.• Consult national and international companies on corporate governance and general contract matters, including negotiations of customer, vendor, non-compete, confidentiality, intellectual property and various other agreements.• Represent clients on general corporate, intellectual property, financing, real estate and merger and acquisitions matters.• Consult national and international companies on corporate governance and general contract matters.• Work with various title companies in analyzing and resolving title issues and title insurance.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Researched complex securities law issues and prepared reports and memoranda on stock option timing, fair fund distribution, hedge fund regulation, and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. • Participated in deposition proceedings concerning an auditor independence case.• Assisted senior citizen investors by helping plan the Chairman’s Senior Summit.

Greater Chicago Area

• Researched and drafted opinions on various issues, including whether the Sarbanes Oxley Act applies retroactively to claims of securities fraud. • Other opinions included issues such as breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, due process, and personal jurisdiction.

• Prepared monthly, quarterly, and annual GAAP financial reporting and analysis and developed financial reporting systems.• Created year-end audit schedules and managed independent audit staff of four members.• Reviewed and ensured compliance under various legal documents.• Implemented process for entering tenant information into system, reducing cost of input by 75%.

Jd (Magna Cum Laude), Law

Bba, Business/Accounting