Law firm representing start-ups and mature small- to mid-sized businesses in FinTech and Consumer Financial Services.

Primary responsibility to assist in post-acquisition integration of Legal, Compliance, and Risk functions, and to oversee Payix legal relationships (clients, vendors, and the like) through integration and post-acquisition growth strategies.

State-of-the-art FinTech providing white-label products and real-time loan management system integration to lenders and loan servicers primarily in the consumer debt repayment industry. Acquired (2021) by REPAY (NASDAQ: RPAY), a leading provider of vertically-integrated payment solutions.Responsible for legal, regulatory compliance, and corporate governance and administration in all phases of Company operations from start-up and capital raise, product development, client onboarding and retention, through successful consummation of equity exit strategy in December 2021 and post-acquisition integration.

Company focused on generating attractive risk-adjusted returns through the acquisitions and servicing of auto finance receivables. Also provided advisory services to the financial services industry, specializing in strategic planning, portfolio analytics and servicing, valuation services, acquisition integration and project management.Responsible to develop, implement, and optimize the Company’s legal and compliance program, human resources management, corporate governance, internal controls, and overall risk mitigation strategies.

Providing in-house and general counsel consulting services on a contract basis for small and medium sized business* Regulatory compliance reviews, analysis, and application to business processes* Entity formation issues* Vendor contract review* Litigation management and oversight* Labor and employment issues* Internal policy and procedure development

Instrumental in creation of the company’s first legal department, including drafting and implementing related policies and procedures.Collaborated on key legal transition team to support acquisition by Banco Santander, including focus on critical contract and vendor migration and identifying key issues with regulatory licensing.Negotiated strategic partnerships and standardized contracts and business documentation.Responsible to manage and oversee litigation portfolio, including class actions, complex commercial disputes, consumer protection litigation, and various other state and federal cases across the U.S.

Litigation boutique specializing in creditor and collection issues and consumer protection matters. Primary responsibility for auto finance case load, focused on creditor’s rights litigation and bankruptcy matters. Practice included some commercial real estate and professional negligence litigation.