Andrew Schwartz Named Chair of Consumer Financial Services Litigation & Compliance Practice Group

Andrew M. Schwartz has been named chair of the firm's Consumer Financial Services Litigation & Compliance Practice Group. In this capacity, Mr. Schwartz oversees a team of attorneys devoted to the defense of financial institutions, debt servicers and buyers, auto finance companies, collection attorneys, student lenders, telecommunications providers, mortgage lenders and credit reporting agencies. In addition to serving as national counsel, the group routinely handles matters in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, New York, Florida and Maryland.

Mr. Schwartz is a shareholder and longtime member of the firm's Professional Liability Department. With a career focus on creditors' rights defense, he represents clients in individual and class action lawsuits arising from claims under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA), Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA) and state consumer statutes. He has also represented clients in administrative investigations and in compliance and enforcement matters involving state agencies and other regulatory authorities. His practice includes advising clients on managing compliance under the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).

Mr. Schwartz is a member of the Association of Credit and Collection Professionals (ACA International) as well as the Pennsylvania, Philadelphia and New Jersey State Bar Associations. A graduate of St. John's College, he received his J.D. from Hofstra University School of Law.