On 16–17 April, Managing Director Ling Ling Ang and Consultant Daniel Brown will speak at the 2026 ABA Business Law Spring Meeting. This event brings together legal professionals from around the world to explore the latest trends and innovations shaping the future of business law.
On 16 April, Dr. Ang will speak in the panel “The Fair Credit Reporting Act—Emerging Issues and Litigation Trends” with CarMax Assistant General Counsel Azuka Edeh and Womble Bond Dickinson Partner Jeff Topor, moderated by Pilgrim Christakis Partner Jim Morrissey. This panel will explore important emerging trends in FCRA litigation, with a focus on practical considerations for companies faced with lawsuits challenging their reporting practices.
On 17 April, Dr. Ang will co-moderate the roundtable “Nifty-Fifty Plus: State Attorney General Enforcement” with Covington Senior Counsel Eric Mogilnicki to discuss how state-level enforcement has become an increasingly important feature of the consumer financial services landscape, particularly as enforcement priorities and resources shift at the federal level. This roundtable will address the substantive and procedural differences between federal and state enforcement, including the varied state-law theories available, the complexities of litigating and resolving parallel state matters, and the operational burdens associated with multistate investigations and actions. The discussion will further explore the potential significance of Rohit Chopra’s role advising the Democratic Attorneys General Association-affiliated Consumer Protection and Affordability Working Group for future state enforcement strategy and coordination.
Later that day, Dr. Brown will speak in the panel “Regulatory and Industry Responses to the Housing Affordability Crisis” with Husch Blackwell Partner Leslie Sowers, Center for Responsible Lending Senior Policy Counsel Anneliese Lederer, and Inclusive-Partners Founder Brad Blower. This panel will examine the growing housing affordability crisis in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Supply constraints and low turnover have reduced inventory, and median housing cost burdens have risen. The speakers will evaluate policy responses—from supply-side reforms and subsidies to demand-side products like assumable mortgages and down-payment assistance—while weighing regulatory guardrails and anti‑discrimination considerations.
