Chase J. Cooper
Partner
Chase serves financial institutions and other corporate clients in a variety of civil litigation and regulatory matters. He has defended national banks in class actions, governmental enforcement actions, and lawsuits brought by sophisticated investment groups. He individually represented a major credit reporting agency in several lawsuits arising under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Chase has also participated in several internal investigations both domestically and overseas.
Key Matters
Some of the experience represented below may have been handled at a previous firm.
- Defended a national bank in residential mortgage-backed securities trustee litigation.
- Represented a national bank in a class action alleging improper account fees.
- Defended a residential mortgage servicer in a putative class action alleging violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Fair Housing Act, and other federal and state statutes.
- Advised an international consumer products manufacturer on legal and contractual risks associated with divestment of certain of its business lines.
- Analyzed a large cosmetics company’s options to use online payment technologies in light of existing contracts with payment processors.
- Obtained a favorable settlement on behalf of a major telecommunications company of claims seeking collection amounts allegedly owed under a Federal Communications Commission tariff.
- Advised a national fuel retailer regarding launch of a gift card program in compliance with complex consumer-protection and escheatment regimes.
- Advised a large mortgage lender regarding compliance with loan originator compensation rules.
- Performed internal investigations on behalf of several multinational corporations involving alleged violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, environmental regulations, the mail/wire fraud statutes, and other laws.
- Favorably settled a dispute over a failed deal to sell a natural gas storage facility.
- Represented an arts and crafts supplies retailer in a civil action by the federal government alleging violations of the Consumer Product Safety Act.
- Counseled a national distributor of mobile devices and related products regarding legal considerations of adopting a consignment model for certain retail partners.
- Represented a major credit reporting agency in several single-plaintiff lawsuits.
- Represented (pro bono) minors seeking permanent legal residency based on special immigrant juvenile status.