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Buckley recognized by Chambers USA for consumer financial services, white collar, and fintech practices
Chambers USA named Buckley LLP a nationwide Band 1 firm in all consumer finance categories in its 2022 rankings, recognizing six of its partners in those practices. The firm received top recognition in Consumer Finance Compliance, Consumer Finance Litigation, and Consumer Finance Enforcement & Investigations from Chambers, a research company that ranks the country’s leading firms and lawyers. The firm’s white collar and fintech practices also received high rankings both as practice areas and among individual lawyers. In all, Chambers USA recognized 10 Buckley partners.
“Buckley’s strength lies in their knowledge of the various regulatory agencies and the agencies’ priorities and focus,” one source told Chambers about the firm’s financial services capabilities. “The value they have is they are a speciality financial services firm, so they have lots of people that can work on very discrete, individual, in-the-weeds issues relating to consumer financial services.”
In discussing the firm’s white collar capabilities, sources told Chambers that Buckley is “a top-notch firm with high-caliber lawyers,” and “for individual representations, Buckley is quite strong and offers a strong team.”
The firm achieved the following practice rankings in Chambers USA 2022:
Band 1 – Nationwide – Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Compliance)
Band 1 – Nationwide – Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Litigation)
Band 1 – Nationwide – Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Enforcement & Investigations)
Band 2 – District of Columbia – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Band 3 – USA Fintech Legal
Band 3 – USA Fintech Legal – Payments and Lending
Listed below are the 10 individually recognized Buckley partners with quotes from sources, where available.
Henry Asbill – Band 2 – Nationwide Litigation: Trial Lawyers; Band 2 – District of Columbia Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations. “Has such a presence in court, people want to listen to him.”
Preston Burton – Band 2, District of Columbia Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations. “Extremely knowledgeable on the process and tactics and has an excellent strategic mind.”
Joseph Kolar – Band 2, Nationwide Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Compliance). “A regulatory guru who is trusted with the most difficult and complex questions.”
David Krakoff – Band 1, District of Columbia Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations; Band 3, Nationwide FCPA. “A terrific lawyer, very experienced in navigating cases for individuals.”
John Kromer – Band 3, Nationwide Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Compliance). “Superb managerial instincts to go with excellent legal skills.”
Jeffrey Naimon – Band 2, Nationwide Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Compliance). “A great mind for the sophisticated and the complex.”
James McGuire – Band 3, Nationwide Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Litigation). His “guidance on complex litigation and class actions is off the charts.”
Clinton Rockwell – Band 3, Nationwide Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Compliance). “An excellent lawyer with a superb business sense.”
Christopher Witeck – Band 3, USA FinTech Legal: Payments & Lending. “He has got a very good banking as a service practice.”
Walter Zalenski – Band 2, Nationwide Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Compliance). “Extremely talented and has a lot of wisdom.”