Cierra D. Newman
Managing Associate
Biography
Cierra Newman assists clients in a wide range of regulatory, compliance and privacy matters. She provides guidance to various financial services clients regarding potential regulatory risks arising from the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), unfair or deceptive acts or practices, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) and various state data privacy regimes. Cierra represents clients on a broad range of laws, including those enforced by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), state regulatory agencies and state attorneys general.
Publications
"9th Circ. FCRA ruling highlights furnishers' role in disputes" by Sasha Leonhardt and Cierra D. Newman (Law360)
In recent years, consumers have raised a variety of arguments to dispute negative information on their consumer reports — in some instances, raising not only factual questions about the existence or amount of a debt, but also more complex questions about whether a debt is legally permitted under...
Articles
Education
- J.D., University of Iowa, 2018
- B.A., Queens University, 2011
Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Iowa
Government Service
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Law Clerk, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee
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Attorney Advisor, Office of the Chief Counsel, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
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