Wargo & French attorneys have significant experience representing financial services companies and professionals such as banks, insurers, broker-dealers, registered representatives and investment advisors.

We represent our financial services clients in a myriad of commercial litigation and arbitration proceedings. We have extensive experience litigating matters involving consumer protection issues (such as Truth in Lending Act violations), mortgage and foreclosure issues, breaches of contract, unfair and deceptive trade practices, intellectual property and trade secret disputes, successor liability claims, fiduciary duty issues, raiding, restrictive covenants and employment-related disputes.

A representative sample of the matters we have handled on behalf of our financial services clients includes:

• Counseled clients on matters involving the Truth in Lending Act (including specifically the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Fair Credit Billing Act and the Fair Credit Reporting Act) and successfully defended banks offering consumer credit in individual and class actions involving alleged violations of these Acts.
  
  
• Represented clients in actions, involving claims of violations of state and federal consumer protection statutes.
  
  
• Defended lenders and national financial services organizations in actions by borrowers asserting mortgage-related claims, including allegations of wrongful foreclosure, Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (“RESPA”) violations, slander to title, and state mortgage statute violations.
  
  
• Represented various financial institutions in actions involving forged checks and other negotiable instruments and the improper processing of negotiable instruments pursuant to Article 3 of the Uniform Commercial Code and recognized industry practices.
  
  
• Represented national financial services organizations and banks in litigation involving identity theft, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, deceptive trade practices, intentional infliction of emotional distress, defamation, successor liability, negligence, and fraud claims.
  
  
• Defended financial institutions in disputes with employees and independent contractors.
  
  
• Represented financial institutions in general commercial matters, including Uniform Commercial Code, contract and licensing disputes.
  
  
• Represented clients, including financial institutions, in both defense and prosecution of copyright, trade secret, unfair competition, Lanham Act and state trademark claims in state and federal courts.
  
  
• Served as counsel for national and regional brokerage firms, as well as individual registered representatives, in actions brought by consumers for alleged improper handling of investment accounts.
  
  
• Successfully defended municipal bond and investment banking firm in federal court action involving development of website by which bond transactions could be managed and completed on-line.