About the Webinar

Do you have a subscription-based business model? If so, this is the event for you! Join us on 9/26 at 2pm ET for a virtual Fireside Chat where Christopher Napier and SHELBY SCHWARTZ from Mitchell Sandler LLC will share what tech startups need to know about the legal framework around subscription-based and “free trial” services and best practices to build a sustainable model and mitigate your regulatory risk.

Presenters

Chris napier, Partner

Chris is Partner and Head of Fintech Practice Group at Mitchell Sandler. He focuses on providing regulatory counseling, strategic advice and representation during government enforcement matters, including matters involving commercial, consumer and alternative credit products; money transmission and payments; deposit issues; and partnerships between fintech companies, depository institutions, and lenders.

His clients include a wide variety of fintechs at various stages of growth from small start-ups to publicly-traded corporations, as well as banks and national and regional lenders. Prior to entering the law, Chris had a decade long career in retail banking and lending. 

Shelby Schwartz, Counsel

Shelby Schwartz is Counsel at Mitchell Sandler. Her practice focuses on financial regulatory and compliance matters, with a concentration on deposit accounts, financial data privacy, and state lending laws. She advises a wide variety of financial services providers, from banks to financial technology companies. Shelby has successfully assisted clients in responding to regulatory inquiries and enforcement matters, including those brought by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Department of Justice, and various state regulators. She regularly assists clients in assessing their deposit account fee structures and deposit account agreements, analyzing data breach obligations, developing privacy policies, and developing financial products and services within appropriate regulatory models.