About the Webinar

Economic conditions are increasing competition for top talent while reducing profits. Lenders often make critical errors when employing cost cutting decisions that end up negating the benefits of such strategies, or worse. Learn how to retain talent and reduce operating costs by maximizing operational efficiency and avoiding unrealized legal and regulatory risk.

 Learning Objectives:

• Implementing successful furlough and temporary wage reduction plans

• Effective deferred compensation, stay bonuses and signing bonuses

• Golden handcuff plans

• Reducing compliance costs without regulatory risk

• Proper means of reducing and outsourcing operations

Presenters

Daniella Casseres, Partner and Head of Mortgage Regulatory Practice

Daniella serves on Mitchell Sandler’s management committee and leads the firm’s mortgage regulatory practice group. She advises mortgage lenders, financial institutions, and consumer finance companies on regulatory compliance and enforcement matters, bringing the insight of a former banking regulator at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago to her work. She regularly counsels clients on state and federal laws relating to fair lending, advertising, licensing, and privacy with particular experience helping mortgage lenders comply with the requirements of the Truth in Lending Act, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, the Fair Housing Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Bank Secrecy Act, and state regulatory requirements. 

Ari Karen, Partner and Head of Litigation, Labor & Employment Practice

Ari represents businesses and financial institutions in litigation matters, government investigations, and advises clients on regulatory compliance matters. He is widely praised for his business-friendly style of representation that combines aggressive advocacy with a sensitivity to practical business considerations. Ari’s approach looks at the impacts of legal strategy in real life scenarios, allowing his clients to remain both compliant and competitive.