ETA Spotlight Calls
A Conference Call Series • For ETA Members
ETA Spotlight Calls are designed for ETA members to hear from experts on key policy issues facing our industry. They allow ETA members to identify risks to their business as well as opportunities created by public policy.
ETA Spotlight Calls generally last a half-hour, and ETA CPPs will receive 1/2 CE credit. You must be an ETA member to participate.
Questions? Contact Scott Talbott at [email protected].
Upcoming Calls
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Previous Calls
ETA Spotlight Call on Proposed Amendments to PCMLTFA
December 12 • 2:30pm ET
Speakers: Jackie Shinfield, Partner, Blakes
ETA Spotlight Call on European Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCAR): New Regulation
November 15 • 10:00am ET
Speakers: Dr. Achim H.Döser, Counsel, King & Spalding
Florian Geuder, Associate, King & Spalding
ETA Spotlight Call on Post-Election Results
November 6 • 2:00pm ET
Speakers: Scott Talbott, EVP, ETA CPP, ETA
Brian Yates, Senior Director of State Government Affairs, ETA
ETA Spotlight Call on FTC’s Click-to-Cancel Final Regulation
November 1 • 1:00pm ET
Speaker: Ellen Berge, Partner, Venable
ETA Spotlight Call on CFPB’s Final Rule on Open Banking
November 1 • 3:00 pm ET
Speakers: Ed Marshall, Partner, AGG
Andrew Bigart, Partner, Venable
Duane Pozza, Partner, Wiley
ETA Spotlight Call on State of Play: Illinois Lawsuit
October 10 • 3:00 pm ET
Speaker: Len Gordon, Partner, Venable
Liz Clark Rinehart, Partner, Venable
ETA Spotlight on Georgia’s Granting FISERV’s Special Banking Charter
October 8 • 3:00 pm ET
Speaker: Andrew Bigart, Partner, Venable
Ed Marshall, Partner, AGG
Max Bonici, Counsel, Venable
ETA Spotlight on FDIC Proposed Rule - Requirements for Custodial Deposit Accounts
September 27 • 2:00 pm ET
Speaker: Andrew Bigart, Partner, Venable
ETA Spotlight Call on Chevron Doctrine: What's Next
July 19 • 3:00 pm ET
Speakers: Len Gordon, Partner, Venable
Liz Clark Rinehart, Partner, Venable
ETA Spotlight Call on Illinois Interchange/Sales Tax Bill
June 6 • 3:30 pm ET
Speakers: Chris Phillips, Partner, Holland & Knight
ETA Spotlight Call on CFPB Late Fee Rule
May 16 • 11:30 am ET
Speakers: Andrew Owens, Partner, Steptoe
Juliana Gerrick, Partner, Steptoe
CapOne’s Acquisition of Discover
March 21 • 3:30 pm ET
Speaker: Edward Marshall, Partner, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
CFPB Final Rule on Credit Card Late Fees
March 14 • 3pm ET
Speakers: Edward Marshall, Partner, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP; and Erin Doyle, Associate, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
AI in the UK and EU
February 26 • 11am ET
Speakers: Megan Stagman, Director, UK Technology, Media and Telecoms, Global Counsel; Ana Gradinaru, Director, EU Technology, Media and Telecoms, Global Counsel; David Song, Associate Director, Global Counsel
AI and Payments
February 12 • 4pm ET
Speakers: Russell Moore, Director of Corporate Strategy & Development, Global Payments; Kevin Shamoun, SVP Product & Innovation, Fortis; and Donald Riddick, CLO & Company Secretary, Featurespace
AI Risks in Financial Services
January 24 • 2pm ET
Speakers: Dara Kurlancheek, Partner, King & Spalding; Emily Apte, Counsel. King & Spalding
FTC's Proposed Rule on Junk Fees
November 30 • 3pm ET
Speakers: Len Gordon, Partner, Venable LLP; Ed Marshall, Partner, Arnall Golden Gregory; Theresa Kananen, Partner, Arnall Golden Gregory
Complying with New State Laws on MCCs
June 9 • 2pm ET
Speaker: Andrew Bigart, Partner, Venable LLP and Brian Yates, Senior Director of State Government Affairs, ETA
FTC Enforcement Actions
May 11 • 11am ET
Speakers: Ellen Berge, Partner, Venable LLP and Ed Marshall, Partner, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
FTC Click to Cancel
March 28 • 3:30pm ET
Speaker: Ellen Berge, Partner, Venable LLP
FTC's Ban on Non-Compete Clauses
February 2 • 2:30pm ET
Speaker: Len Gordon, Partner, Venable LLP
Outlook for Payments Policy Post State Elections
November 16 • 2pm ET
Speakers: ETA State Government Relations Department
Post-Election Analysis
November 9 • 2pm ET
Speakers: ETA Federal Government Relations Department
5th Circuit's Ruling on CFPB Funding
October 21 • 2:30pm ET
Speakers: Len Gordon, Partner, Venable and Meredith Boylan, Partner, Paul Hastings
Three Central Banks Speak - CBDC & Crypto
October 3 • 9am EDT / 2pm BST
Speakers: The Federal Reserve; Bank of Canada; and Bank of England
Regulatory Enforcement for Payments
September 27 • 3pm ET
Speakers: Allyson Baker, Partner, Paul Hastings; Meredith Boylan, Partner, Paul Hastings; and Sara Weed, Partner, Paul Hastings
Complying with DOJ Final Regs on Firearm Sales
August 23 • 3pm ET
Speaker: Luke Cass, Partner, Womble Bond Dickinson
FTC Action Against Processor First American
August 9 • 2pm ET
Speaker: Ellen Berge, Partner, Venable LLP
FTC Agenda
May 12 • 2:30pm ET
Speaker: Duane Pozza, Partner, Wiley Rein LLP
FTC Settlement with Payment Processor
March 16 • 2pm ET
Speaker: Len Gordon, Partner, Venable LLP
Overview of FinCEN’s Implementation of the AMLA
March 3 • 2pm ET
Speakers: Jeff Telep, Partner, King & Spalding and Shas Das, Counsel, King & Spalding
Federal Reserve's Paper on CBDC
February 4 • 4pm ET
Speaker: David Mills - Associate Director, Program Direction Section, Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems, Federal Reserve Board
FTC Agenda
July 29 • 2:30pm ET
Speakers: Duane Pozza, Partner, Wiley Rein and Stephen Conley, Associate, Wiley Rein
Colorado's New Surcharging Law
July 23 • 2pm ET
Speaker: Theresa Kananen, Partner, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
OCC's Authority to Issue FinTech Charters
June 16 • 2pm ET
Speaker: Andrew Bigart, Partner, Venable LLP and Evan Minsberg, Partner, Venable LLP
The Payments Industry and Cryptocurrencies and CBDCs
May 19 • 2pm ET
Speaker: Jesse McWaters, Global Head of Digital Public Policy (Vice President), Mastercard
FTC Under New Leadership
May 11 • 2pm ET
Speaker: Duane Pozza, Partner, Wiley Rein LLP
Supreme Court's Decision on FTC Authority
April 28 • 3pm ET
Speakers: Ed Marshall, Partner, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP and Len Gordon, Partner, Venable LLP
Supreme Court's Facebook Decision and it's Effect on the TCPA
April 22 • 12pm ET
Speakers: Stephen Freeland, Partner, Venable LLP and Dan Blynn, Partner, Venable LLP
Congressional Oversight of Financial Services
March 31 • 2pm ET
Speakers: Dan Donovan, Partner, King & Spalding LLP and Matt Hanson, Partner, King & Spalding LLP
Virginia Privacy Law
March 25 • 2:30pm ET
Speaker: Kevin Coy, Partner and Privacy Group Co-Chair, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
State Surcharging Laws
March 24 • 2pm ET
Speakers: Jonathan Razi, CEO, CardX and Evan Minsberg, Counsel, Venable LLP
CFPB and BrightSpeed Lawsuit
March 15 • 2:30pm ET
Speakers: Allyson Baker, Partner, Venable LLP and Len Gordon, Partner, Venable LLP
Paycheck Protection Program and Employee Retention Credit
January 12 • 2pm ET
Speaker: Meredith Boylan, Partner, Venable LLP
The 117th Congress and What it Means for Payments
January 12 • 3pm ET
Speakers: Andrew Bigart of Venable LLP, Rick Fischer of Morrison & Foerster LLP, J.C. Boggs of King & Spalding LLP, ETA Government Relations Staff
Canadian Privacy Laws
December 14 • 1pm ET
Speaker: Wendy Mee, Partner, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Corporate Diversity Efforts
November 18 • 2pm ET
Speaker: Keith Barnett, Partner, Troutman Pepper
What the Elections Mean for Payments and FinTech
November 12 • 1pm ET
Speaker: The Honorable Tom Graves, CEO and President, Ervin Graves Strategy Group
ETA Spotlight Call: Digital Identity Legislation
September 23, 2020 • 2:30pm ET
Speakers: Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) and Jeremy Grant, Managing Director of Technology Business Strategy, Venable LLP
ETA Spotlight Call: Colorado Agreement on True Lender
September 9, 2020 • 2:00pm ET
Speakers: Arlen Gelbard, General Counsel, Cross River Bank; Crystal Kaldjob, Associate, Morrison Foerster; Steven Kaufmann, Deputy Attorney General for Consumer Protection, State of Colorado; Obrea Poindexter, Partner, Morrison Foerster
ETA Spotlight Call: AAPC v Barr and TCPA Issues
Tuesday, July 28 • 2:00pm ET
Speakers: Steve Freeland, Partner, Venable LLP and Dan Blynn, Partner, Venable LLP
ETA Spotlight Call: USSC Considers FTC's Authority on Penalties
Monday, July 20 • 2:00pm ET
Speaker: Len Gordon, Partner, Venable LLP
Defining Limits for Regulatory Penalties
Wednesday, July 1 • 2:00pm ET
Speakers: Experts at Venable LLP
First Data Settlement with the FTC
Wednesday, May 27 • 2:00pm ET
Speakers: Ellen Berge, Partner, Venable, LLP and Len Gordon, Partner, Venable, LLP
Risk and Underwriting in a Time of Crisis — Balancing Regulatory and Merchant Litigation Risk
Tuesday, May 26 • 2:00pm ET
Speakers: Experts at Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
Sales Tax Update
Wednesday, May 20 • 1:00pm ET
Speakers: State and Local Tax Experts at Eversheds Sutherland
Fed's Main Street Liquidity Facility
Tuesday, May 19 • 1:30pm ET
Speaker: Andrew Bigart, Partner, Venable
Income / Business Activity Tax Update
Wednesday, May 6 • 1:00pm ET
Speakers: State and Local Tax Experts at Eversheds Sutherland
COVID-19 SALT Issues
Wednesday, April 22 • 1:00pm ET
Speakers: State and Local Tax Experts at Eversheds Sutherland
Tax Provisions in CARES Act
Thursday, April 9 • 2:00pm ET
Speaker: Jeffrey Tate, Partner, Arent Fox LLP
Covered Business Method Patents
Wednesday, March 25 • 1:00pm ET
Speaker: Justin Oliver, Partner, Venable LLP
CFIUS Reform: What FinTech Needs to Know
Wednesday, February 19 • 2:00pm ET
Speakers: Alexis Early, Partner, King & Spalding LLP and Cristine Savage, Partner, King & Spalding LLP
FTC Agenda 2020
Wednesday, February 12 • 2:00pm ET
Speakers: Duane Pozza, Partner, Wiley Rein and Antonio Reynolds, Partner, Wiley Rein
Post Walmart Sales Tax Case
Thursday, January 30 • 1:00pm ET
Speaker: Charlie Kearns, Partner, Eversheds-Sutherland
The Enforcement Environment for Payments Industry
Thursday, December 5 • 2:00pm ET
Speakers: Ellen Berge, Partner, Venable LLP; Jennifer Lee, Partner, Arent Fox LLP; Ed Marshall
Partner, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
CFPB and Small Business Lending
Thursday, November 14 • 2:00pm ET
Speaker: Jennifer Lee, Partner, Arent Fox LLP
Changing Cannabis Laws
Wednesday, November 12 • 2:00pm ET
Speaker: Andrew Bigart, Partner, Venable LLP
Sales Tax Laws, PFACs and Processors
Wednesday, November 6 • 2:00pm ET
Speakers: Charlie Kearns, Partner, Eversheds-Sutherland and Ed Marshall, Partner, Arnall Golden Gregory
Sales Tax: How New Laws Affect ETA Members
Tuesday, November 5 • 2:00pm ET
Speakers: Walter Calvert, Partner, Venable LLP and Christopher Moran, Associate, Venable LLP
New York's Public Policy Activities
Thursday, October 31 • 2:00pm ET
Speaker: Jan Feuerstadt, Managing Director, Mercury LLC
Sales Tax Litigation
Wednesday, October 30 • 2:00pm ET
Speaker: Charlie Kearns, Partner, Eversheds-Sutherland
State Privacy Laws: How These Proposals Impact Payments
Wednesday, October 23 • 1:00pm ET
Speakers: Duane Pozza, Partner, Wiley Rein and Antonio Reynolds, Partner, Wiley Rein
Canadian Election Results: What They Mean to You
Wednesday, October 23 • 2:30pm ET
Speakers: James Anderson, Noah Niznick, Michael von Herff, Felix Wong — Public Affairs Advisors
California: Privacy and Beyond
Thursday, October 3 • 2:30pm ET
Speaker: Chris Bollinger, Founder, Bollinger Government Affairs, ETA’s Lobbyist in Sacramento
Sales Tax Issues
Tuesday, July 16th • 2:00pm ET
Speaker: Charlie Kearns, Partner, Eversheds Sutherland
Money Transmission Laws and Exemptions
Thursday, June 27th • 2:00pm ET
Speaker: Nicole Meisner, Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer & Weiss
Open Banking
Wednesday, June 12th • 2:00pm ET
Speakers: John Pitts, Policy Lead, Plaid & David Tax, Senior Manager, Payments Strategy & Innovation at TD
Evolving Federal/State Cybersecurity Requirements
Wednesday, May 8th • 2:00pm ET
Speakers: Matt Gardner, Partner, Wiley Rein LLP
Federal Antitrust Enforcement of FinTech Industry
Wednesday, April 10 • 2:00pm ET
Speakers: Norm Armstrong, Partner, King & Spalding, Jeff Spigel, Partner, King & Spalding, John Carroll, Partner, King & Spalding
Money Service Businesses: Who is Covered?
Wednesday, March 20 • 2:00pm ET
Speakers: Shaswat K. Das, Counsel, King & Spalding LLP, Jeff Telep, Partner, King & Spalding LLP
FinTech M&A
Wednesday, March 13 • 2:00pm ET
Speakers: Spencer Johnson, Partner, King & Spalding, Justin King, Partner, King & Spalding, Marcus Young, Partner, King & Spalding
FTC Agenda for 2019
Wednesday, February 27 • 2:00pm ET
Speaker: Duane C. Pozza, Wiley Rein LLP
Walmart Sales Tax Case
Wednesday, January 23 • 2:30pm ET
Speaker: Charlie Kearns, Partner, Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP, Michael G. Kerman, Partner, Eric S. Tresh, Partner
ISO Merchant Agreements
Wednesday, Janauary 9 • 2:30pm ET
Speaker: Michael Thurman of Thurman Legal
Arbitration in Privacy-Related Disputes
Wednesday, November 14 • 2:30pm ET
Speaker: Gene M. Burd Partner, Arnall Golden Gregory, LLP
House Agenda for 2019
Wednesday, November 21 • 2:30pm ET
Speaker: David Morgan, Founder, David Morgan Partners
Implementation of New Sales Tax Rules
Wednesday, November 28th • 2:30pm ET
Speaker: Charlie Kerns, Partner, Eversheds-Sutherland
Post Election Analysis
Wednesday, November 7 • 2:30pm ET
Speakers: J.C. Boggs, Partner, King and Spalding, Scott Talbott, SVP of Government Affairs, ETA & Rob Smith, Senior Policy Advisor, Venable
Latest Legal Developments in Surcharging
Tuesday, November 13 • 2pm ET
Speaker: Evan Minsberg, Associate, Venable, LLP.
OCC FinTech Charter v. ILC v. State Charter
Wednesday, October 31 • 2:30pm ET
Speakers: Laura Biddle, Partner, Regulatory Practice, Venable, LLP &
Andrew Bigart, Partner, Venable, LLP
Synthetic IDs
Wednesday, October 24 • 2:30pm ET
Speaker: Jason Kratovil, Executive Director, Consumer First Coalition
FTC Investigations
Thursday, August 23 • 3pm ET
Speakers: Steve Kaufman, Partner, Morrison & Foerster; Jeff Knowles, Partner, Venable and Ed Marshall, Partner, Arnall Golden Gregory
USSC Sales Tax Decision
Tuesday, July 10th · 2:30pm ET
Speakers: Charlie Kearns, Eversheds-Sutherland
The Legal Issues with Being Acquired / Acquiring a Startup
Wednesday, January 24th • 2:00pm ET
Speaker: Kevin L. Petrasic, Partner, White and Case LLP
Bitcoin and Blockchain
Wednesday, Febuary 7th • 2:00pm ET
Speakers: Anders Brownsworth, Chief Evangelist, Circle International Financial and Steve Aschettino, Chair, Payments Technology, Loeb & Loeb LLP
The Challenges and Risks with Complying with the ADA
Wednesday, Febuary 14th • 2:00pm ET
Speaker: Douglas B. Mishkin, Partner, Venable LLP
Overview of Tax Reform
Wednesday, February 21st • 2:00pm ET
Speaker: Sam Olchyk, Chair, Tax and Retirement Policy Practice Group, Venable LLP
New Tax Law for Pass-Through Entities
Wednesday, February 21st • 2:45pm ET
Speakers: Jon P. Gaston, Waller Landsen Dortch & Davis, and Norman Lencz, Esq., Venable LLP
The Rise of Class Action Merchant Litigation: Status Update and Best Practices
Wednesday, February 28th • 2:00pm ET
Speaker: Ed Marshall, Partner, AGG, Theresa Y. Kananen, Partner, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP and Julia C. Barrett, Associate, King & Spalding LLP
The New CFPB
Thursday, March 1st • 2:00pm ET
Speakers: Allyson Baker, Partner, Venable LLP and Benjamin Olson, Partner, Buckley Sandler
Europe's Payments Services Directive 2 and its New Requirements for Strong Customer Authentication
Wednesday, March 7th • 2:00pm ET
Speaker: Jeremy Grant, Managing Director, Technology Business Strategy, Venable LLP
Changes to Canadian Payments
Wednesday, March 14th • 2:00pm ET
Speaker: Jacqueline Shinfield, Partner, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
New Mexican FinTech Law and Economic Conference in Mexico City, May 16-17, 2018
Wednesday, March 21st • 2:00pm ET
Speaker: Sylvia Montano, Commercial Specialist, U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, U.S. Embassy Mexico City
The Effect of Equifax & Other High Profile Data Breaches
Wednesday, April 4th • 2:00pm ET
Speakers: Mark Mao, Partner, Troutman Sanders and Melanie Witte, Associate, Troutman Sanders
The Future of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)
Wednesday, April 25th • 2:30pm ET
Speakers: Stephen R. Freeland, Counsel, Venable LLP
#MeToo Movement: Steps that Business Executives, Board Members and Legal and Compliance Counsel Need to Take
Wednesday, May 2nd • 2:00pm ET
Speakers: Ashley Hager, Partner, Troutman Sanders LLP
Key Elements of Strategic Partnership Agreements
Wednesday, May 16th • 3:00pm ET
Speakers: MOFO senior associates, Trevor Salter and Crystal Kaldjob
GDPR implementation and Compliance
Thursday, May 24th • 11:00am ET
Speaker: Kim Roberts, Counsel, Data, Privacy and Security, King & Spalding International, LLP
Sports Gambling
Thursday, May 31st • 2:00pm ET
Speaker: Ed Marshall, Partner, Arnall Golden Gregory and Joe Pappano, SVP and Managing Director, Vantiv, now Worldpay