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Gerald Sachs

Venable LLP

Gerald S. (Gerry) Sachs leverages his prior work experience with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia to work with clients to manage government investigations, regulatory compliance, supervisory examinations, and litigation.

Gerry routinely counsels payments companies and other fintech-related businesses, depository institutions, and individuals. Gerry is very familiar with the prohibition against unfair, deceptive, and abusive acts and practices, the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), the Truth in Savings Act (TISA), the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA), the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the Credit Repair Organizations Act (CROA), the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), Bank Secrecy Act/anti-money laundering (BSA/AML), and various other federal and state laws related to financial services.

Gerry played an integral role in building the CFPB’s enforcement office. As senior counsel for Enforcement Policy and Strategy, he helped formulate the Enforcement Office’s priorities for investigation and litigation. He also conducted investigations, drafted policies, assisted with supervisory examinations, and participated in undertaking internal investigations related to employment matters.

As an assistant U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, Gerry gained grand jury, mediation, and trial experience from prosecuting civil and criminal cases. He tried cases involving economic crimes and narcotics trafficking.

He also prosecuted cases involving computer hacking, asset forfeiture and money laundering, economic crimes, and the False Claims Act. In one notable case, Gerry assisted with the prosecution of a significant hack into a depository institution’s payroll card systems, in which millions of dollars were stolen.

This case resulted in multiple extraditions of defendants to the United States.  He also served as a member of the Hurricane Katrina Task Force and worked with the Office of Overseas Prosecutorial, Development, Assistance, and Training to conduct its Merida high-profile initiative to train Mexican federal prosecutors, agents, and expert witnesses.

Experience :

  • Assistant United States Attorney, Northern District of Georgia
  • Attorney, Federal Trade Commission, Southeast Region Office
  • Represented a prepaid card company regarding a platform conversion issue, CFPB investigation, settlement, and compliance. CFPB v. UniRush LLC d/b/a RushCard
  • Represented various companies and individuals in litigation with the FTC
  • Represented various financial technology companies with regulatory compliance reviews
  • Represented a financial services company in responding to a federal grand jury investigation relating to Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering issues
  • Assisted various financial services companies in conducting internal investigations relating to compliance management systems and other potential issues
  • Assisted with the indictment, superseding indictments, and extradition of defendants related to an international hacking case of a payroll card company. U.S. v. Tšurikov, Pleshchuk, Horohorin et al.

Education :

  • J.D. George Washington University Law School 2004
  • B.A. George Washington University 1998

Bar Admissions : District of Columbia, Maryland

Professional Memberships : Member, American Bar Association

Community :

  • Various special juvenile immigrant status matters
  • Served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Honduras, 1998 – 2000
  • Fellow, Anti-Defamation League Glass Leadership Institute, 2009 – 2010

Cost

Rate : $$$

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