Arbitration Fairness for Consumers Act

S. 840 Third Party Litigation Funding S. 2428 False Claims Act Procedure Modification S. 2429 Civil Remedies H.R. 963 Arbitration Amendment H.R. 2025 Third Party Litigation Funding Oversight S. 3755 Arbitration Reform

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $42,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2620/ S. 1171, the Investor Choice Act. S. 3755, Arbitration Fairness for Consumers Act. S. 4760, Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act. H.R. 7740, Employee and Retiree Access to Justice Act of 2022, with regard to the ERISA provisions. General lobbying on shareholder forced arbitration and forum selection clauses in corporate bylaws. General lobbying related to private equity ownership of nursing homes. General lobbying on the use of forced arbitration in financial services and by big banks. General lobbying on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) possible action on forced arbitration.

Client expense: $1,170,000 · Firm income: Not reported

S. 840 Third Party Litigation Funding S. 2428 False Claims Act Procedure Modification S. 2429 Civil Remedies H.R. 963 Arbitration Amendment H.R. 2025 Third Party Litigation Funding Oversight S. 3755 Arbitration Reform

Client expense: $1,420,000 · Firm income: Not reported

S. 840 Third Party Litigation Funding S. 2428 False Claims Act Procedure Modification S. 2429 Civil Remedies H.R. 963 Arbitration Amendment H.R. 2025 Third Party Litigation Funding Oversight S. 3755 Arbitration Reform

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $42,000

Met with House and Senate on issues impacting GSIBs Met with House and Senate on Fintech charters and issues Met with House and Senate on equity market structure Met with House and Senate on climate issues Met with House and Senate staff on cybersecurity issues Met with House on racial equity and diversity inclusion issues Met with House and Senate on digital assets and crypto Met with House and Senate on sanctions legislation Met with House and Senate on markets regulations Met with House on draft stablecoin legislation S.1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 - all provisions S.2349, Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act of 2021 - all provisions S.2508, Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Report - all provisions S.3755, Arbitration Fairness for Consumers Act - all provisions S.3844, Economic Continuity and Stability Act - all provisions S.4674, Credit Card Competition Act of 2022 - all provisions H.R.963, Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act - all provisions H.R.4521, America COMPETES Act of 2022 - issues related to outbound investments H.R.8874, The Credit Card Competition Act - all provisions

Client expense: $1,300,000 · Firm income: Not reported

S. 840 Third Party Litigation Funding S. 2428 False Claims Act Procedure Modification S. 2429 Civil Remedies H.R. 963 Arbitration Amendment H.R. 2025 Third Party Litigation Funding Oversight S. 3755 Arbitration Reform

Client expense: $1,380,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 1270, Prohibit Auto Insurance Discrimination (PAID) Act H.R. 2547, Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act H.R. 4277, Overdraft Protection Act of 2021 H.R. 5911, Fair Hiring in Banking Act H.R. 6814, Small Business Fair Debt Collection Protection Act H.R. 7412, Transparency in CFPB Cost-Benefit Analysis Act S. 2417, Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2021 S. 2508, Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act S. 3056, Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act S. 3755, Arbitration Fairness for Consumers Act Draft legislation titled Ensuring Diversity in Community Banking Act Draft legislation titled Expanding Opportunity for MDIs Act Draft legislation to create a government-run credit bureau at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Draft legislation to provide a right of removal to federal court from administrative adjudication House companion legislation to S. 2417, Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2021 Proposed rule regarding reinstatement of HUDs Discriminatory Effects Standard (86 Fed. Reg. 33,590-33,597, June 25, 2021) Proposed rule regarding beneficial ownership information reporting requirements (86 Fed. Reg. 69,920-69,974, December 8, 2021) Proposed interagency guidance on third-party relationships: risk management (86 Fed. Reg. 38,182-38,204, July 19, 2021) Review of Bank Secrecy Act regulations and guidance (86 Fed. Reg. 71,201-71,207, December 15, 2021) Proposed rule regarding Small Business Lending Data Collection Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B) (86 Fed. Reg. 56,356-56,606, October 8, 2021) Statement of Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Financial Institutions (87 Fed. Reg. 19,507-19,512, April 4, 2022) Request for Information and Comment on Rules, Regulations, Guidance, and Statements of Policy Regarding Bank Merger Transactions (87 Fed. Reg. 18,740-18,744, March 31, 2022) Notice and Request for Comment Regarding Fees Imposed by Providers of Consumer Financial Products or Services (87 Fed. Reg. 17,996-17,997, March 29, 2022) Proposed rule regarding Community Reinvestment Act (87 Fed. Reg. 33,884-34,066, June 3, 2022) Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period, regarding credit card late fees and late payments, (87 Fed. Reg. 42,662, July 18, 2022) Various issues relating to structure and independence of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; artificial intelligence and machine learning; congressional oversight of large banks; Department of Treasury proposal that would require financial institutions to report to the IRS on the deposits and withdrawals of all business and personal accounts, as well as transfers between accounts of the same owner; DOJ Bank Merger Competitive Analysis; OCC Request for Feedback on Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks

H.R. 935, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2021 H.R. 1087, Shareholder Political Transparency Act of 2021 H.R. 1187, Corporate Governance Improvement and Investor Protection Act H.R. 1277/S. 374, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021 H.R. 1602, Eliminate Barriers to Innovation Act of 2021 H.R. 2025/S. 840, To amend title 28, United States Code, to increase transparency and oversight of third-party litigation funding in certain actions, and for other purposes H.R. 2516, Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Banking Act of 2021 H.R. 2543, Federal Reserve Racial and Economic Equity Act H.R. 2547, Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act H.R. 2570, Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2021 H.R. 2620, Investor Choice Act of 2021 H.R. 3007, Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act H.R. 3448, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 3454, Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act H.R. 3843, Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022 H.R. 4277, Overdraft Protection Act of 2021 H.R. 4345, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R. 4521, America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (America COMPETES) Act of 2022, including provisions related to House Amendment 218 H.R. 4590, Promoting New and Diverse Depository Institutions Act H.R. 4616, Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 H.R. 4773, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 5586/S. 3056, Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act H.R. 5648/S. 3022, Stop Wall Street Looting Act H.R. 5910, Holding SPACs Accountable Act of 2021 H.R. 5911, Fair Hiring in Banking Act H.R. 7151, Ensuring Sound Guidance Act H.R. 7900, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 H.R. 7977, Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act H.R. 8254/S. 4685, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2023 H.R. 8521, Investor Democracy is Expected (INDEX) Act S. 479, Lifting Our Communities through Advance Liquidity for (LOCAL) Infrastructure Act S. 2417, Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2021 S. 2508, Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act S. 2621, Modernization of Derivatives Tax Act of 2021 S. 3410, The Consumer Protection and Due Process Act S. 3755, Arbitration Fairness for Consumers Act S. 3844, Economic Continuity and Stability Act S. 3914, Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2022 S. 4241, Investor Democracy is Expected (INDEX) Act Draft legislation titled Jumpstart our Business Startups (JOBS) Act 4.0 of 2022 Draft legislation titled Mandatory Materiality Requirement Act of 2022 Potential legislation to foster economic growth and job creation through capital formation Potential legislation to further economic growth through environmental, social, and governance factors Potential legislation to make changes to the Exchange Act Rule 14a-8 shareholder proposal process Potential legislation to hold proxy voting advice businesses accountable Potential legislation to expressing a sense of Congress reaffirming the Supreme Court materiality standard Potential legislation to require the SEC to consider additional standards in the rulemaking process Potential legislation to study the term small entity Potential legislation regarding a new regulatory framework for stablecoins Potential legislation dealing with third party litigation financing and lawsuit lending Potential legislation dealing with securities litigation Nomination of Mark Uyeda to be Commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Proposed rule regarding SEC Enhanced Reporting of Proxy Votes by Registered Management Investment Companies; Reporting of Executive Compensation Votes by Institutional Investment Managers Proposed Rule (86 Fed. Reg. 57,478-57,524, October 15, 2021) Proposed rule regarding Position Reporting of Large Security-Based Swap Positions (87 Fed. Reg. 6,652-6,706, December 15, 2021) SEC Money Market Fund Reforms (86 Fed. Reg. 7,248, December 15, 2021) Proposed rules regarding amendments to Form PF (87 Fed. Reg. 9,106-9,235, January 26, 2022) Proposed rule regarding Share Repurchase Disclosure Modernization (87 Fed. Reg. 8,443-8,472, February 15, 2022) Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; Prohibition Against Fraud, Manipulation, or Deception in Connection with Security-Based Swaps, Prohibition against Undue Influence over Chief Compliance Officers, Position Reporting of Large Security-Based Swap Positions (87 Fed. Reg. 6,652-6,706, February 4, 2022) Proposed rule on Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11,2022) Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; Enhanced Disclosures by Certain Investment Advisers and Investment Companies About Environmental, Social, and Governance Investment Practices (87 Fed. Reg. 36,654-36,761, June 17, 2022) Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; Investment Company Names (87 Fed. Reg. 36,594-36,651, June 17,2022) Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; Share Repurchase Disclosure Modernization (87 Fed. Reg. 8,443-8,472, April 1, 2022) Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; Substantial Implementation, Duplication, and Resubmission of Shareholder Proposals Under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8 (87 Fed. Reg. 45,052-45,075. July 27, 2022) Request for Comment on Certain Information Providers Acting as Investment Advisers; Securities and Exchange Commission (87 Fed. Reg. 37,254-37,262, June 22, 2022) Request for Comment, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection; Agency Information Collection Activities, Report of Terms of Credit Card Plans (Form FR 2572) and Consumer and College Credit Card Agreements (87 Fed. Reg. 50,851-50,852, August 18, 2022) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection; Credit Card Late Fees and Late Payments (87 Fed. Reg. 42,662, July 18, 2022) Joint Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Reserve System; Community Reinvestment Act (87 Fed. Reg. 33,884-34,066, June 3, 2022) Request for Comments, Department of the Treasury; Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets (87 Fed. Reg. 40,881-40,883, July 8, 2022) Request for Comment, International Trade Administration; Developing a Framework on Competitiveness of Digital Asset Technologies (87 Fed. Reg. 30450- 30452, May 19, 2022) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of Nonbank Financial Firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) Cap; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information Collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; resolutions to establish task forces on Artificial Intelligence and Financial Technology in the House Committee on Financial Services; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; Federal Trade Commission issues: Freedom of Information Act Requests, Penalty Offense Authority, Zombie Voting, and overall direction of the Commission under Chair Lina Khan; Tax Reporting Proposal by the Department of the Treasury related to a $600 or more annual account threshold; Amendment to the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act related to credit reporting; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; House Committee on Financial Services request for information related to Russia sanctions; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination; Promoting the importance of appropriate length of SEC Comment Periods; Internal Revenue Service; Priority Guidance Plan; Compliance Assistance Release, Department of Labor; 401(k) Plan Investments in Cryptocurrencies Request for Information, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Fees Imposed by Providers of Consumer Financial Products or Services; Notice of Inquiry, Federal Communications Commission; In the Matter of Implementing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: Prevention and Elimination of Digital Discrimination; (GN Docket No. 22-69); EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; EU review of Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive; EU review of prudential regime for investment firms; implementation and enforcement of Regulation Best Interest by the Securities and Exchange Commission; changes in the enforcement policies of the Securities and Exchange Commission; activity of the Financial Stability Oversight Council and recommendations on macro-prudential regulation; clarification in the regulatory treatment of digital assets by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission; implementation and enforcement of proxy advisory firm regulations finalized in 2020; implementation and enforcement of SEC 14a-8 shareholder proposal process reforms finalized in 2020; EU Money Market Fund Regulation, legislative review; electronic delivery of certain investment documents and disclosures; implementation of beneficial ownership reporting requirements under the National Defense Authorization Act FY2021 (P.L. 116-283); implementation of the Social Security Administrations Electronic Consent Based Social Security Number Verification System Service; Financial Stability Board recommendations on money market fund reform; IOSCO recommendations on sustainability-related practices, polices, procedures, and disclosure in asset management; Office of Financial Research (OFR) discussions on FSOC Report on Climate-Related Financial Risk; staff legal guidance at the SEC concerning no-action letters on shareholder proposals with broad societal impact (Staff Legal Bulletin 14L-CF); SEC Reforms to regulations related to Cybersecurity Disclosures; SEC Reforms to regulations related to Human Capital Management Disclosures; SEC Reforms to regulations related to proxy voting advice businesses; SEC request for information on digital engagement practices; Written responses regarding requests for comment resulting from the March 9, 2022 Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets; SEC Proposed Rule amending 10b5-1; SEC Proposed Rule on Private Fund Advisers; Documentation of Registered Investment Adviser Compliance Reviews; SEC Amended Rule 15c2-11, applicability to 144A securities; SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors; SEC Substantial Implementation, Duplication, and Resubmission of Shareholder Proposals Under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8; PCAOB 2022-2026 Draft Strategic Plan; SEC FY 22-26 Strategic Plan; FinCEN Implementation of the Beneficial Ownership Requirements of the Corporate Transparency Act (P.L. 116-283)

H.R. 2620/ S. 1171, the Investor Choice Act. S. 3755, Arbitration Fairness for Consumers Act. H.R. 7740, Employee and Retiree Access to Justice Act of 2022, with regard to the ERISA provisions. General lobbying on shareholder forced arbitration and forum selection clauses in corporate bylaws. General lobbying related to private equity ownership of nursing homes. General lobbying on the use of forced arbitration in financial services and by big banks. General lobbying on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) possible action on forced arbitration.

Client expense: $1,180,000 · Firm income: Not reported

S. 840 Third Party Litigation Funding S. 2428 False Claims Act Procedure Modification S. 2429 Civil Remedies H.R. 963 Arbitration Amendment H.R. 2025 Third Party Litigation Funding Oversight S. 3755 Arbitration Reform

Client expense: $1,620,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 2620/ S. 1171, the Investor Choice Act. S. 3755, Arbitration Fairness for Consumers Act. H.R. 7740, Employee and Retiree Access to Justice Act of 2022, with regard to the ERISA provisions. General lobbying on shareholder forced arbitration and forum selection clauses in corporate bylaws. General lobbying related to private equity ownership of nursing homes.

Client expense: $1,010,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

S. 840 Third Party Litigation Funding S. 2428 False Claims Act Procedure Modification S. 2429 Civil Remedies H.R. 963 Arbitration Amendment H.R. 2025 Third Party Litigation Funding Oversight S. 3755 Arbitration Reform

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $42,000

Met with House and Senate on issues impacting GSIBs Met with House and Senate on Fintech charters and issues Met with House and Senate on industrial loan corporations Met with House and Senate on equity market structure Met with House and Senate on climate issues Met with House and Senate staff on cybersecurity issues Met with House on racial equity and diversity inclusion issues Met with House and Senate on digital assets and crypto Met with House and Senate on sanctions legislation Met with House and Senate on markets regulations S.1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 - all provisions S.2349, Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act of 2021 - all provisions S.2508, Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Report - all provisions S.3755, Arbitration Fairness for Consumers Act - all provisions S.3844, Economic Continuity and Stability Act - all provisions H.R.963, Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act - all provisions H.R.4521, America COMPETES Act of 2022 - issues related to outbound investments

Client expense: $1,160,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 1270, Prohibit Auto Insurance Discrimination (PAID) Act H.R. 4277, Overdraft Protection Act of 2021 H.R. 5911, Fair Hiring in Banking Act H.R. 6814, Small Business Fair Debt Collection Protection Act H.R. 7412, Transparency in CFPB Cost-Benefit Analysis Act S. 2417, Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2021 S. 2508, Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act S. 3056, Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act S. 3755, Arbitration Fairness for Consumers Act Draft legislation titled Ensuring Diversity in Community Banking Act Draft legislation titled Expanding Opportunity for MDIs Act Draft legislation to create a government-run credit bureau at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Draft legislation to provide a right of removal to federal court from administrative adjudication Nomination of Sarah Bloom Raskin, Vice Chair for Supervision, Federal Reserve Proposed rule regarding reinstatement of HUDs discriminatory effects standard (86 Fed. Reg. 33,590-33,597, June 25, 2021) FinCEN proposed rule on Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements (86 Fed. Reg. 69,920-69,974, December 8, 2021) Proposed Interagency Guidance on Third-Party Relationships: Risk Management (86 Fed. Reg. 38,182-38,204, July 19, 2021); Rulemaking to implement Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (86 Fed. Reg. 56,356-56,606, October 8, 2021); Various issues relating to structure and independence of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; artificial intelligence and machine learning; DOJ Bank Merger Competitive Analysis; OCC Request for Feedback on Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; FinCEN RFI on Review of Bank Secrecy Act Regulations and Guidance; FDIC Request for Information on Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Institutions; FDIC Request for Comment on Rules, Regulations, Guidance, and Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions

Financial Technology ("Fintech") Small Business Lending Discrimination HR 4277 Overdraft Protection Act of 2021 HR 5376 Build Back Better Act H.R. 7231, the Electronic Currency and Secure Hardware (ECASH) Act Crypto Regulatory Legislation (CFTC) Crypto Regulatory Legislation (Stablecoins) Crypto Regulatory Legislation (President's EO) Big Tech Crypto/Blockchain investments S.3755 - Arbitration Fairness for Consumers Act digital assets regulation digital assets regulation S. 4145, the Consumer Protection Remedies Act of 2022 CFPB Student Loan Integrity and Transparency Act of 2019 Statement for the Record HFSC CFPB Oversight Hearing

Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

Met with House and Senate on issues impacting GSIBs Met with House and Senate on Fintech charters and issues Met with House and Senate on industrial loan corporations Met with House and Senate on equity market structure Met with House and Senate on climate issues Met with House and Senate staff on cybersecurity issues Met with House on racial equity and diversity inclusion issues Met with House and Senate on digital assets and crypto Met with House and Senate on sanctions legislation Met with House and Senate on markets regulations S.2349, Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act of 2021 - all provisions S.2508, Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Report - all provisions S.3755, Arbitration Fairness for Consumers Act - all provisions S.3844, Economic Continuity and Stability Act - all provisions H.R.963, Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act - all provisions H.R.4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 - all provisions

Client expense: $1,370,000 · Firm income: Not reported

S. 840 Third Party Litigation Funding S. 2428 False Claims Act Procedure Modification S. 2429 Civil Remedies H.R. 963 Arbitration Amendment H.R. 2025 Third Party Litigation Funding Oversight S. 3755 Arbitration Reform

Client expense: $1,370,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 2620/ S. 1171, the Investor Choice Act. S. 3755, Arbitration Fairness for Consumers Act. General lobbying on shareholder forced arbitration and forum selection clauses in corporate bylaws. General lobbying related to private equity ownership of nursing homes.

Client expense: $1,070,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

S. 840 Third Party Litigation Funding S. 2428 False Claims Act Procedure Modification S. 2429 Civil Remedies H.R. 963 Arbitration Amendment H.R. 2025 Third Party Litigation Funding Oversight S. 3755 Arbitration Reform

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $42,000

H.R. 1270, Prohibit Auto Insurance Discrimination (PAID) Act H.R. 4277, Overdraft Protection Act of 2021 H.R. 5911, Fair Hiring in Banking Act S. 2417, Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2021 S. 2508, Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act S. 3056, Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act S. 3755, Arbitration Fairness for Consumers Act Draft legislation titled Ensuring Diversity in Community Banking Act Draft legislation titled Expanding Opportunity for MDIs Act Draft legislation to create a government-run credit bureau at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Nomination of Sarah Bloom Raskin, Vice Chair for Supervision, Federal Reserve Proposed rule regarding reinstatement of HUDs discriminatory effects standard (86 Fed. Reg. 33,590-33,597, June 25, 2021) Various issues relating to structure and independence of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; artificial intelligence and machine learning; FinCEN proposed rule on Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements; proposed Interagency Guidance on Third-Party Relationships: Risk Management; Department of Treasury proposal that would require financial institutions to report to the IRS on the deposits and withdrawals of all business and personal accounts, as well as transfers between accounts of the same owner; DOJ Bank Merger Competitive Analysis; OCC Request for Feedback on Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; FinCEN RFI on Review of Bank Secrecy Act Regulations and Guidance; Basel Committee on Banking Supervision Principles for the Effective Management and Supervision of Climate-Related Financial Risks; rulemaking to implement Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

Client expense: $18,660,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 935, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2021 H.R. 1087, Shareholder Political Transparency Act of 2021 H.R. 1187, Corporate Governance Improvement and Investor Protection Act H.R. 1277/S. 374, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021 H.R. 1602, Eliminate Barriers to Innovation Act of 2021 H.R. 2025/S. 840, To amend title 28, United States Code, to increase transparency and oversight of third-party litigation funding in certain actions, and for other purposes H.R. 2516, Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Banking Act of 2021 H.R. 2543, Federal Reserve Racial and Economic Equity Act H.R. 2547, Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act H.R. 2570, Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2021 H.R. 2620, Investor Choice Act of 2021 H.R. 3007, Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act H.R. 3448, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 3454, Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act H.R. 4277, Overdraft Protection Act of 2021 H.R. 4345, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 H.R. 4521, America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (America COMPETES) Act of 2022, including provisions related to House Amendment 218 H.R. 4590, Promoting New and Diverse Depository Institutions Act H.R. 4616, Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 H.R. 4773, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 5586/S. 3056, Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act H.R. 5648/S. 3022, Stop Wall Street Looting Act H.R. 5910, Holding SPACs Accountable Act of 2021 H.R. 5911, Fair Hiring in Banking Act S. 479, Lifting Our Communities through Advance Liquidity for (LOCAL) Infrastructure Act S. 2417, Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2021 S. 2508, Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act S. 2621, Modernization of Derivatives Tax Act of 2021 S. 3410, The Consumer Protection and Due Process Act S. 3755, Arbitration Fairness for Consumers Act S. 3844, Economic Continuity and Stability Act S. 3914, Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2022 Potential legislation to foster economic growth and job creation through capital formation Potential legislation to further economic growth through environmental, social, and governance factors Potential legislation to speed up the timeline of the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act Potential legislation to enshrine SEC threshold ownership requirements for shareholder proposals Potential legislation to require the SEC to study barriers in accessing capital for minority entrepreneurs Potential legislation to expressing a sense of Congress reaffirming the Supreme Court materiality standard Nomination of Sarah Bloom Raskin to Serve as Vice Chair for Supervision of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Proposed rule regarding SEC Enhanced Reporting of Proxy Votes by Registered Management Investment Companies; Reporting of Executive Compensation Votes by Institutional Investment Managers Proposed Rule (86 Fed. Reg. 57,478-57,524, October 15, 2021) Proposed rule regarding SEC Reporting of Securities Loans (86 Fed. Reg. 69,802-69.853, December 8, 2021) Proposed rule regarding Position Reporting of Large Security-Based Swap Positions (87 Fed. Reg. 6,652-6,706, December 15, 2021) SEC Money Market Fund Reforms (86 Fed. Reg. 7,248, December 15, 2021) Proposed rules regarding amendments to Form PF (87 FR 9,106-9,235, January 26, 2022) Request for Information on "Review of Bank Secrecy Act Regulations and Guidance, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); (86 Fed. Reg. 71,201-71,207, December 15, 2021) Reopening of Comment Period for Pay Versus Performance Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; (87 Fed. Reg. 5,751-5,759, February 2, 2022) Request for Information Regarding Fees Imposed by Providers of Consumer Financial Products or Services, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; (87 Fed. Reg. 5,801-5,803, February 2, 2022) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of Nonbank Financial Firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) Cap; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information Collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; resolutions to establish task forces on Artificial Intelligence and Financial Technology in the House Committee on Financial Services; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; Federal Trade Commission issues: Freedom of Information Act Requests, Penalty Offense Authority, Zombie Voting, and overall direction of the Commission under Chair Lina Khan; Tax Reporting Proposal by the Department of the Treasury related to a $600 or more annual account threshold; Amendment to the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act related to credit reporting; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; House Committee on Financial Services request for information related to Russia sanctions; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; EU review of Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive; EU review of prudential regime for investment firms; implementation and enforcement of Regulation Best Interest by the Securities and Exchange Commission; changes in the enforcement policies of the Securities and Exchange Commission; activity of the Financial Stability Oversight Council and recommendations on macro-prudential regulation; clarification in the regulatory treatment of digital assets by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission; implementation and enforcement of SEC 14a-8 shareholder proposal process reforms finalized in 2020; EU Money Market Fund Regulation, legislative review; electronic delivery of certain investment documents and disclosures; implementation of beneficial ownership reporting requirements under the National Defense Authorization Act FY2021 (P.L. 116-283); implementation of the Social Security Administrations Electronic Consent Based Social Security Number Verification System Service; Financial Stability Board recommendations on money market fund reform; IOSCO recommendations on sustainability-related practices, polices, procedures, and disclosure in asset management; Office of Financial Research (OFR) discussions on FSOC Report on Climate-Related Financial Risk; staff legal guidance at the SEC concerning no-action letters on shareholder proposals with broad societal impact (Staff Legal Bulletin 14L-CF); SEC reforms to regulations related to climate disclosures; SEC reforms to regulations related to Shareholder Proposals; SEC reforms to regulations related to Cybersecurity Disclosures; SEC reforms to regulations related to Human Capital Management Disclosures; SEC reforms to regulations related to Share Repurchase Disclosures; SEC reforms to regulations related to 10b5-1 Disclosure; SEC request for information on digital engagement practices; FinCEN Implementation of the Beneficial Ownership Requirements of the Corporate Transparency Act; SEC Reopening of Comment Period on Pay Versus Performance; SEC Proposed Rule Regarding Share Repurchase Disclosure Modernization; SEC Proposed Rule amending 10b5-1; Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; Prohibition Against Fraud, Manipulation, or Deception in Connection with Security-Based Swaps, Prohibition against Undue Influence over Chief Compliance Officers, Position Reporting of Large Security-Based Swap Positions; Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; Rule 10b5-1 and Insider Trading; Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; Share Repurchase Disclosure Modernization; Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; Proxy Voting Advice; Requesting an Extension of the Comment Period for the Securities and Exchange Commissions Private Fund Advisers Proposal; Proposed rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; Reporting of Securities Loans; third party litigation financing and lawsuit lending; cybersecurity risk management and incident reporting; enhancement and standardization of climate related disclosures to investors SEC regulation

6 Jan 22- Send USPIRG comment to CFPB on small business data collection under Section 1071 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act 11 Jan 22- Participate in group meet via zoom with Nat'l Credit Union Admin Chair Todd Harper and staff to discuss a range of matters including penalty fees, payday lending, climate. 20 Jan 22 - Join group letter to CFPB director Chopra on how sale of credit header information by credit bureaus violates the Fair Credit Reporting Act and Gramm Leach Bliley Act's protections. 24 Jan 22- Participate in group meet via zoom w/ Acting Comptroller Michael Hsu and staff to discuss a variety of matters including consumer fees, payday lending, cryptocurrency. 24 Jan 22 - Join group letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen regarding strengthening the authorities of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC). 4 Feb 22 - Join letter to FDIC board members Marty Gruenberg of FDIC, Michael Hsu of OCC and Rohit Chopra of CFPB re need for FDIC to take action on rent-a-bank schemes used by fintechs. 7 Mar 22- Support (endorse in Banking Committee's own release) the introduction of S3755, the Arbitration Fairness for Consumers Act by Chair Sherrod Brown, and others. 28 Mar 22- File joint U.S. PIRG/Center for Digital Democracy comment in CFPB's Buy Now, Pay Later inquiry, docket CFPB-2022-0002; also join consumer coalition group comment in same.

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

HR 3009 Improving Language Access in Mortgage Servicing Act of 2021 American Rescue Plan - homeowner assistance fund Financial Technology ("Fintech") (Previously HR 1500 ) -- Consumers First Act Small Business Lending Discrimination HR 4277 Overdraft Protection Act of 2021 HR 2572 Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act (Previously S.3509) - A bill to provide borrowers the right to request forbearance on mortgage loan payments... HR 963 / S. 505 Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act True Lender CRA CFPB Big Tech Inquiry HR 5376 Build Back Better Act Blumenthal arbitration amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2022 Accountability in Student Loan Data Act (Previously HR 4662) CFPB Student Loan Integrity and Transparency Act (previously S 720) HR 6466, Student Loan Rehabilitation and Credit Score Improvement Act Stop Unfair Home Lending Act S 3844 Economic Continuity and Stability Act H.R. 7231, the Electronic Currency and Secure Hardware (ECASH) Act Crypto Regulatory Legislation (CFTC) Crypto Regulatory Legislation (Stablecoins) Crypto Regulatory Legislation (President's EO) Big Tech Crypto/Blockchain investments Green Postal Service Fleet Act CARES Act - Paycheck Protection Program H.R.4445 - Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 S.3755 - Arbitration Fairness for Consumers Act

Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported