Denson joins Venable’s financial services practice

A legal expert who has appeared multiple times at Used Car Week and other industry events now is the newest partner at Venable.

The law firm with locations in six states and the nation’s capital announced this week that Allen Denson has joined the firm as a partner in its financial services practice at its Washington, D.C., office.

Denson develops and implements strategies for financial institutions navigating regulatory examinations, investigations, enforcement actions, litigation, or inquiries by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Federal Trade Commission, as well as federal banking regulators such as the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the Federal Reserve Board. Denson also has extensive experience in coordinating client representation when interacting with state attorneys general and various state regulatory bodies.

Venable highlighted that Denson has significant experience representing companies that provide consumer financial services, including lenders, sales finance companies, fintechs, banks, auto dealers and other financial services companies. He also represents clients nationwide in litigation related to federal and state consumer financial law.

Along with time as a partner at Hudson Cook, Denson previously served as a senior attorney at the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Enforcement & Compliance Division. There he handled all aspects of agency investigations, litigation, and regulatory inquiries involving both safety and soundness and consumer protection issues, against financial institutions and institution-affiliated parties.

Denson advised bank supervision staff and senior agency officials regarding a wide range of issues arising under federal banking and consumer laws, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. He also assisted examiners in the supervision and resolution of problem banks under OCC examination.