James advises fintechs, banks, investors, and other clients regarding federal and state consumer financial laws and regulations, including Title X of the Dodd-Frank Act (UDAAP), TILA, RESPA, EFTA, and the FCRA. He helps clients navigate examinations and investigations with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve Board, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and various state agencies.

James also assists clients with product development, regulatory due diligence, and matters involving cutting-edge issues, such as financial technology, data aggregation, credit and prepaid cards, and marketplace lending.

James served as a senior enforcement attorney with the CFPB, where he coordinated with the FTC, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, FDIC, Federal Communications Commission, and state attorneys general. He was lead counsel in the CFPB’s first enforcement actions involving mobile payments, and a member of an interdepartmental credit card/prepaid card/emerging payments issue team.

James is highly rated by Chambers USA, which uses client and peer feedback to list top attorneys in private practice. As one client told Chambers in 2021: “James is excellent. He came from the CFPB so he has the insider knowledge…He has a very strong background in enforcement and supervision matters, a very quick turnaround time and meets the deadline every single time.”