Matthew Stromquist
Partner
Matt has been representing clients in complex commercial litigation and class actions for over a decade. He has tried jury and non-jury cases in federal and state courts around the country, and prides himself on successfully preserving wins on appeal. He also speaks extensively at industry conferences and events, and is frequently quoted in the media on current consumer financial services issues.
Matt’s love of music, culture and travel has taken him on some interesting adventures. He spent a summer working for a NGO outside Cape Town, South Africa, where he counseled rural farm laborers on their rights under the new Constitution. He won a Fulbright Fellowship to study itinerant, goat-herding folk musicians in the Himalayan foothills. He has also worked in Kenya and India, and learned multiple languages. But today he enjoys a less nomadic lifestyle, skiing, biking and sand-castle building with his family in Evanston.
Presentations
Publications
Associations
Moderator, “Preparing to Try a Consumer Case: Considerations, Strategies, and Pitfalls,” ABA Consumer Financial Services Committee 2020 Winter Meeting, Tucson, AZ | January 19, 2020
Speaker, "Consumer Communications in a Fintech World," ACA International Annual Convention, San Diego, CA | July 16, 2019
Speaker, "Emerging Compliance Challenges and Litigation Risks in Debt Collection," Conference on Consumer Finance Law, Chicago, IL | May 30, 2019
Moderator, “Emerging Trends and Developments in Class Action Litigation,” ABA Consumer Financial Services Committee 2019 Winter Meeting, Miami, FL | January 12, 2019
Speaker, "Introduction to UDAAP," ABA National Institute on Consumer Financial Services Basics, Chicago, IL | October 12, 2018
Moderator, "Consumer Finance Basics in the U.S. and Canada: A Comparative Perspective," American Bar Association, Consumer Financial Services Committee, Park City, UT | January 8, 2018
Speaker, “TCPA Challenges Impacting the Residential Mortgage Industry,” ACI’s 24th National Forum on Residential Mortgage Regulatory Enforcement & Litigation, Dallas, TX | September 26, 2017
Speaker, "Spotlight on Fair Debt Collection Practices: Strategies for Ensuring Compliance and Avoiding Liability," ACI's 6th Bank and Non-Bank Forum on Mortgage Servicing Compliance, Washington, DC | November 30, 2016
Speaker, "The 2015-2016 Supreme Court Term and Consumer Financial Services: An Overview," Chicago Bar Association, Consumer Credit Committee | October 5, 2016
Speaker, "Building Financial Stability," Midtown Educational Foundation, Chicago, IL | April 9, 2016
Speaker, "Cleaning Up Your Credit," Chicago Public Library "Law at the Library" Series (pro bono) | January 14, 2016
Moderator, "The Borrower’s Perspective: Insights From the Plaintiff’s Bar and Consumer Advocates," ACI's 18th National Forum on Residential Mortgage Litigation & Regulatory Enforcement, Dallas, TX | September 18, 2015
SHOW MORE + SHOW LESS -"Class Action Developments," 74 Bus. Lawyer 561 (2019)
"Will HMDA data carve-out for small banks make discrimination easier?" American Banker, March 13, 2018 (quoted)
"It’s OCC vs. CFPB in Tug of War Over Arbitration Rule," American Banker, July 19, 2017 (quoted)
"The High Court Speaks on Standing, Mootness, Arbitration, and Representative Evidence," 72 Bus. Lawyer 567 (2017)
"How Banks Are Trying to Contain Cost of CFPB's Arbitration Plan," American Banker, June 30, 2016 (quoted)
"CFPB's Motivation In Banning Class Actions Called Into Question," Forbes, May 24, 2016 (quoted)
"Is Foreclosing on a Security Interest Collection of a Debt? Perspectives on the Application of the FDCPA," Business Law Today, April 2014
SHOW MORE + SHOW LESS -American Bar Association, Consumer Financial Services Committee (Vice Chair, Litigation and Arbitration Subcommittee, 2018-2022; Vice Chair, International Task Force, 2016-2018)
Mortgage Bankers Association
Illinois State Bar Association
Chicago Bar Association
Receivables Management Association
ACA International, Members Attorney Program
Illinois Bankers Association
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