Partners

Christopher J. CunioPartner

Timothy FazioPartner

Martin F. GaynorPartner

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Harry L. ManionPartner

Christopher M. PardoPartner

Michael R. PerryPartner

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Associates

Anna BaitchenkoAssociate *Not Admitted in New York

Brian J. BosworthAssociate

Katharine A. DennisAssociate

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Anna L. RothschildAssociate

Elizabeth L. SherwoodAssociate

Jacob J. StruckAssociate

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Shauna R. TwohigAssociate

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Of Counsel

Lawrence K. DeMeoCounsel

David C. McSweeneyCounsel

Thomas F. ReillySpecial Counsel

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Nicholas D. StellakisCounsel

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Other

Michael J. AltieriSenior Attorney

CFPB Proposed Rule: Slowing the Foreclosure Wave
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, April 2021

On April 5, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “CFPB”) issued a proposed rule that would, among other things, establish a temporary COVID-19 emergency pre-foreclosure review period until December 31, 2021, for principal residences. Currently, the moratorium on foreclosures and evictions for Federal Housing Administration, US Department of Agriculture, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac loans has been extended until June 30, 2021. The proposed rule would further expand on the agency relief by effectively halting foreclosure initiations on principal residences until 2022 (the “Proposed Rule”)...

Gig Employer Hit with Background Check Class Action
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, April 2021

Uber Technologies, Inc. has been sued in a class action lawsuit alleging the company’s use of criminal background checks discriminates against Black and Latinx drivers. The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on April 8, challenges Uber’s “unlawful use of criminal history to discriminate against its drivers in New York City as well as its brazen noncompliance with human rights and fair credit laws.” Named plaintiff Job Golightly, a Black resident of Bronx County, New York, drove for Uber from 2014 through August 2020...

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Hunton Andrews Kurth Advises Underwriters in Connection with WEC Energy Group, Inc.’s $600 Million Senior Notes Offering
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, March 2021

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP represented the underwriters in connection with an SEC-registered offering by WEC Energy Group, Inc. (WEC) of $600 million aggregate principal amount of 0.80% Senior Notes due March 15, 2024. The transaction closed on March 19, 2021. WEC is a public utility holding company whose wholly-owned subsidiaries are primarily engaged in the business of providing regulated electricity service in Wisconsin and Michigan and regulated natural gas service in Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan and Minnesota...

Hunton Andrews Kurth Senior Counsel Robert Grey Jr. Receives American Lawyer Lifetime Achievement Award
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, January 2021

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP senior counsel Robert Grey Jr. has received The American Lawyer’s Lifetime Achievement Award for his longstanding contributions to the legal profession. Grey, president of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, was among six Lifetime Achievement honorees who were recognized in a virtual event on Jan. 14. The award is given annually to those who have made an indelible mark on the legal industry with significant contributions to both the profession and to broader society over careers spanning several decades...

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