The FCBA Consumer Protection Committee will sponsor a CLE on Thursday, February 12, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET entitled Federal and State Consumer Protection Developments in 2026. This program will be held virtually via the Zoom platform.
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FCBA will apply for 2.0 hours of MCLE credit from the VA Bar. This program has NOT yet been approved. Attorneys licensed outside Virginia may use the certificate and materials provided to apply for credit in their jurisdictions.
AGENDA
This CLE will examine consumer protection developments in 2025 at the FCC, FTC, and at the state level, and will forecast priorities for 2026. The FCC continues to crack down on unwanted and illegal robocalls through both rulemaking proceedings and enforcement actions, and has taken several actions to remove noncompliant filers from the agency’s Robocall Mitigation Database. The FTC has been particularly active in the enforcement space, focusing on robocalls, data privacy issues, and difficult-to-cancel subscription services, among other things. State attorneys general and government agencies, meanwhile, are increasingly focused on establishing and enforcing state consumer protection laws directed at subscription services, difficult cancellation mechanisms, and illegal robocalls.
1:00 – 1:05 p.m. Welcome and Introductions
1:05 – 2:00 p.m. Consumer Protection Priorities at the FCC and FTC
Panelists:
Dan Stepanicich, Deputy Division Chief, Telecommunications Consumers Division, Enforcement Bureau, Federal Communications Commission
Annie Chiang, Attorney Advisor to Chairman Andrew Ferguson, Federal Trade Commission
Sarah Leggin, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, CTIA
Ben Winters, Director of AI and Privacy, Consumer Federation of America
Laura Riposo VanDruff, Partner, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
Moderator:
Rakesh S. Patel, Partner, HWG LLP
2:00 – 3:00 p.m. State Consumer Protection Priorities
Panelists:
Kara Williams, Counsel, Electronic Privacy Information Center
Tyler Bridegan, Partner, Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jane Azia, Consumer Protection and Frauds Bureau, New York Attorney General’s Office
Rochelle Sparko, Special Deputy Attorney General, Consumer Protection Division, North Carolina Department of Justice
Moderator:
Stephen Conley, Associate, Wiley Rein LLP
Cost: $150.00 for Private Sector Members; $95.00 for Non-Profit 501c3 Members; $50.00 for Government/Academic/Transitional/Retired Members; No charge for Law Student Members; $205.00 for Non-Members