As a financial services litigation, regulatory and transactional attorney, Nadine combines industry experience and analytical problem-solving to provide practical counsel on evolving legal and regulatory issues.
Overview
Nadine advises financial institutions on a broad range of litigation and regulatory matters involving bank operations, consumer finance, and payment systems. She represents major financial institutions in alternative dispute resolution, as well as in federal and state court proceedings, involving the Uniform Commercial Code, Electronic Fund Transfer Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, UDAAP, and other financial services laws and regulations.
Drawing on her former in-house counsel experience at a global financial institution, Nadine brings a practical understanding of the business considerations that shape financial services legal decisions. She advises banks on transactional and operational matters, including cash management needs, product development initiatives and technology-related agreements. Nadine also advises financial institutions and affiliated third-party service providers on cybersecurity, privacy and data security considerations affecting financial products and services. Her CIPP/US certification enables her to advise clients on the evolving privacy and data security considerations that increasingly overlap with financial services products and services.
Nadine approaches each engagement with a commitment to thoughtful advocacy and practical solutions, whether advising financial institutions on complex legal matters or supporting her local community through pro bono work with the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles.
Experience
Litigation
- Assist national banks and lenders in defending claims involving alleged unauthorized funds transfers, check fraud, and safe deposit box disputes, including claims for breach of contract, fraud and negligence
- Assist national banks with legal process requests and related operational matters
- Assist auto finance companies in consumer finance litigation brought under the Uniform Commercial Code, Electronic Fund Transfer Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, and other consumer protection statutes
Regulatory & Transactional
- Draft instant payments services agreement for a multinational bank
- Provide advice and counsel with respect to remediation of a regional bank's cash management services agreement
- Assist with negotiation of counterparty contracts for a major U.S. bank's servicing platform product
- Provide contractual and regulatory advice for a leading core service provider investing in API access services and a consumer-facing AI chatbot product
News & Insights
News
Publications
"Deposit Contracts Do Heavy Lifting As Fraud Moves Upstream," Law360, August 2026
Professional & Civic Activities
Professional & Civic Activities
Bank Operations Counsel Association
Practices & Industries
Admissions
- California
Education
University of Southern California Gould School of Law, J.D., 2015
University of California – Los Angeles, B.A., 2011
