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Biography

Emilia Rubin advises financial services clients regarding compliance with state and federal laws governing sales finance, consumer and commercial lending, FinTech companies, automotive finance, and debt servicing and collections.

Emilia leverages her diverse experience to help clients identify their unique compliance needs, navigate regulatory scrutiny, and identify and mitigate risk. Emilia has experience handling CFPB and state supervisory examinations, requests for information, and civil investigative demands, and regularly counsels businesses on a broad range of state and federal consumer protection laws, including the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), Unfair, Deceptive, or Abusive Acts or Practices (UDAAP), and the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). She also assists clients in identifying and obtaining the necessary state licenses and registrations applicable to their business model.

Prior to joining Frost Brown Todd, Emilia was an associate at a Chicago-based law firm in their Consumer Financial Services Regulatory and Compliance practice group. She previously practiced at a boutique firm in California, where she litigated civil disputes and represented several clients in matters before the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). Emilia began her legal career at a San Francisco-based FinTech company where she advised the business on regulatory compliance related to complex securities, consumer protection, and licensing, supported the Bank Secrecy Act and Anti-Money Laundering program, and internal and external audits. During law school, Emilia interned at the SEC Office of Compliance, Inspections, and Examinations, assisting with the examination of registered investment advisors. Emilia also served as editor-in-chief of the Hastings Science & Technology Law Journal.

Emilia is admitted to practice law in Illinois and California only.

Other Info About Emilia

Education

Law School

University of California College of Law San Francisco, J.D., 2019, cum laude

Undergraduate School

University of California Santa Barbara, B.A., Political Science, 2015; B.A., Environmental Studies, 2015

Bar Memberships

Emilia is licensed to practice in the following state(s):

California

Illinois

Recognition

Local & National Recognition

CALI Excellence for the Future Awards in: Consumer Finance and Bankruptcy; Corporate Finance; and Mergers and Acquisitions

Major Publications

Emilia is an author or contributor to the following publications:

“The Heavy Burden of a Lighter Touch Framework: The Inadequacy of Antitrust as a Substitute for Net Neutrality Laws,” 10 HAST. SCI. & TECH. L.J. 229 (2019)