Events

On Monday October 19 at 12:30pm, Kati will join a panel of other Columbia Law alums to talk with law students about working at a public interest law firm. For more information or to RSVP, visit this link: https://www.law.columbia.edu/events/firms-fight-justice-pi-plaintiff-side-career-paths-2026-10-19. This content is for informational purposes only and is not legal advice.

The 2026 Consumer Rights Litigation Conference & Class Action Symposium is coming up October 22-25 at the Atlanta Hilton. Kati will speak on a Thursday panel about "Creative Lawyering: Helping Consumers Harmed by Payment Fraud." Join Monica for a panel on Friday discussing appalling abuses of immigrants and approaches for "Using Consumer Law to Protect Immigrant Communities." And on Saturday morning, Monica and Kati will both speak about "AI, Dynamic Pricing, and Chatbots: Im

"The period of mourning, the time for tears, is over." Former Chairman of the FTC Bill Kovacic urged everyone to focus on the future in "The FTC After Trump v. Slaughter." Monica and Kati could not agree more. Thanks to Tom Dahdouh for organizing a wonderful discussion at the The GW Competition Law Center with the American Antitrust Institute, which featured inspiring insights from Becca Kelly Slaughter and perspectives from a diverse and committed set of professionals. Monic

Kati was proud to join forces with the Consumer Federation of America and experts from across the country on June 2nd, as they advocated for consumers in 150 meetings on the Hill. They called on Congress to stand up for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the people it protects. They talked about defending and strengthening interest rate limits to address the affordability crisis. And they sounded the alarm about payday loan apps forcing workers to pay interest disgu

by Kati and Monica We helped shine a spotlight on MLMs last week, and what it showed wasn’t pretty. On Thursday and Friday, Vaca Daffan Law hosted the 6th annual conference regarding “Multi-Level Marketing: The Consumer Protection Challenge,” which is organized by an inspiring group of consumer advocates. We were proud to have our firm listed as one of five event sponsors for 2026 and also take part in the conversation. Our high-level overview here will also point you to some

If you know someone who's worried about the explosion of AI-enabled phone and text fraud (which would be wise!), consider inviting them to a free webinar Monica and Kati are conducting with Consumer Action. You can register here: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8755264212303561056. Update - view the training here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oda9cdnDPIY. This content is for informational purposes only and is not legal advice.

This Thursday and Friday, Monica and Kati will join a group of experts to discuss MLMs - an important consumer protection topic. You can find the agenda here: https://www.mlmconference.com/schedule2026. Register to attend the conference (virtually) at this link: https://tcnj.zoom.us/meeting/register/xZFf-CbeSGyKmHh1zNkA4g#/registration. We hope to see you there.

On March 24, Monica and Kati presented to an audience at Columbia Law School about "Taking the Public Interest Private." They're grateful to Professor Susan Sturm, who invited them, and to the event's sponsors: the CLS Center for Institutional and Social Change, Office of Private Sector Careers, and Public Interest/Public Service Law and Careers. They drew on Professor Sturm's wonderful book, What Might Be: Confronting Racism to Transform Our Institutions, and responded to nu