Financial services and criminal and civil enforcement defense law firm BuckleySandler LLP has brought in new counsel to its Washington office.
Benjamin Olson, the former deputy assistant director for the office of regulations at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, was hired to expand the firm’s government enforcement and regulatory practice.
At BuckleySandler, Olson will handle financial services matters at the intersection of consumer protection and government regulation to provide advice and guidance to clients on government investigations and enforcement actions.
Prior to joining BuckleySandler, Olsen supervised the CFPB’s mortgage and credit card rulemakings, including those implementing provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act. At the CFPB, he managed over 40 regulatory attorneys and staff in the bureau’s office of regulations, which is responsible for researching and analyzing complex legal and policy issues, drafting proposed and final rules and providing guidance to supervision and enforcement staff regarding consumer financial protection laws.
Most recently, he oversaw eight Dodd-Frank Act mortgage rulemakings, including the CFPB’s
Prior to that, he led the CFPB’s preparation of proposed regulations and forms integrating federal mortgage disclosures.
“Ben’s direct experience as a senior lawyer at both the Federal Reserve Board and the CFPB will be of great assistance as we guide our clients through the challenges ahead in this time of heightened regulatory scrutiny,” said Andrew Sandler, chairman and executive partner at BuckleySandler.
