Brian J. Hurh
Partner
As co-lead for the regulatory business line of the Banking and Financial Services practice group, Brian helps financial services and technology clients navigate the complex array of federal and state banking, payments, and financial privacy laws. A former systems engineer and computer programmer for an internet payment startup, Brian has both the legal and technical expertise to understand the regulatory and business needs of companies that include banks and non-bank financial services companies, financial technology providers, merchants and marketplaces, and payment service providers.
Brian's regulatory expertise encompasses a broad array of federal consumer financial protection laws and payment network rules (Visa, Mastercard, NACHA), with particular focus on POS financing products like credit and debit cards, personal loans, and buy-now-pay-later plans. He also regularly advises clients on financial data concerns that implicate GLBA and the FCRA. Brian also represents some of the largest providers of prepaid and gift cards and money transfer services, advising them on various legal issues involving money transmission and virtual currency.
Practice Highlights
POS financing product development
Debit cards
Financial privacy and credit reporting
Admitted to Practice
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District of Columbia
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Virginia
Education
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J.D., American University Washington College of Law, 2005, cum laude
- Senior Note and Comment Editor, American University-ABA Administrative Law Review
- Founding Member; Managing Editor - Business Law Brief
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M.Eng, Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Cornell University College of Engineering, 1999
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B.S., Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Cornell University College of Engineering, 1998
Memberships & Affiliations
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- Consumer Financial Services Section; Payments and e-Banking Section; Truth in Lending Section; Retail Banking Section – American Bar Association
- Co-Chair, Financial Services Committee, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
- D.C.-Asian Pacific American Bar Association
- Editor and Regular Contributor, Payment Law Advisor
- Founder and Regular Contributor, Broadband Law Advisor: Insight and Information on the FCC's National Broadband Plan
Background
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- Technology Management Consultant, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Systems Engineering Manager, InternetCash