Aisha Smith
Counsel
Admitted to practice in Washington D.C. and Wisconsin. Supervised by partners in the Chicago office.
Aisha provides sound transactional and regulatory advice to a broad clientele in the financial services sector, including banks, nondepository financial institutions, loan servicers, payment processors, and fintechs. She has extensive experience guiding clients through complex matters before state banking regulators, federal agencies, and congressional committees.
In addition to handling government inquiries, Aisha leverages her knowledge of federal and state laws regarding higher education, consumer lending, and commercial lending to help clients navigate complex challenges and deliver innovative products. She also offers insight on emerging law, including in the cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence, and alternative lending spaces.
Practice Highlights
Regulatory supervision and enforcement
Loan origination and servicing
Education finance
Admitted to Practice
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District of Columbia
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Wisconsin
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U.S. Supreme Court
Education
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J.D., University of Wisconsin Law School
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B.S., Northwestern University
Memberships & Affiliations
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- Co-chair, Private Practice Subcommittee, Women's Bar Association, 2023-present
- Voting member, Education Committee, Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund, 2021-present
- Fellows of the American Bar Foundation, District of Columbia Fellow, 2019-present
- Director, Student Loan Servicing Alliance Board, 2020-2021
- Director, Unity Point–Meriter Hospital Board, 2019-2021
- Member, Safe Community's African American Opioid Coalition Advisory Board, 2017-2019
Background
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- Counsel, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
- Director, Regulatory and Compliance Counsel, Nelnet
- Associate Counsel, Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation