Mehul Madia, special counsel at Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP in the firm's Washington, D.C. office, brings extensive consumer finance and fintech expertise to his role, drawing on over 15 years of experience in both public and private sectors. Mehul's areas of practice include advising many of the nation’s leading banks, non-bank financial institutions, lenders, and fintech companies on complex regulatory, enforcement, and litigation matters. With a background as a former senior attorney at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), he possesses deep insights into federal and state regulatory frameworks and has represented clients before numerous government agencies such as the CFPB, the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and state regulatory bodies including the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) and the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI).
His legal expertise covers a wide range of compliance and enforcement areas, including matters related to unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices, the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), and the Truth in Lending Act (TILA). From 2020 to 2022, Mehul served as a senior legal advisor to the Associate Director in the CFPB’s Supervision, Enforcement & Fair Lending office (SEFL), where he played a crucial role in shaping the enforcement and supervisory strategies of the bureau. Before joining Sheppard Mullin, Mehul gained significant experience in private practice, advising on high-stakes enforcement, litigation, and regulatory matters, and also served as a Special Assistant United States Attorney at the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia.