A. KELLY BRENNAN is a Partner in the firm's Birmingham office. Ms. Brennan has experience in various areas of trial and appellate litigation, with a concentration in business and financial litigation. She has represented banks, broker-dealers, securities licensed individuals, accounting firms, financial service and insurance companies, credit reporting agencies, debt collection companies, and individuals. Among others, the matters Ms. Brennan has handled include:
*Arbitration before the National Association of Securities Dealers involving consumer disputes and Form U5 filings
*Responses to Wells' Notices and regulatory requests made by the National Association of Securities Dealers, the Securities Exchange Commission and the Alabama Securities Commission
*Responses to regulatory and investigative requests relating to suspicious activity reports *Arbitration, regulatory proceedings, and state and federal court litigation involving:
Articles 3 and 4 of the Uniform Commercial Code
Direct and derivative actions brought by or against limited liability companies
State and federal securities law and regulation
State and federal banking law and regulation
Anti-money laundering rules and regulation
The privacy provisions of Gramm-Leach-Bliley
Fair Credit Reporting Act
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
Truth in Lending Act
Accounting Malpractice
Form U4 expungement
Contracts
Ms. Brennan is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS).
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
- Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS)
- Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
- Alabama State Bar
- Birmingham Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Birmingham Inns of Court
COMMUNITY RELATIONS
- Ms. Brennan currently is or previously has been involved in the following community organizations:
Alabama Ballet,
Patron Birmingham Museum of Art,
Junior Patron Alabama Symphony Orchestra, Benefactors Society
Prior Employment
PolyGram Holding, Inc./Mercury Records, New York, New York