Dan Montenaro

Chief Compliance Officer, Financial Services

Dan Montenaro, Chief Compliance Officer

Dan Montenaro's Bio:

Dan Montenaro's Experience:

• Chief Compliance Officer at iQor

  July 2013 - Present

  As iQor’s Chief Compliance Officer, Dan and his team ensure that iQor’s operations are fully compliant from a regulatory perspective and also maintain a culture of consumer protection and customer service that iQor’s clients expect. In his role, Dan also leads iQor’s Consumer Advocacy Group and serves as Secretary of the Compliance Committee of the Board of Directors.

• General Counsel/VP Risk Mangement at ARS National Services

  July 2011 - July 2013

  General Counsel/Chief Compliance Officer for ARM-industry leading consumer collection agency. Led team comprised of 20+ compliance + legal professionals supporting collection operations in the areas of federal and state regulatory compliance, contract negotiation, client relations, training, quality assurance and litigation defense. Member of senior management team charged with providing the strategic direction for the company and advising the company on leases, due diligence, human resources, and intellectual property issues.

• Vice President/Senior Counsel at HSBC - North America

  June 2004 - November 2010

  Litigation Group; January, 2009- November, 2010. Lead litigation counsel for matters affecting all HSBC-North America business units (Global Banking & Markets, Personal Financial Services [credit card, mortgage, insurance, retail banking], Commercial Banking, Corporate Trust, and Vendor Relations). Managing and negotiating major offensive and defensive matters with core strengths in the areas of complaint/early claim evaluation, direct dispute resolution (including lead mediation counsel), litigation strategy development, case management budgets, brief writing, and client counseling for nationwide/statewide consumer class actions, commercial/vendor litigation, regulatory actions, and individual consumer matters. Consumer/Mortgage Lending; January, 2007 - December, 2008. Regulatory Compliance practiced included state and federal regulatory and compliance matters and litigation affecting HSBC's consumer lending and mortgage branch network. Negotiated regulatory disputes directly with state banking departments, litigated several complex civil matters, and provided client support in the areas of consumer privacy, E Commerce, and fair lending initiatives. Commercial transaction practice included serving as lead negotiator supporting HSBC's vendor relations group and primary counsel for HSBC - North America's Vendor Management Program. HSBC Card/Retail Services; June, 2004 - December, 2006 Commercial transaction and bank regulatory practice included serving as lead counsel in the negotiation of private label credit card agreements, asset purchase and sale agreements [nine-figure consumer and commercial credit card portfolios], and third-party provider agreements for merchant credit card programs in the powersports, consumer electronics, furniture, and retail industries.

• Vice President/Attorney at National City Corporation

  June 2001 - June 2004

  Corporate Litigation Department. Responsibilities included independent execution of all facets of litigation for cases handled in-house as well as selection, management, and supervision of outside legal counsel. Senior litigation counsel to bank holding company and subsidiaries (retail/commercial bank, mortgage lender, and NASD-regulated broker-dealer) on various legal matters in areas of commercial law (UCC), vendor contracts, employment, properties, and fiduciary risk management.

• Associate at Collins & Scanlon, LLP

  September 1999 - June 2001

  Associate, Litigation Department. Complex civil litigator in the areas of trade secret litigation, class action defense, employment defense, contract litigation, and professional malpractice defense.

Dan Montenaro's Education:

• Cleveland State University - Cleveland-Marshall College of Law

  1995 – 1998
  J.D.

• DePaul University

  1991 – 1995
  B.A
  Concentration: Political Science