Meghan Musselman,a partner in the Maryland office of the Hudson Cook law firm,will moderate the 2017 General Counsel’s Dinner of the Banking Law Section of the Federal Bar Association (FBA), to be held on November 29, 2017, at the Hotel Monaco in Washington, D.C.

Musselman advises banks, sales finance companies, installment lenders and other similar creditors in the development and maintenance of consumer credit programs, compliance management systems and vendor management programs. On behalf of investor clients, she conducts due diligence of consumer credit programs, including auto finance companies, online lending platforms, mortgage loan companies, mortgage loan servicers and consumer finance companies. Musselman currently serves as vice chair of the Executive Council of the Federal Bar Association’s Banking Law Section.

John Dugan, former Comptroller of the Currency and partner at Covington & Burling, will receive this year’s Richard Peterson Award at the event, which is given to a person who had active involvement in landmark developments in laws, regulations, litigation or policy affecting the banking and financial services industry, and has personal qualities of the highest order.Andy Navarrete, executive vice president, Capital One, will host the event.

The list of panelists who will speak include: Michael McKenna, general counsel, National Credit Union Administration; Mary McLeod, general counsel, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Mark Van Der Weide, general counsel, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Charles Yi, general counsel, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; and Karen Solomon, Acting Senior Deputy Comptroller and Chief Counsel, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

The FBA represents the federal legal profession and consists of more than 18,000 federal lawyers, including 1,500 federal judges, who work together to promote the sound administration of justice and integrity, quality and independence of the judiciary. The FBA also provides opportunities for scholarships and for judges and lawyers to interact professionally and socially. For more information, visit www.fedbar.org.

About Hudson Cook, LLP

Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, Hudson Cook, LLP focuses its practice on banking, consumer and commercial financial services, and privacy law, both state and federal, from its 13 offices across the country. With more than 60 attorneys, the firm offers legal services to local, national and international clients, providing practical and innovative solutions to their legal issues. For more information, visit www.hudsoncook.com.