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David A. Tallman

Partner
Washington DC
+1.202.778.9046
Fax +1.202.778.9100

Primary Practice

Secondary Practices

Education

  • J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 2003, (cum laude, Deans List)
  • B.A., Macalester College, 2000, (magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa)

Admissions

  • Bar of District of Columbia
  • Bar of Virginia (Inactive)

Languages

  • French
  • Russian
  • Biography Overview
  • Additional Background
Mr. Tallman is a partner in the mortgage banking and consumer credit group. He represents a broad range of consumer financial services providers, including mortgage lenders, servicers and investors; credit card companies; student loan companies; consumer finance companies; and payments systems providers. His practice focuses on regulatory compliance matters, with an emphasis on mortgage and consumer lending issues, financial privacy and information security requirements.

Mr. Tallman also advises financial and non-financial companies with respect to privacy and information security requirements and advertising/marketing issues, including under the CAN-SPAM Act and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Mr. Tallman is a Certified Information Privacy Professional.

Professional Background

Prior to joining K&L Gates, Mr. Tallman was an associate with a New York-based law firm, where he developed his practice in a variety of financial industry regulatory issues arising under federal and state consumer credit laws, including the Truth-in-Lending Act, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, fair lending and fair housing laws, state and local anti-predatory lending laws, and state licensing requirements.

Professional/Civic Activities

  • Mortgage Bankers Association
  • International Association of Privacy Professionals

Speaking Engagements

  • Compliance Procedures Update: TILA, HOEPA, Predatory Lending, and FDCPA, Conference on Consumer Finance Law: Consumer Credit 2004, Grapevine, Texas (Nov 12, 2004).
  • Recent Developments in Fair Debt Collection Practice Law, Conference on Consumer Finance Law: Debt Collection and Consumer Bankruptcy 2007, Dallas, Texas (Oct. 4, 2007).
  • The Next Frontier in Predatory Lending: Underwriting Standards, Suitability Tests, and Borrower Benefit, Conference on Consumer Finance Law: Consumer Credit 2007, Dallas, Texas (Nov. 8, 2007).
  • Emerging Markets: A Closer Look at Peer-to-Peer Student Lending, 2008 Education Finance Council Mid-Year Meeting, Arlington, Virginia (July 10, 2008).
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