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Jonathan D. Jaffe

Partner
San Francisco
+1.415.249.1023
Fax +1.415.882.8220

Primary Practice

Secondary Practices

Education

  • J.D., University of San Diego School of Law, 1981
  • B.A., University of Pittsburgh, 1977

Admissions

  • Bar of California
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of California
  • Biography Overview
  • Additional Background
Mr. Jaffe works with banks, savings associations, mortgage bankers and brokers, consumer and commercial finance lenders, real estate professionals, and e-commerce companies. He advises clients in the areas of general corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, commercial real estate, consumer and commercial lending, and secured transactions. In addition, he also counsels clients on matters involving e-commerce and electronic delivery of financial services.

Professional Background

  • General Counsel of Creditland, Inc. in San Francisco, California
  • Partner in a San Diego, California law firm from 1989-2000
  • Senior Counsel and Vice President of Imperial Savings Association in San Diego, California, 1989
  • General Counsel and Senior Vice President of AmeriStar Financial Corporation in San Diego, California from 1983-1988
  • Counsel for Central Savings and Loan Association in San Diego, California from 1983-1984

Professional/Civic Activities

  • American Bar Association
    • Member of the Business and Real Estate Sections
    • Member of the Cyber Committee and Consumer Financial Services Committee (Former Chair of Preemption and Federalism Subcommittee)
  • California Financial Services Association
  • California Mortgage Bankers Association
    • Former Chairperson of the Legal Services Committee 
    • Member of the Legislative Committee
    • Past member of the Commercial Real Estate Committee
  • California Trustees Association
  • Mortgage Bankers Association of America
    • Former Chairperson of the Legal Issues Committee
    • Member of the Regulatory Compliance Committee
    • Past Member of the Legislative Committee
  • State Bar of California
    • Member of the Business and Real Estate Sections
    • Member of the Financial Institutions Committee (1996-1999 term)
    • Member of the Consumer Financial Services Committee (1999-2002 term)

Speaking Engagements

Mr. Jaffe is a frequent lecturer at seminars and conferences sponsored by financial services trade associations, and has written articles for a number of publications on the legal aspects of lending and the Internet. He is the author of the California chapter for the Western Region Volume of Residential Mortgage Lending: State Regulation Manual published by Clark Boardman Callaghan, and is co-author of State Regulation of Second Mortgages and Home Equity Loans published by A.S. Pratt and Sons, a treatise on the second mortgage lending laws of all 50 states.
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