Global law firm Goodwin today announced the addition of Elizabeth (“Liz”) Tucci as Counsel and Rebecca (“Becky”) Coleman as a Senior Attorney to its Consumer Financial Services practice, further strengthening the firm’s bench in high-stakes regulatory and enforcement matters.
"With decades of combined agency experience and sophisticated understanding of consumer financial services regulation, Liz and Becky bring exceptional depth to our existing team,” said Allison Schoenthal, co-chair of Goodwin’s Consumer Financial Services practice. “Their government service and hands-on experience managing complex investigations will be invaluable to our clients navigating the current enforcement environment and regulatory uncertainty.”
Liz Tucci joins Goodwin following senior leadership roles at both the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). At the CFPB, she served in the Office of Enforcement as Assistant Litigation Deputy and Senior Litigation Counsel and also advised on Supervision Policy issues. At the FTC, she served in key leadership roles, including Deputy General Counsel and Chief Litigation Counsel for the Bureau of Consumer Protection. In both agencies, she directed cross-functional teams, managed major enforcement actions, and advised agency leadership on significant policy and litigation matters. She will focus her practice on government investigations, enforcement, and regulatory strategy. Liz earned her J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law.
Becky Coleman joins from the CFPB, where she served as Senior Litigation Counsel and led complex enforcement investigations involving a wide array of consumer financial products, with a special focus on UDAAPs and mortgage lending and servicing. She brings deep subject-matter expertise in regulatory compliance, enforcement, and supervisory matters, informed not only by her federal enforcement experience but also by her prior service as an Assistant Attorney General in Maryland, where she managed consumer financial services investigations and advised the Maryland Commissioner of Financial Regulation. At Goodwin, she will focus on regulatory compliance counseling and state and federal investigations. She earned her J.D. from the University of Baltimore School of Law.
Goodwin has 7 ranked lawyers in Consumer Finance Compliance, Enforcement & Investigations, and Litigation in Chambers USA 2025, and is the only firm ranked in Band 1 for Nationwide Consumer Finance Litigation. The addition of Liz Tucci and Becky Coleman further strengthens an already formidable practice and reinforces the firm’s position at the forefront of the consumer financial services sector.
Goodwin’s Consumer Financial Services Litigation and Enforcement practice is nationally recognized for advising and defending financial institutions in high-stakes regulatory, enforcement, and litigation matters. Drawing on deep industry knowledge and extensive experience with the CFPB, FTC, DOJ, HUD, OCC, and state regulators, the team represents prominent financial institutions and other market participants in government investigations, enforcement proceedings, and complex consumer finance disputes nationwide. The practice regularly handles matters involving federal and state consumer credit laws, fair lending, loan origination and servicing, UDAP/ UDAAP, and other cutting-edge issues shaping the consumer finance industry.