Alyssa Sussman

Ms. Sussman’s work includes:

• Defending national banks against nationwide putative class actions filed in the Southern District of New York, Northern District of California, Southern District of Florida, and Northern District of Illinois, challenging assessment of overdraft fees and non-sufficient funds fees
• Representing large mortgage servicers in nationwide and state putative class actions filed in the Eastern District of New York, Central District of California, and Southern District of Florida, challenging the charging of convenience fees for accepting payments by phone and online
• Representing lender in CFPB investigation
• Defeating class certification in several nationwide putative class actions against national banks in the Central and Eastern Districts of California and District of Columbia alleging breach of contract and violation of the FDCPA and various state consumer protection statutes, as well as in the largest multi-district litigation challenging mortgage servicer practices under the Home Affordable Modification Program
• Summary judgment wins in nationwide and state putative class actions appealed to the Ninth and Tenth Circuits, as well as in enforcement action filed by the CFPB and Florida Attorney General in the Southern District of Florida, asserting claims under the FDCPA, CFPA, RESPA, and TILA
• Dismissals of nationwide and state putative class actions against national banks and other large companies in the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, Southern and Eastern Districts of California, First Circuit Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and New York Supreme Court alleging violations of the FDCPA, RESPA, RICO, and New York, California, and Massachusetts consumer protection statutes
• Securing favorable settlements in nationwide and state putative class actions against national mortgage lenders and servicers, credit issuers, and other large companies in the Eastern, Southern, and Western Districts of New York, Central, Eastern, and Northern Districts of California, District of New Jersey, District of Massachusetts, Southern District of Florida, Northern District of Ohio, Northern District of Illinois, and District of Nevada

Ms. Sussman’s pro bono work includes defending a preschool in a contract dispute regarding the provision of accounting services, representing an opera production company in a dispute regarding a performance contract, and partnering with the GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders to assist clients with name changes and gender marker updates.