The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association announced the agenda for its 2024 Legal Forum and recognized the members who are serving on the 2024 ELFA Legal Committee. The Forum will be offered both in-person on May 5-7 in Scottsdale, AZ and virtually at a special discounted rate. Attendees will receive 12.0 Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Credit + 1.0 Ethics Credit.

“Whether you are a seasoned attendee of the Legal Forum or a first-time participant, you will not want to miss this year’s exceptional programming and opportunities to learn and network with colleagues from the equipment finance industry,” said Molly Simon, Chair of the ELFA Legal Committee, which helps to plan and host the Forum. “This supportive group is dedicated to assisting members in expanding their expertise and connections. Furthermore, as the regulatory landscape and transaction complexities in our industry persistently evolve, the Legal Forum serves as a vital platform for attendees to collectively confront and navigate these challenges.”

The 2024 Legal Forum will provide attorneys serving the equipment finance industry with critical updates on legal issues, practical takeaways for their daily practice and comprehensive discussions of key market segments. Breakout sessions and roundtables will cover a wide range of hot topics, including fraud, UCC, climate finance, Section 1071, state disclosure laws and more. General Sessions will include the popular Legal Update. In addition, a variety of networking opportunities and a trivia competition are planned.

Planning Committee
ELFA recognized the members of the 2024 Legal Committee who are helping to plan the Legal Forum, including:

• Molly Simon, CLFP, Senior Legal Counsel, DLL (Chair)
• R. Scott Adams, Vice President Legal & Compliance, North America, Volvo Financial Services (Past Chair)
• Vincent Borst, Partner, Latimer LeVay Fyock LLC
• Jennifer Crastz, Partner, Hemar, Rousso & Heald, LLP
• Daniel Dvorak, Chief Legal Counsel, Choice Financial Group
• Julia Gavrilov, Partner, Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP
• Arlene Gelman, Shareholder, Vedder Price P.C.
• Barbara Goodstein, Partner, Mayer Brown LLP
• Robert Hornby, Member of the Firm, Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC
• Thomas Hotard, CLFP, VP - Program Management and Contracts, Midland Equipment Finance
• Brian Kestenbaum, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, LEAF Commercial Capital Inc.
• Alexis Levine, Partner, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
• Dominic Liberatore, Deputy General Counsel, DLL (Subcommittee Chair)
• David Miele, Esq., Chief Administrative Officer, Citizens Asset Finance, a division of Citizens Bank, N.A.
• Carla Potter, Lawyer, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
• Bradley Salyer, Associate General Counsel, U.S. Bank
• Mary Ann Stathopoulos, Esq, Managing Attorney, Cisco Systems Capital Corporation

More Information
The agenda and registration details for the ELFA Legal Forum are available at www.elfaonline.org/events/2024/LF/.