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Helen Wong

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Helen Wong represents the United States government enforcing the nation’s consumer protection laws at the Federal Trade Commission’s Division of Financial Practices. Previously, she was a litigation associate for an AmLaw 100 firm representing clients with respect to issues arising under US federal and state antitrust law, international antitrust law, and fair competition laws. Currently, she is the Vice Chair to the Committee on Antitrust Law for the ABA Young Lawyer Division and Board Co-Chair of the American Constitution Society’s DC Lawyers Chapter. Ms. Wong graduated from Georgetown University Law School.

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1122 Bulletin

Helen Wong The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit holds that “informational injury” alone is sufficient to confer standing (Charvat v. Mutual First Federal Credit Union)

2 August 2013 109

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently held that a consumer may establish an injury in fact to meet constitutional standing requirements by alleging “an informational injury” within the context of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (“EFTA”). The Eighth Circuit addressed (...)

Helen Wong The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reinforces the validity of arbitration clauses but leaves the door open for public injunction challenges (Kilgore)

11 April 2013 198

In the U.S., pre-dispute arbitration clauses are common in consumer financial services agreements, such as credit card, banking and investment contracts. These clauses traditionally compel the involved parties to resolve any legal dispute in arbitration, while foreclosing traditional state and (...)

Helen Wong, Noah A. Brumfield A US trial Court holds a more rigorous approach to class certification (Plastic Additives Antitrust Litigation)

31 August 2010 815

An August 31, 2010 trial court decision in Plastic Additives Antitrust Litigation is likely to be widely cited by defense counsel in class action cases provides an important example of the scrutiny needed in evaluating dueling testimony by experts. The decision is an early case to apply the (...)