Anu Baron
Senior Attorney
Anu also leads efforts to obtain licenses for clients, including consumer and commercial lenders and money transmitters. She negotiates, drafts, and revises agreements for various products and services, including prepaid debit cards, mobile payments, deposit accounts, and payment processing. Prior to joining Venable, Anu served as associate general counsel at a global payments technology company. There, she analyzed and advised on domestic and international money movement and prepaid regulatory compliance across business units, with an emphasis on payments law.
Related Practices
Related Industries
Experience
Experience
Representative Matters
- Represents financial services companies in CFPB and state banking/financial institution department investigations and enforcement actions
- Drafts and negotiates merchant, servicing, and processing agreements with payment processors, payment facilitators, and other payments companies
- Assists various clients in regulated industries with comprehensive state licensing (e.g., money transmitter/money services businesses and mortgage brokers), including as it relates to strategy, and obtaining licensing for nationwide operations
- Advised clients on federal and state money transmitter licensing requirements, including the applicability of state-specific exemptions, responses to inquiries made by state licensing authorities, and the preparation of licensing applications
Insights
Insights
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- J.D. cum laude The George Washington University Law School
- B.A. Economics magna cum laude University of Maryland, College Park
Bar Admissions
- Maryland
- District of Columbia
Professional Memberships and Activities
- Member, National Association of Women Lawyers
Community
Community
Pro Bono
- DC Volunteer Lawyers Project, Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2015
Volunteerism
- Former volunteer, Mini-Grants Committee, Sligo Middle School