Jean Noonan, partner at law firm Hudson Cook, will join Equipment Finance Connect 2025 to discuss best practices for dealers and lenders to navigate the modern compliance landscape in a presentation on Thursday, May 15, at 9:45 a.m. 

The conference takes place May 14-15 at the JW Marriott Nashville Hotel in Nashville, Tenn. 

View the full event agenda here. 

Noonan will join Mehul Madia, special counsel at law firm Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton’s Washington office, for the session “Navigating the Regulatory Compliance Landscape: Lender and Dealer Perspectives,” to discuss:  

• Protecting customer data to remain in compliance with the FTC’s safeguards rule; 

• Managing compliance workflows; and 

• Navigating fair lending rules. 

A former executive with the FTC, Hudson Cook’s Noonan led the agency’s enforcement of consumer financial services laws and served as general counsel of the Farm Credit Administration for a decade. She has testified before Congress on consumer financial services legislation and is active in professional organizations including the American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers, where she is president. Noonan was appointed to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Taskforce on Federal Consumer Financial Law in 2020 and remains engaged in leadership roles within the field. 

Equipment Finance Connect features two days of networking and educational sessions focused on best practices to enhance finance operations. Sessions include technology demos, roundtable discussions on optimizing finance and insurance portfolios, best practices in strategic planning, and panel discussions on advancing technology and enhancing finance operations.  

Early Bird pricing for the third annual Equipment Finance Connect ends March 28. Taking place at the JW Marriott Nashville on May 14-15, 2025, this is the only event for both equipment dealers and finance providers. Learn more and register here.