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Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
375 E. Chicago Ave. (Corner of Lake Shore Drive) Chicago IL 60611

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Event Description

Protecting Consumers in Debt Collection Litigation and Arbitration: A Roundtable Discussion, hosted by the Federal Trade Commission and Northwestern Law School’s Searle Center, examined consumer protection issues in debt collection proceedings against individual consumers. It was the first in a series of FTC roundtable discussions on these issues. The first day focused on litigation proceedings, while the second focused on arbitration proceedings.

Roundtable Series:

  1. August 5-6, 2009 -Northwestern University School of Law
  2. September 29-30, 2009 - San Francisco State University
  3. December 4, 2009 - FTC Conference Center

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