Joanne N. Davies
Practice Expertise
- Litigation
Areas of Practice
- Litigation
Profile
Joanne N. Davies focuses her practice on representing corporate clients, banks, mortgage companies, loan servicers and other financial institutions in a broad range of general business and commercial litigation matters in both state and federal court including matters arising from breach of contract, ownership disputes and business tort claims.
Ms. Davies has substantial experience representing lenders and loan servicers in Multidistrict litigation and individual lawsuits involving the Truth-In-Lending Act, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, state Consumer Fraud Acts, predatory lending claims, fraud, negligence and wrongful foreclosure. Her practice also includes representing the insured in escrow and title insurance litigation to enforce coverage.
Ms. Davies has significant experience investigating and prosecuting claims involving allegations of employee misconduct including trade secret misappropriation, unfair competition, fraud and embezzlement.
Ms. Davies routinely assists clients in responding to grand jury subpoenas, deposition subpoenas for documents or witnesses, and trial subpoenas issued by state and federal prosecutors, regulators, government agencies, law enforcement agencies and other third parties.
Ms. Davies has substantial experience representing lenders and loan servicers in Multidistrict litigation and individual lawsuits involving the Truth-In-Lending Act, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, state Consumer Fraud Acts, predatory lending claims, fraud, negligence and wrongful foreclosure. Her practice also includes representing the insured in escrow and title insurance litigation to enforce coverage.
Ms. Davies has significant experience investigating and prosecuting claims involving allegations of employee misconduct including trade secret misappropriation, unfair competition, fraud and embezzlement.
Ms. Davies routinely assists clients in responding to grand jury subpoenas, deposition subpoenas for documents or witnesses, and trial subpoenas issued by state and federal prosecutors, regulators, government agencies, law enforcement agencies and other third parties.
Bar Admissions
California
Washington
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Supreme Court of California
Supreme Court of Washington
Education
Loyola Law School, J.D. - Chief Articles Editor for the Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review Judicial extern for the Honorable John E. Ryan, Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel and U.S. Bankruptcy Judge in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California
Point Loma University, B.A., Political Science, cum laude
Areas of Practice
- Litigation
Professional Career
Significant Accomplishments
Published Opinions
- Ameriquest Mortgage Co. v. Office of the Attorney General of Washington, 177 Wash.2d 467 (Wash. Sup. Ct. 2013)
- Ameriquest Mortgage Co. v. Washington State Office of the Attorney General, 170 Wash.2d 418, 241 P.3d 1245 (Wash. Sup. Ct. 2010)
- Ameriquest Mortgage Co. v. The Attorney General of Washington, 148 Wn.App. 145, 199 P.3d 468 (Wash. Ct. App. Div. 2, 2009)
Articles
Buchalter COVID-19 Client Alert: San Francisco Moves to Lowest COVID Tier in California, Begins Process of Reopening Non-Essential Offices; Other Bay Area Counties Slower to Follow
By Joanne N. Davies |November 2020Buchalter COVID-19 Client Alert: San Francisco Moves to Lowest COVID Tier in California, Begins Process of Reopening Non-Essential Offices; Other Bay Area Counties Slower to Follow
By Joanne N. Davies |November 2020Buchalter COVID-19 Client Alert: San Francisco Moves to Lowest COVID Tier in California, Begins Process of Reopening Non-Essential Offices; Other Bay Area Counties Slower to Follow
By Joanne N. Davies |November 2020
Buchalter COVID-19 Client Alert: CFPB Issues Proposed Rule, FAQs and Revised CHARM Booklet for Transition from LIBOR
Buchalter COVID-19 Client Alert: CFPB Issues Rule Extending the "GSE Patch"
Coming in 2021: CFPB Finalizes Changes to "Qualified Mortgage" Definition and Creates a New "Seasoned QM" Loan Category
CFPB Acting Director Considering Delay in New Qualified Mortgage Rule
Revising the New General QM Final Rule and Seasoned QM Final Rule: CFPB Expected to Postpone the Mandatory Compliance Date for the New General QM Final Rule and New Seasoned QM Final Rule and Temporarily Keep the GSE QM Loan Definition in Place, and Will Consider Revising the Seasoned QM Rule and Other Portions of the New QM Final Rule
CFPB Extends Compliance Deadline for New Qualified Mortgage Definition to October 1, 2022
Buchalter COVID-19 Client Alert: Supreme Court Holds That in Applying COVID-Related Stays of Eviction Proceedings, Landlords Must Be Given the Opportunity to Challenge a Tenant's Claim of COVID-Related Hardship
Mortgage Lenders Often Have Indemnity Coverage for Truth in Lending Claims: They Just Don't Know It
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