RICHARD S. DISALVO JOINS BUCKLEY KOLAR WASHINGTON OFFICE

Former American Express Counsel to Focus on Retail Financial Services Law

Buckley Kolar LLP of Washington, D.C., announced today the addition of Richard S. DiSalvo as Counsel. Mr. DiSalvo’s practice focuses on domestic and international retail financial services including consumer credit law, particularly related to credit card transactions, for clients that include major credit card issuers and credit reporting agencies.

Mr. DiSalvo has served as Group Counsel with American Express in New York and in Sydney, Australia, and Vice President of Government Affairs with American Express in Washington, DC. Prior to Buckley Kolar, Mr. DiSalvo was General Counsel and Secretary of Dominion Semiconductor L.L.C. and General Counsel of Micron Technology Virginia.

“Rich DiSalvo brings a wealth of experience in consumer credit and corporate law. His addition to our firm deepens our ability to provide comprehensive legal services to the financial services industry” Jerry Buckley said. .

Mr. DiSalvo received his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center, and his B.A. from Williams College. While at Georgetown University Law Center, he was an editor of The Georgetown Law Journal.

About Buckley Kolar
Buckley Kolar LLP is a law firm dedicated to providing the highest quality legal services to the financial services industry. Based in Washington, D.C., Buckley Kolar has a national practice, providing regulatory counseling, enforcement, transactions, and legislative services to many of the country’s leading banks, non-bank consumer lenders, securities brokers, mortgage companies, real estate settlement services providers, technology vendors, financial services trade associations, and home builders, with an emphasis on both consumer financial services and the electronic provision of financial services. Additional information regarding Buckley Kolar, its practice and its attorneys, is available at www.buckleykolar.com.