Valerie L. Hletko
Counsel
1250 24th Street, NW • Suite 700
Washington, DC 20037
T. 202·349·8054
F. 202·349·8080
Valerie L. Hletko is a Counsel in the Washington, DC office of BuckleySandler LLP. Ms. Hletko represents financial institutions in examinations, investigations, and administrative enforcement actions initiated by the United States Department of Justice, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, and state bank regulatory agencies and state attorneys general. Her enforcement practice is focused on fair lending, financial products trade practices, mortgage fraud, and mortgage loan servicing. Ms. Hletko has represented financial institutions in private class action litigation alleging violations of federal and state fair lending laws, mortgage fraud, and unfair and deceptive trade practices.
Ms. Hletko also counsels financial institutions on risk management, loss mitigation and residential mortgage loan modification programs, and compliance with consumer protection laws, such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act and the Truth in Lending Act.
Ms. Hletko lectures and publishes on subjects of interest to financial institutions, including the management of litigation and regulatory risk in light of outsourcing and False Claims Act litigation and enforcement trends.
Prior to joining BuckleySandler LLP in 2009, Ms. Hletko was an associate attorney with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. From 2001-2003, she was an associate attorney with Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP.
Ms. Hletko received her J.D. from The University of Chicago Law School in 2001, her M.T.S. (Master of Theological Studies) from Harvard University in 1998, and her B.A. from Kenyon College in 1995 (magna cum laude).
