Kelly F. Truesdale

Clients rely on Kelly for his experience with federal and state laws governing payments products in the United States, including the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and Regulation E, the credit card provisions of the Truth in Lending Act and Regulation Z, anti-money laundering requirements under the Bank Secrecy Act and FinCEN regulations and state laws governing the licensing and operation of money services businesses. Kelly also counsels clients on the application of rules of the major card, ACH and real-time payment networks.

Before joining Mayer Brown, Kelly worked as a software engineer and adviser to several early-stage technology companies. He also served as a program manager at a large research university where his portfolio included initiatives to boost technology entrepreneurship and to build regional academic, government and industry partnerships in the cybersecurity arena. During law school, Kelly interned in the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Investment Management.

In addition to his JD from Georgetown, Kelly holds a MS in computer science from Georgia Tech, an International MBA in finance the University of South Carolina and a BS in computer science and information systems from the Florida Institute of Technology and is Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder.