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Next Up: Helgi Walker Will Argue Against CFPB

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher partner Helgi Walker will challenge the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s independent, single-director design in March as a federal appeals court in New Orleans hears arguments on the agency’s long-contested constitutionality.