Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP is pleased to announce that Charlotte associate Erin Jane Illman has been appointed to the North Carolina Bar Association’s (NCBA) Strategic Planning & Emerging Trends Committee for the 2016-2017 fiscal year.

“Congratulations to Erin on this distinction,” said Charlotte office Managing Partner Dana C. Lumsden. “Erin is a talented, bright and enthusiastic attorney with much to offer in this capacity. I have no doubt she will be an instrumental and insightful voice for the NCBA.”

The Strategic Planning & Emerging Trends Committee manages the ongoing planning process necessary to refine the goals of the NCBA and NCBA Foundation. Committee members are responsible for creating and overseeing the implementation of the NCBA’s strategic plan, and alert the Board of Governors of the emerging trends impacting the legal profession.

Ms. Illman has a diversified practice representing corporate entities and financial institution clients in a wide variety of regulatory compliance, data privacy, litigation and contract matters. She helps companies to navigate compliance and litigation risks, as well as the related business concerns that arise from enforcement and regulatory issues, compliance with state and federal banking and consumer protection laws, government investigations, bankruptcy and insolvency matters, customer complaints, contract disputes and commercial litigation. Ms. Illman has a strong understanding of the operational aspects of commercial lending and broad experience in complex loan transactions. She represents clients in debtor-creditor disputes, and unsecured and secured creditors in bankruptcy and adversary proceedings. She further advises clients on privacy and information security compliance issues, regulatory compliance disputes, defense of enforcement actions, real property controversies, and internal risk assessment.

Ms. Illman earned her J.D. from the University of Alabama and her B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is a 2016 graduate of Leadership Charlotte.

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