A significant part of Mr. McNamara’s practice involves acting as receiver or monitor in regulatory enforcement actions. He has been appointed dozens of times by United States District Courts throughout the country in matters brought by the SEC, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal Trade Commission, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and numerous state regulatory agencies. In these appointments, he is charged with objectively investigating and presenting findings to the appointing court. For brief descriptions of some of these cases please see https://regulatoryresolutions.com/cases/.
Recognition
Mr. McNamara’s work twice earned him the Department of Justice Director’s Award for Superior Performance as an Assistant U.S. Attorney presented by the Attorney General of the United States.
Federal Trade Commission v. OTA Franchise Corporation, et al., 8:20-cv-00287-JVS (CDCA).
Appointed Monitor over Online Trading Academy, an international stock trading academy which offered to teach consumers to “invest like the pros on Wall Street.” Tasked with reviewing Defendants’ marketing claims, marketing materials, webinars, live sales events, and call and sales events recordings to ensure compliance with the Preliminary Injunction. See https://regulatoryresolutions.com/case/federal-trade-commission-v-ota-franchise-corporation-et-al-ota-monitorship/
Federal Trade Commission v. Telestar Consulting, Inc., et al., 2:16-cv-00555-SJO (CDCA).
Monitored advertising, marketing, and sales functions of the business. Audited customer contacts and approved marketing and sales approaches.
Federal Trade Commission v. AMG Services, Inc., et al., Case No. 2:12-CV-00536-GMN (D. NV).
Post-judgment monitor over dozens of entities and individual defendants (the “Monitorship Estate”) involved with an enormous payday lending operation. Tasked with monitoring compliance with an asset freeze, selling assets, auditing receipt of income, conducting investigation of assets and transfers and bringing appropriate claims against third parties, operating and liquidating businesses and assets as appropriate, and collecting funds due the Monitorship Estate
University of San Diego School of Law (J.D.), Managing Editor, San Diego Law Review
University of Nevada (B.S.)
Judicial Clerkship
Roger D. Foley, U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada
Member, National Association of Federal Equity Receivers (NAFER) https://nafer.connectedcommunity.org/network/members/profile?UserKey=2933fd42-72da-4c0c-b150-602d88a98b70
MIT Media Lab Cryptocurrency Certificate (2020)
