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Eric P. Sublett

Counsel

Eric Sublett is Counsel at Relman Colfax. He joined the firm in 2012. He works in the firm’s civil rights counseling practice, where he primarily advises financial institutions on best practices for complying with fair lending laws.

Eric’s practice frequently involves questions of algorithmic fairness and discrimination risk in connection with statistical or machine learning models. He advises clients on how these risks can be identified and mitigated in the traditional lending space, as well as where such issues can arise in connection with financial technology companies or online platforms.

Prior to joining the firm, Eric worked on fair housing issues as a volunteer attorney with the Connecticut Fair Housing Center. He was also a visiting fellow with the Information Society Project at Yale Law School.

Events at which Eric has spoken include conferences organized by the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association and the National Community Reinvestment Coalition. Eric has also been a guest speaker at Howard University School of Law.

Featured Cases

Fair Lending Monitorship of Upstart Network’s Lending Model
Relman Colfax and the Facebook Civil Rights Audit
Led by Megan Cacace, Relman Colfax conducted a two-year Civil Rights Audit of Facebook along with civil rights and civil liberties leader Laura Murphy. Megan and the Relman Colfax team provided analysis on the civil rights implications of the company’s policies and practices, and recommendations for improvement, and documented their findings in three public reports.

Education

M.A., Yale University

J.D., Harvard Law School, cum laude

B.A., The University of Texas at Austin, with highest honors

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District of Columbia
Connecticut

News & Updates

Relman Colfax Releases Upstart Network Fair Lending Monitorship Initial Report

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