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Our global Data, Privacy and Cybersecurity Disputes team is at the forefront of the most consequential privacy and cybersecurity litigation in the world. As the only firm ranked Band 1 for Data Protection by Chambers Global, we pair unmatched regulatory depth with the litigation credentials to defend companies when it matters most.
With deep expertise spanning data protection law, cybersecurity, and privacy litigation, our team defends clients across the full spectrum of litigation. Our work spans data breach class actions and multidistrict litigation, regulatory investigations, web tracking and pixel technology disputes, biometric and AI privacy claims, and mass arbitration defense campaigns across technology, healthcare, life sciences, financial services, entertainment, retail, and automotive sectors, and more.
From coordinating incident response on the largest data breaches in U.S. history to defeating class certification in high-stakes privacy actions to building sophisticated mass arbitration defense strategies, we provide clients with an integrated approach that addresses exposure across every front simultaneously. Our litigators understand the technical and operational realities companies face, and we translate that understanding into decisive, results-oriented advocacy.
When data becomes a liability, we become your strongest asset.
Representative experience
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Lead counsel for Change Healthcare (UHG) across 85+ class actions and regulatory investigations following the 2024 data breach affecting 190 million people.
Handled all legal aspects of the Anthem/Elevance data breach, the then-largest in U.S. history, winning key dismissals in 125+ class action lawsuits.
Represented Uber in all litigation following its 2017 cyberattack, achieving dismissal or compulsion to arbitration in every federal case.
Selected to represent Labcorp in more than 50 lawsuits and attorney general investigations arising from a vendor data breach.
Prevailed on the merits in multiple VPPA arbitration proceedings for a major entertainment company, achieving all but two dismissals across 130+ bellwether arbitrations.
Successfully obtained dismissal of VPPA class action in the Northern District of California arising from pixel use.
Successfully defending Equifax Ltd against a purported High Court representative action on behalf of an alleged class of up to 15million data subjects said to have been affected by a 2017 cyberattack.
Defending Disney/ESPN against a high volume of class actions and mass arbitrations related to pixel tracking technology, coordinating defense across all fronts.
Successfully represented Equifax before the CFPB and FTC, leading resolution of federal consumer class actions and 50 state attorney general investigations.
Lead counsel in tens of thousands of mass arbitrations on behalf of technology and entertainment companies, developing precedent-setting defense strategies at scale.
Defended a large streaming platform facing hundreds of thousands of mass arbitration demands from a dozen plaintiffs' firms.
Defending Managed Care of North America in a consolidated class action arising from a breach affecting over 8 million individuals.
The Global Class Actions Hub: Data Privacy and Security
Our interactive hub tracks the latest developments in data privacy and cybersecurity class actions across jurisdictions, covering trends in pixel litigation, mass arbitration, standing doctrine, and class certification. A practical resource for in-house teams managing global litigation exposure.
Awards and recognitions
Data Protection (Global) Band 1
Chambers Global
2021-2026
Privacy and Data Security: Litigation, Band 2
Chambers USA
2026
Litigation: General Commercial (USA Nationwide), The Elite: Band 3
Chambers USA
2026
Dispute Resolution, Band 1
Chambers Global
2026
Privacy and Data Security, Band 1
Chambers USA
2026
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