A class action turns a single complaint into bet-the-company litigation, bundling thousands of claims and the threat of staggering damages into one case. We defend businesses facing consumer, securities, employment, and data privacy class actions, focusing relentlessly on the moment that usually decides everything: whether a court will certify the class at all.
Defeating Class Certification
Certification is where most class actions are won or lost, so it is where we concentrate. We attack the Rule 23 requirements directly, showing why individual issues swamp common ones, why the named plaintiff is not typical or adequate, and why a class trial would be unmanageable. By developing the factual record early, we put the certification fight on your terms instead of waiting to defend a class that has already been blessed.
Privacy And Technology Classes
Privacy class actions under statutes like BIPA, the VPPA, and state wiretap and data-breach laws turn on how tracking pixels, biometric systems, and data pipelines actually function. Our engineering background lets us dig into the technology rather than take the plaintiffs' description at face value, surfacing the individualized consent, configuration, and exposure questions that undercut the claim that everyone was harmed the same way.
Early Dispositive Motions
The best class action is the one that ends before certification. We push hard at the pleading stage on standing, statutory interpretation, and the elements of each claim, looking for the threshold defect that resolves the case or shrinks it dramatically. When a motion to dismiss can knock out a theory or a putative class definition, we use it to reset the dispute before discovery costs balloon.