Cybersecurity & Data Breach Class Actions
Brian has successfully defended data breach class actions, including obtaining the dismissal of a class action arising out of a data security incident involving more than 1.2 million individuals' protected health information. As both an experienced litigator and incident response counsel, he provides clients with the legal and technical experience to identify potential issues and navigate a path to a successful outcome.
Incident Response
Brian represents clients that have been victims of actual or suspected cybersecurity incidents. He supports clients facing a broad range of risks, including advanced persistent threats, ransomware, business email compromises and employee misconduct. He has experience counseling clients in various industry sectors, including health care, insurance, professional and financial services, education, defense contractors and others. Brian advises clients on their legal obligations under U.S. and international data privacy and breach notification laws. He also supports clients during law enforcement and regulatory investigations.
Class Action Defense
Brian has successfully defended clients across a wide range of class action litigation. His experience includes data privacy actions such as the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), as well as claims over online tracking technologies arising under state and federal wiretap laws and the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA). His experience extends to consumer protection statutes such as the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), as well as civil rights litigation including website accessibility litigation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and housing discrimination claims under the Fair Housing Act (FHA). With his broad experience, Brian leverages the unique strategies available in class action litigation to achieve successful outcomes for the firm’s clients.
