Defend manufacturers and consumer brands in putative class actions involving protein powders, creatine, nutritional supplements, and other wellness products, including claims challenging product labeling, advertising, ingredients, efficacy representations, and other marketing practices under state consumer protection statutes, including California’s UCL, FAL, and CLRA.
Defend consumer product companies, including manufacturers of feminine hygiene and personal care products, in putative class actions alleging false or misleading labeling, advertising, product representations, and other alleged unfair or deceptive practices.
Represent a client in claims involving alleged unfair and deceptive practices committed by unrelated sales agents through a novel application of the FTC Holder Rule, as well as related mass arbitrations proceeding across multiple states.
Defend retail brands in state and federal courts and before arbitration organizations, including the AAA and JAMS.
Counsel retail brands on emerging regulatory issues and technologies, including “robo-agents,” rewards programs, point-of-sale practices, and the evolving patchwork of state comprehensive privacy laws.
Pursued preliminary injunctive relief to protect a retail brand’s trade secrets.
Represent a car wash company with operations across the country.
Represent clients throughout the food and beverage industries, including breweries, wineries and distilleries, distributors and wholesalers, retailers, restaurants, and hotels.
Provide strategic guidance to craft breweries regarding growth and expansion efforts, including private securities offerings, debt offerings, and bank financing.
Manage intellectual property portfolios for breweries, including obtaining protection for trademarks relating to beers, logos, and taglines.
Advise a regional craft brewery regarding the potential acquisition of a brewery and related real estate assets.
Advise emerging retail brands on a range of legal needs, including contract drafting and entity formation.
Obtained a full dismissal with prejudice for a retail chain in a premises-liability action.
Serve as national counsel to a leading online travel company in the defense of numerous hotel occupancy tax cases across the country, many involving allegations of consumer protection law violations. Served as lead trial counsel in a two-week trial in New Hampshire, obtained a defense judgment, and successfully defended that judgment before the New Hampshire Supreme Court.
Defend online travel and e-commerce platforms in high-stakes, multi-jurisdictional litigation involving booking models, pricing and fee disclosures, consumer protection laws, and state and local tax obligations, including serving as discovery and trial counsel in a two-week trial resulting in a defense judgment.
Represent a federal student loan servicer in a nationwide class action alleging, among other claims, violations of the California Invasion of Privacy Act arising from alleged tracking of users’ personal and financial information.
Represent a major financial institution in a nationwide class action arising from an alleged data breach.
Represented a company selling kitchen devices in a putative class action challenging its collection of personal information in online transactions under California law, securing a favorable settlement that is pending final approval.
Represented a major consumer products supplier in a putative class action alleging violations of California restrictions on tracking technology, including claims under the California Invasion of Privacy Act.
Defend companies in online tracking and cookie litigation, including class actions and individual consumer disputes brought under the California Invasion of Privacy Act and similar statutes.
Represent numerous retail companies in connection with demands and litigation concerning data privacy practices, particularly alleged violations of the California Invasion of Privacy Act.
Work with national consumer credit card companies, including a provider of white-label, store-branded credit cards, in consumer litigation involving the FCRA and FCBA and in compliance and advisory matters concerning payment networks and permissible credit card surcharges.
Handle federal court and arbitration matters arising under the FCRA, FCBA, and other consumer finance statutes involving issues including fraud and identity theft.
Represent clients in matters involving disputed electronic funds transfers and alleged violations of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act.
Represent a client in an AAA arbitration brought by an individual consumer alleging that a subsidiary’s website tracked individuals in violation of the California Invasion of Privacy Act.
Defend online travel companies in multi-jurisdictional lodging tax litigation involving municipal and county claims that hotel booking transactions are subject to local transient lodging and occupancy taxes.
Advise clients on online marketplace enforcement, including Amazon Brand Registry, Amazon Patent Evaluation Express (APEX), and similar mechanisms offered by third-party platforms and marketplaces.
Represented an identity theft protection company in disputes involving identity theft.
Represent defendants in data breach litigation.
Represent numerous companies in connection with claims arising from alleged data breaches.
Handle class actions involving data privacy and related consumer protection issues.
Serve as outside counsel to a certified women-owned, doctor-recommended consumer brand with products available in more than 50,000 retail locations nationwide, including Walmart, Target, Walgreens, and CVS, as well as through direct-to-consumer digital platforms. Advise on intellectual property strategy, regulatory considerations, brand licensing, and commercial agreements supporting the company’s rapid omnichannel growth, and defend the company against false advertising allegations and claims under the California Consumers Legal Remedies Act.
Advise a manufacturer of premium health and wellness products on intellectual property portfolio strategy, product development, and brand protection across its family of consumer brands, including defending the client in consumer-facing litigation involving false advertising statutes, the California Consumers Legal Remedies Act, and California Proposition 65.
Serve as outside counsel to a manufacturer of professional-grade sporting equipment, managing its intellectual property portfolio, including prosecution and enforcement of its patent estate and protection of its well-known trademarks. Advise on product development, marketing, retail distribution agreements, digital commerce strategy, and brand enforcement across consumer and wholesale channels.
Represent a major firearms manufacturer in a class action alleging, among other claims, violations of the California Invasion of Privacy Act arising from website tracking of California users’ personal information without consent.
Serve consumer-facing clients across the retail, digital commerce, and consumer products landscape, including companies in wellness and personal care, sporting goods, and direct-to-consumer e-commerce, advising on the full lifecycle of brand development, product innovation, and market expansion.
Advise consumer brands on developing and defending intellectual property portfolios that support product innovation, structuring retail and digital distribution agreements, navigating regulatory frameworks applicable to health, wellness, and consumer products, and developing enforcement strategies to protect brand equity.
Represent one of the world’s largest manufacturers of utility terrain vehicles.
Defend product liability claims involving consumer goods and household products, including air conditioners, stoves, power tools, and lawn maintenance equipment.
Defended a power tool manufacturer against strict liability, negligence, and warranty claims.
Defended a home appliance manufacturer against strict liability, negligence, and warranty claims.
Represent a manufacturer of consumer cleaning products in trade secret litigation.
Represented a long-standing national lighting brand in litigation to protect confidential pricing information and trade secrets.
Advise a wine importer regarding state and local distribution laws.
Advise a craft beer and spirits manufacturer regarding potential tax credits and other state and local incentives.