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Global Class and Collective Actions

Our Global Class and Collective Actions team defends the world’s leading companies in their most complex, high-stakes disputes. With seamless coordination across jurisdictions and deep local and industry insight, we deliver effective strategies and get results. Wherever class actions hit, we’re the team...

Representative experience

Won a complete defense verdict for Elevance Health (formerly Anthem, Inc.) in a class action trial in connection with its US$1bn demutualization and IPO.

Securing the dismissal of a €10bn representative action brought by millions of consumers in the UK and Netherlands for damages arising from alleged breaches of data protection legislation arising from its ad-targeting technology.

Successfully represented a global technology client against one of the biggest French consumer associations in front of the Paris Judicial Court which declared the claims inadmissible.

Defeated class certification and obtained summary judgment in a multidistrict litigation (MDL) proceeding brought against WellPoint, Inc. for alleged underpayment for out-of-network healthcare services.

Acting for a cryptocurrency exchange in a £9b UK competition class action alleging collusion to delist a currency, causing loss to holders.

Defending a pharmaceutical company against product liability claims by health insurance bodies in the wake of compensation to 30,000 claimants in Germany.

Representing a major European bank in a collective action before the Amsterdam District Court regarding the alleged manipulation of London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR).

Defeated class certification in a lawsuit in which plaintiffs sought recovery from LG Electronics, alleging U.S. nationwide RICO and consumer fraud act claims.

Successfully challenged certification of a UK competition class action against a water company in a claim alleging abuse of dominance misleading the regulator to the number of pollution incidents on its network.

Defended a health insurance company in multidistrict class action litigation and regulatory investigations arising from the largest health-related cyberattack in U.S. history.

Defending a captive bank in a class action started by an association claiming damages allegedly suffered by consumers who entered into financing agreements as a result of the captive bank's cartel in Italy.

Acting for a mail delivery provider in a £1bn UK competition class action brought by a class of purchasers of bulk mail services alleging that infringing conduct prevented them from benefiting from lower prices.

Successfully represented Equifax before the CFPB and the FTC, and led strategy to resolve major federal consumer class actions, the investigations by 50 state AGs, and the NY Dept of Financial Services.

Defending five UK diesel vehicle producers in unprecedented parallel greenwashing collective actions brought by 1 million+ claimants.

Represented a buyer in a US$2.5bn public hotel REIT merger against a shareholder class action suit in Delaware federal court alleging disclosure claims.

Defended UK agribusiness from ESG and human rights group action by workers from Southern Africa tea plantation, alleging gender-based discrimination, sexual assault, and harassment by male employees.

Acted for a global energy company in the defense of an environmental class action in the English court on behalf of 15,000 Nigerian fishermen in respect of alleged environmental damage in the Niger Delta.

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