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Matthew Q. Verdin

Special Counsel

San Francisco +1 415 591 7065

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    Matthew Verdin focuses on defending clients in the technology and financial services sectors. He has a strong record of delivering wins on behalf of clients in class actions and complex litigation, particularly in privacy and consumer protection lawsuits. Matthew is particularly successful in securing dismissals at the pleadings stage. For example, he won dismissal at the pleadings stage of over a dozen wiretapping class actions involving the alleged use of website analytics tools to collect data about users’ website visits. He also advises companies on managing litigation risk under federal and state wiretapping laws.

    Matthew is also dedicated to pro bono legal services. Recently, he helped a domestic violence survivor win a case in the California Court of Appeal. Matthew’s oral argument led to the court ordering renewal of his client’s restraining order just one day later.

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    • Won dismissal at the pleadings stage of over a dozen class actions filed across the country against data analytics company and major retailers, which assert a novel theory that the tracking of website visitors’ online activity using “session replay” software violates state wiretap laws.
    • Represented leading social gaming company in defending class action lawsuits under Washington’s gambling laws and Consumer Protection Act. Achieved favorable nationwide settlement.
    • Represented multiple companies in FTC investigations involving consumer protection issues relating to refund and credit card payment practices.
    • Defeated class action lawsuit against one of the nation’s largest credit card issuers accusing the bank of breaching agreements with customers and misrepresenting its willingness to provide pandemic-related relief.
    • Advises bank and fintech companies on “true lender” issues arising in bank partnership models, including marketplace lending arrangements.

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  • Credentials
    Education
    • Stanford Law School, J.D., 2015
        • Stanford Law Review, Notes Committee
        • Stanford Journal of Complex Litigation, Executive Board
    • The Ohio State University, B.A., 2012
        • summa cum laude
        • with honors and honors research distinction
        • Phi Beta Kappa
    Bar Admissions
    • California
    Judicial Clerkship
    • Hon. R. Guy Cole, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 2017 - 2018
    Pro Bono
    • Obtained an order directing a trial court to renew a restraining order on behalf a domestic violence survivor, in an appeal before the California Court of Appeal.
    • Secured termination of removal proceedings in immigration court against lawful permanent resident.
    • Successfully represented U.S. citizen whose passport was revoked at the U.S. Embassy in Sana’a, Yemen, in legal and constitutional challenge to the passport revocation.

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