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    • Apr 08, 2021

Matthew Q. Verdin

Associate

San Francisco +1 415 591 7065

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  • About

    Matthew Verdin is a litigator whose practice focuses on complex class actions and commercial litigation. He has experience representing a wide range of companies in consumer protection, privacy, trademark, antitrust, and other matters.

    Areas of Expertise

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  • Representative Matters
    • Representation of small business lender in an arbitration proceeding contending that the bank was not the “true lender” on certain small business loans. Secured arbitration award in the bank’s favor.
    • Representation of loan servicing company in defense of putative “true lender” class actions challenging interest rates and late fee charges, including under the California Unfair Competition Law (UCL).
    • Representation of national bank in putative privacy class action challenging data collection and sharing practices. Secured dismissal at the pleadings stage.
    • Representation of Japanese automotive parts supplier in antitrust class actions alleging price fixing in the fuel injection systems business.
    • Representation of individual in Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement action alleging securities fraud.
    • Representation of technology company in civil action involving trademark infringement and unfair competition claims.

    Areas of Expertise

  • 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
    • Representation of U.S. citizen whose passport was revoked at the U.S. Embassy in Sana’a, Yemen, in legal and constitutional challenge to the passport revocation.
    • Representation of Filipino lawful permanent resident in removal proceedings. Secured termination of removal proceedings.
    • Representation of individual in federal criminal case alleging false statements. Secured dismissal of all charges.
    • Filed a Ninth Circuit amicus brief on behalf of Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence in support of constitutionality of restrictions on open and concealed carry of firearms.
    • Representation of individuals who were detained in harsh conditions after 9/11 without individualized suspicion of involvement in terrorism before the U.S. Supreme Court.
    • Representation of a deceased veteran’s widow seeking death benefits in an appeal before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.

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