Christopher M. Mason

/My focus

My primary goal as a lawyer is to help businesses manage the risks and outcomes of significant disputes and to help them develop management, sales, and governance processes to avoid those risks and outcomes in the first place.

I have defended many large class or mass actions and prosecuted or defended significant cases in more than half of the states in the country, in numerous federal courts, and before the American Arbitration Association, the International Centre for Dispute Resolution, and FINRA. I have successfully resolved well over 100 cases in mediation as a mediator or party representative.

• In the Delaware Supreme Court, I won affirmance of a significant Chancery Court decision of first impression (which I had also won) concerning an attempt to substitute an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing for fiduciary duties that had been waived in a limited liability company agreement.
• In the largest consumer class action in history, with over 200 million class members and minimum statutory damages of $500 billion to well over $1 trillion, I successfully represented a prominent data company that refused to settle when the others in its industry did.
• In addition to the largest consumer class action in history, I have litigated and resolved hundreds of millions of dollars of other statutory privacy cases, handled and counseled multiple clients on data breaches and ransomware responses, and provided advice on cutting-edge privacy issues in area ranging from gift cards to biometric data in retail settings to geolocation data in the e-vehicle space.
• I have handled many wireless telecommunications cases, including cases for each of the three largest domestic carriers and for the largest international carrier. Among other things, I have won the first appellate decision under New York law upholding class action waivers against claims of unconscionability and have made new law in the Fifth Circuit as to whether governmental entities can be members of putative consumer classes.
• For a leading technology company, I eliminated both a mass action and a mass arbitration that threatened to disrupt its unique sales and distribution channels.
• For the world’s largest wine company, I settled a nationwide class action over millions of bottles of allegedly fraudulent wine, not only for less than seven figures, but for less than the settlement paid by the client’s major competitor. I also represented that client in defeating multiple lawsuits alleging the presence of arsenic in their wines, including defeating efforts to create a multidistrict litigation and eventually achieving dismissals in five different jurisdictions.
• I have successfully resolved or defeated claims in multiple class actions in multiple jurisdictions for leading providers of consumer information about cars and trucks.
• For several financial services clients, I have pioneered a unique jurisdictional technique in the resolution of certain kinds of disputes over billions of dollars of structured products.
• For the world’s leading luxury jewelry brand, I won a seven figure award in a complex purchase price dispute arbitration.
• I have successfully won or resolved a number of cases for well-known brands of hair-care products, cosmetics, and perfumes.
• During the COVD-19 pandemic, I have been part of our response team and provided advice to many clients and pro bono clients on issues ranging from PPP lending to insurance to the regulatory requirements for educational safety.
• I have authored briefs amicus curiae for various clients in the United States Supreme Court in both commercial and criminal cases.

/Representative experience

• Orsi v. SP Plus Corp., No. CACE 2298 (Fla. Cir. Ct.), and Orsi v. SP Plus Corp., No. 18-cv-62589-PMH (S.D. Fla.). In these Florida class actions under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, (and its amendment by the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act), Chris was brought in after initial efforts at resolution had failed. In addition to reframing the litigation for our client, he was able to construct an exit strategy in the Orsi case which has resolved the plaintiff’s claims, multiple cross-claims, and a collateral declaratory judgment action, all for less than continued costs of litigation. 
• Miller v. HCP Trumpet Investments, LLC, No. 107, 2018 Del. LEXIS 429 (Del.). In this case, the Delaware Supreme Court affirmed a significant decision of first impression that Chris had won in the Chancery Court, Miller v. HCP & Co., C.A. No. 2017-0291-EG, 2018 Del. Ch. LEXIS 40 (Del. Ch.). The Miller cases involved the extent to which an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing can be used—or not—to substitute for fiduciary duties that had been waived in a limited liability company agreement.
• Cadia Capital Advisors LLC v. Fagu LLU, No. 22-cv-05847 (VM) (S.D.N.Y.). This involved a successful motion to dismiss and compel the plaintiff, a FINRA member, to proceed by arbitration in a commercial case where it had not expected such an outcome because of the subject matter involved.
• Hildene Opportunities Master Fund, Ltd. v. The Bank of N.Y. Mellon, No. 18-cv-08768 (NRB) (S.D.N.Y.). In this, and other similar cases such as Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Ams. as Trustee v. LaCrosse Fin. Prods., LLC, No. 08 CV 0955 (LAK) (S.D.N.Y.), Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Ams. v. Elliot Int’l, L.P., No. 09 CV 5242 (WHP) (S.D.N.Y.), and U.S. Bank N.A. v. Black Diamond CLO 2005-1 Adviser, L.L.C., 11 Civ. 5675 (JSR) (S.D.N.Y.), Chris has pioneered the use of federal statutory interpleader in combination with a little-known federal lien enforcement statute to provide world-wide quasi in rem jurisdiction to resolve disputes over the interpretation of billions of dollars of structured debt products.
• Ackal v. Centennial Beauregard Cellular, L.L.C., 700 F.3d 212 (5th Cir.). In a decision of first impression in any court, the Fifth Circuit reversed certification of a class in part because of inclusion of governmental entities as absent class members. Chris represented the successful defendants, subsidiaries of AT&T, in the trial court and on appeal.
• Campbell v. Fast Retailing USA, Inc., No. 14-6752-MSG (E.D. Pa.). Here, Chris represented one of the world’s largest retailers in defending nationwide class actions claiming violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (particularly as amended by the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act), winning dismissal as to all but one defendant and resolving the remaining individual claims for far less than continued defense costs.
• Merizon Grp. Inc. d/b/a Modern Bus. Mach. v. Canon U.S.A., Inc., No. 12 Civ. 2744 (LDW) (E.D.N.Y.). In this case, Chris represented former Canon office imaging equipment dealers suing for violations of Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act and Section 2 of the Robinson-Patman Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1, 2, and 13, as well as Iowa and Wisconsin state law, to secure access to necessary parts and supplies following termination by a manufacturer. The case concluded successfully with the parts being made available to the former dealers.
• Fresco v. R.L. Polk & Co., Case No. 07-60695-Civ-Martinez/Bandstra (S.D. Fla.). This case, settled for a modest amount of attorney’s fees, no economic relief to the plaintiffs, and an injunction on consent that, for the most part, simply codified the client’s existing internal controls, involved the defense of a nationwide class action for violation of federal statutory privacy protections brought against the oldest database company in the United States. The nature of the statute, the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2721-25, meant that the minimum statutory damages for the class probably exceeded $1 trillion. The class itself was probably the largest in history, comprising all persons in the United States who, at any time during more than a decade, had ever had a driver’s license.
• Davis v. Carfax, Inc., No. CJ-04-1316 L (Okla. Dist. Ct.), appeal dismissed, No. 103008 (Ok Sup. Ct.). In this case, Chris defeated class certification and won dismissal of a statewide class action asserting breach of contract and violation of consumer protection statutes. On appeal, the case was used as a vehicle to settle, on terms very favorable to the client, all claims in other parallel state court class actions commenced in California, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, and Texas.
• Digital Documents Store v. Xerox Corp., Case No. 72 155 Y 00474 08 JENF (AAA), and Elite v. Global Imaging Sys. Inc., No. BC379155 (Cal. Super. Ct.). Chris lead the defense of the litigation and arbitration of claims of over $1 billion for breach of contract, antitrust or unfair competition, and misuse of confidential information by a large group of Xerox agents and dealers. Through pretrial proceedings, the various lawsuits were stayed or dismissed and the damages claimed in the arbitration were reduced many-fold. The remaining claimants settled their disputes on terms highly favorable to Xerox and its subsidiary, Global Imaging Systems.
• Cerdes v. Cummins Diesel Sales Corp., No. 06-cv-0922 (E.D. La.). On behalf of the world’s leading manufacturer of diesel engines, Chris successfully defended consumer class action claims of redhibition (a legal theory unique to Louisiana law) involving purported “early wear out” of engine parts, resulting in no payments to the class.
• Clark v. Mr. Tire, No. 6:19-cv-06043-MAT (W.D.N.Y.). In this case, Chris successfully defended a leading automotive service and repair company in a multistate class action claiming violations of federal law in the registration of tires sold to consumers, resolving the case on an individual basis for less than the amounts paid by the client’s major competitors in parallel cases elsewhere.  
• Morrissey v. Nextel Partners, Inc., Index No. 3194-06 (N.Y. Sup. Ct.). In this case, a purported national class by disgruntled cellphone subscribers, Chris defeated national class certification in the trial court, and defeated all efforts on appeal at class certification except for the possibility of a partial class of New York-only customers—as to which there are almost no net damages that could be claimed.
• Heuer v. Wegmans Food Mkts. Inc., Case No. 07—1412 (RDB) (D. Md.). Here, Chris successfully defended the nation’s most highly-regarded supermarket chain in a nationwide class action claiming violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (as amended by the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act), forcing settlement on an individual basis after a motion to dismiss.
• Orcutt v. Nat’l Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc., No. 6:12-CV-0513 (GTS/TWD) (N.D.N.Y.). This putative nationwide class action claiming violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. (as amended by the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act) ended in a voluntary dismissal by the individual plaintiffs without class certification.
• Zeller v. Constellation Brands, Inc., Case No. BC443338 (Cal. Super. Ct.). This was the lead case of several consumer class actions triggered by fraud convictions in France of a number of suppliers in the Languedoc-Roussillon region who had sold the pressings of other varieties of grapes as pinot noir when demand for pinot noir spiked after the hit movie Sideways. A proposed class of all United States purchasers of certain wines from 2005 to 2008 asserted that our client—the world’s largest winemaker—had falsely labeled its wines as pinot noir. After dismissal of several of the plaintiffs’ cases, the remaining action was settled for a very modest amount on a claims-made basis. 
• In re: California Wine Inorganic Arsenic Levels Prods. Liab. Litig., MDL No. 2632 (Jud. Panel on Multidistrict Litig.), Crespo-Bithorn v. The Wine Grp., Inc., No. 3:15-cv-01424-CCC (D. P.R.), Lopez v. The Wine Grp., Inc., Case No. 2:15-cv-01131-KDE-DEK (E.D. La. 2015), Marvin v. The Wine Grp., No. 3:15-cv-00176-JJB-SCR (M.D. La.), and Washington v. The Wine Grp., Inc., No. 4:15-cv-00163-RH-CAS (N.D. Fla.). In these cases, Chris led a successful defense of the world’s largest wine company with respect to nationwide class action claims that it and other large wine companies had produced and sold wines containing excess amounts of arsenic. The litigation included defeating MDL treatment, consolidating the Louisiana cases, obtaining dismissals of the cases outside Louisiana, and then a voluntary dismissal of the Louisiana litigation by the plaintiffs in response to our motion to dismiss.
• In re the Reserve Fund Secs. and Derivative Litig., 09 MD. 2011 (PGG) (S.D.N.Y.). In this case, Chris—after an initial flat denial—persuaded the trial court to reverse its initial decision 180 degrees and recalculate the client’s multimillion dollar entitlement to payment with respect to money fund redemptions in the infamous “break the buck” cases triggered by the Lehman Brothers’ bankruptcy.
• Ranieri v. Bell Atl. Mobile, 304 A.D. 2d 353, 759 N.Y.S. 2d 448 (N.Y. App. Div. 1st Dep’t). In this significant decision, the court (with respect to an arbitration clause drafted by Chris), concluded that in New York “a contractual proscription against class actions” in a form consumer contract “is neither unconscionable nor violative of public policy.”
• D.S. Meyerson Assocs., Inc. v. Allen, No. 00 Civ. 5772 (S.D.N.Y.). In a unique role as settlement counsel after years of dispute and litigation by other lawyers, Chris achieved a swift and favorable settlement of all claims.
• Campbell v. AirTouch Cellular, Case No. GIC 751725 (Cal. Super. Ct.). In this case, at the time one of the largest class actions in history, Chris achieved a successful settlement covering multiple different class actions after several years of litigation.
• Miletich v. Bookmeier, Index No. 00/114972 (N.Y. Sup. Ct.). Chris resolved this difficult shareholder derivative suit with a highly favorable settlement for the client.
• In re Cellco Consumer Litig., Master File No. L-9435-96 (N.J. Super. Ct.). Chris secured a dismissal after a number of years of litigation (including a successful decertification fight) of this multistate, consolidated consumer class action involving tens of millions of putative class members.
• Iberia Credit Bureau v. Cingular Wireless, No. 6:01-2148 (W.D. La.). Here, Chris successfully defended a major wireless carrier against multi-state breach of contract and unfair and deceptive trade practices class action claims.
• Quick Page of New Jersey, Inc. v. Cellco P’ship, Case No. 13 494 00811 00 02 (AAA). In this case Chris won an arbitration award under the Lanham Act and other theories to enjoin advertising and infringing behavior by a former distributor.
• AXA Réassurance S.A. v. Chase Manhattan Bank, Index No. 99/121290 (N.Y. Sup. Ct.). In this proceeding Chris won dismissal of all claims against a well-known motion picture producer, allowing the producer to pursue his own claims in arbitration.
• Federated Strategic Income Fund v. Mechala Grp. Jamaica Ltd., No. 99 Civ. 10517 (HB) (S.D.N.Y.). This case ended with Chris obtaining for the client an unprecedented injunction on Trust Indenture Act grounds against a tender offer for debt securities.
• Omnipoint Commc’ns, Inc. v. New York Yankee P’ship, Index No. 601910/97 (N.Y. Sup. Ct.). Chris won summary judgment on all counts in this case involving substantial breach of contract and tortious interference claims for advertising in Yankee Stadium.

/Looking ahead

Procedurally, the landscape on dispute resolution is continuing to change, with the COVID-19 pandemic having only accelerated it. Having drafted some of the most widely used arbitration clauses in the country and seen (and encouraged) the dramatic increase in the successful use of mediation, including in virtual environments, I believe it has become even more important for businesses to reassess on a constant basis their contracts and dispute resolution programs.

Substantively, I see a resurgence in government enforcement of consumer and civil rights protections at all levels, matched or exceeded only by an increase in the importance of privacy issues, both in the consumer and employment context. And while technology can help in many areas of the law, still nothing beats a lawyer willing to read every word of the relevant documents when complex disputes occur.

/Insights

Publications

• "Who determines arbitrability when plaintiffs claim the agreement with an arbitration provision delegating disputes about arbitrability to the arbitrator has been superseded by a subsequent contract?" Arbitration Alert, May 28, 2024
• “International Arbitration Matters and the Commercial Division” (with Daniel J. Hurteau), in New York Commercial Division Practice Guide, Stephen P. Younger & Muhammad U. Faridi, Bloomberg 2023
• “Coinbase v. Bielski—The Supreme Court extends the stay protections of the Federal Arbitration Act to proceedings pending appeal,” Arbitration, Mediation & Alternative Dispute Resolution Alert, June 26, 2023
• “What companies should know about the New York SHIELD Act,” Nixon Peabody Insights video, May 31, 2023
• “New York City Biometric Law - Are you in compliance?” Cybersecurity & Privacy Alert, March 23, 2023
• “36 Hours: What banks should know about the new reporting requirements for computer security incidents,” Banking Law Journal, May 2022 (Co-author)
• “Badgerow v. Walters—SCOTUS issues a technical arbitration decision with practical consequences,” Arbitration Alert, April 8, 2022 (co-author)
• “36 hours: What banks should know about the upcoming compliance deadline for reporting computer security incidents,” Financial Institutions & Banking Disputes Alert, February 16, 2022 (co-author)
• “To prevent cyberattacks, it is always a good season for cybersecurity drills,” Privacy Blog, November 22, 2021
• “Son of Spokeo: The Supreme Court addresses Article III standing in class actions in TransUnion v. Ramirez,” Class Action Alert, June 28, 2021 (co-author)
• "Don’t forget physical safeguards for data privacy when returning to in-person work," Privacy Blog, June 24, 2021
• "Illinois Supreme Court rules that insurer is required to defend claim under Biometric Information Privacy Act," Privacy Alert, May 26, 2021 (co-author)
• "NYC biometric privacy law: What do businesses need to know?," Privacy Blog, May, 11, 2021 (co-author)
• “New COVID-19 relief legislation provides new funding, expands eligible entities, but narrows some criteria for business support,” Coronavirus Stimulus & Relief Alert, December 22, 2020 (co-author)
• “COVID-19 pandemic is a natural disaster for purpose of a contractual force majeure provision, says Southern District of New York.” Commercial Litigation Alert, December 21, 2020 (co-author)
• “Back to the future: The 11th Circuit returns to the 1880s to undo incentive fees in class actions,” Class Action Alert, September 23, 2020 (co-author)
• “Amazon’s arbitration clause for delivery workers does not survive interstate commerce and choice of law review in the First Circuit,” Arbitration Alert, July 21, 2020 (co-author)
• “Names and limited details about Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loans will now be released for businesses receiving $150,000 or more,” Coronavirus Stimulus and Relief Alert, June 22, 2020 (Co-author)
• “Amazon.com’s website and consent to arbitration—an important decision about a business model that particularly fits a pandemic,” Arbitration Alert, June 10, 2020 (co-author)
• “SCOTUS speaks: closing the gaps between international and domestic arbitrations, non-signatories may seek to enforce arbitration agreements,” Arbitration Alert, June 2, 2020 (co-author)
• “SBA extends safe harbor date for PPP loans to May 18, 2020,” Coronavirus Stimulus & Relief Alert, May 14, 2020 (co-author)
• “SBA provides some clarification on the good-faith certification and creates new safe harbor for PPP loans,” Coronavirus Stimulus & Relief Alert, May 13, 2020 (Co-author)
• “As Congress moves towards fixing the CARES Act, some borrowers seek relief from arguably invalid SBA rulemaking through the Administrative Procedures Act,” Coronavirus Stimulus & Relief Alert, May 12, 2020 (co-author)
• “IRS Says No Deducting of Expenses Paid with PPP Grant Funds: New guidance dampens benefits of COVID-19 relief under Paycheck Protection Program,” SHRM, May 6, 2020 (co-author)
• “New IRS guidance dampens benefits of coronavirus (COVID-19) relief under the Paycheck Protection Program,” Tax Alert, May 4, 2020 (co-author)
• “Five steps businesses can take now to minimize risk in coronavirus-related disputes,” Commercial Litigation Alert, April 28, 2020 (co-author)
• “Evaluating the Paycheck Protection Program versus the Employee Retention Credit,” Coronavirus Stimulus & Relief Alert, April 25, 2020 (co-author)
• ““Yet another thing to worry about: The evolving law of standing in state courts when federal standing is lacking,” Class Action Alert, April, 13, 2020 (co-author)
• “Statute of Limitations suspended for additional period in New York,” Commercial Litigation Alert, March 23, 2020 (co-author)
• “COVID-19, interstate commerce, and critical infrastructure,” Interstate Commerce Alert, March 20, 2020 (co-author)
• “Coronavirus and contracts: Understanding rights, obligations, and protections,” Commercial Disputes Alert, March 6, 2020 (co-author)
• “A Huuuge decision of first impression for mobile applications and arbitration,” Arbitration and Class Action Alert, December 31, 2019 (co-author)
• “Ninth Circuit ‘Monster’ ruling: Arbitrator’s failure to disclose ownership interest in JAMS warrants vacatur of arbitration award,” Arbitration Alert, October 28, 2019 (co-author)
• “California Legislature amends the 2018 Consumer Privacy Act in advance of effective date,” Privacy Law Alert, September 16, 2019 (co-author)
• “Agreements to arbitrate class claims must be express,” Arbitration Alert, April 25, 2019 (co-author)
• “Applying Spokeo to class action settlements, the Supreme Court does not answer the cy pres question in Frank v. Gaos,” Arbitration Alert, March 21, 2019 (co-author)
• “Congressional Dems’ FAIR Act targets employers’ mandatory arbitration provisions and seeks to #EndForcedArbitration,” Arbitration Alert, March 4, 2019 (co-author)
• “Despite the first expansion of an exception to FAA arbitration in years, the sky is not falling,” Arbitration Alert, January 17, 2019 (co-author) 
• “It means what it says, and not more than it says: The Supreme Court stands firm on interpretation of arbitration clauses under the FAA,” Arbitration Alert, January 9, 2019 (co-author)
• "Food & Beverage Crystal Ball: Trends we’re following," Food, Beverage & Agribusiness Alert, January 02, 2019 (co-author)
• “Delaware Chancery Court issues rare decision finding Material Adverse Effect justifying termination of merger,” Transaction Advisors, October 2018 (co-author)
• “Alternative Dispute Resolution Law,” Recent Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 editions (Volume 1), ABA Business and Corporate Litigation Committee (co-author with Carolyn Nussbaum)
• “No second or third bite at the apple: The Supreme Court holds that equitable tolling does not apply to successive class actions,” Class Action Alert, June 12, 2018 (co-author)
• “Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis: What a long strange trip it’s been (to uphold arbitration clauses and class action waivers in employment contracts),” Class Action Alert, May 23, 2018 (co-author)
• “Second Circuit rewrites the rules on insider trading,” Commercial Litigation Alert, August 28, 2017 (co-author)
• “Supreme Court on nursing home arbitration: watch what we do, not what we ask,” Arbitration Alert, May 16, 2017 (co-author)
• “The Supreme Court issues a narrow decision on the use of statistical evidence in a class,” Employment Law Alert, March 25, 2016 (co-author)
• “Update on Dart Cherokee: Supreme Court Confirms Easier Standard for CAFA Removal Notices,” Class Action Alert, December 16, 2014 (co-author)
• “Keeping things Basic: The Supreme Court rules in Halliburton,” Securities Litigation Alert, June 24, 2014 (co-author)
• “Who Decides: The Court or the Arbitrator?” Business Law Today, March 2014. (co-author)
• “Supreme Court interprets SLUSA narrowly, allowing state law class actions to proceed against advisors ensnared in frauds,” Class Actions Alert, February 28, 2014 (co-author)
• “The Supreme Court restricts the scope of ‘mass action’ removals under CAFA,” Class Action Alert, January 15, 2014 (co-author)
• “The American Arbitration Association and International Centre for Dispute Resolution issue rules allowing parties to appeal the merits of an arbitral award,” International Arbitration Alert, November 15, 2013 (co-author)
• “Chief Justice questions cy pres remedies,” Class Action Alert, November 7, 2013 (co-author)
• “Federal courts out of money? What the government shutdown means for your civil litigation,” Commercial Litigation Alert, October 10, 2013 (co-author)
• “The Second Circuit turns over a new leaf: class action waivers work after Amex III,” Class Action Alert, August 14, 2013 (co-author)
• “SCOTUS upholds class action waiver again: Amex III significantly limits the ‘effective vindication’ of statutory rights doctrine,” Class Action Alert, June 24, 2013 (co-author)
• “Massachusetts SJC rules on class waivers days before United States Supreme Court issues Amex decision,” Class Action Alert, June 19, 2013 (co-author)
• “U.S. Supreme Court allows class arbitration under Section 10(a)(4) of the Federal Arbitration Act: Oxford Health Plans LLC v. Sutter,” Class Action Alert, June 11, 2013 (co-author)
• “U.S. Supreme Court rejects class certification based on the damages model: Comcast Corp. v. Behrend,” Class Action Alert, March 28, 2013 (co-author)
• “The Supreme Court tightens up on CAFA—and on class plaintiffs,” Class Action Alert, March 20, 2013 (co-author)
• “Gabelli v. SEC,” Securities Litigation Alert, March 1, 2013 (co-author)
• “Don't ‘put the cart before the horse’: Supreme Court rejects Amgen’s argument that securities fraud plaintiffs must prove materiality of alleged misrepresentations at the class certification stage,” Class Action Alert, February 28, 2013 (co-author)
• “U.S. Supreme Court tells Oklahoma state court that state law does not trump the Federal Arbitration Act: Nitro-Lift Technologies, L.L.C. v. Howard,” Class Action Alert, November 29, 2012 (co-author)
• “U.S. Supreme Court will hear landmark class action waiver case: American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant,” Class Action Alert, November 19, 2012 (co-author)
• “The Newest Deputies on Wall Street: Private Citizens—Private Actions No Longer Precluded under New York's Martin Act,” Banking and Financial Services Litigation Alert, December 28, 2011 (co-author)
• “Dukes redux: plaintiffs seek certification of smaller class sizes in two states,” Class Action Alert, November 4, 2011 (co-author)
• “Supreme Court raises the bar for class certification in landmark sex discrimination decision,” Class Action Alert, June 21, 2011 (co-author)
• “Supreme Court narrows the scope of persons who can be directly liable under Rule 10b-5 for ‘making’ untrue statements of material fact,” Securities Litigation Alert, June 17, 2011 (co-author)
• “Supreme Court rejects Fifth Circuit’s requirement that securities fraud plaintiffs prove loss causation at the class certification stage,” Class Action Alert, June 8, 2011 (co-author)
• “U.S. Supreme Court upholds class action waivers in consumer contracts: AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion,” Class Action Alert, April 27, 2011 (co-author)
• “Court decisions hint at approval of forum selection clauses in corporate bylaws,” Corporate Responsibility Alert, February 1, 2011 (co-author)
• “New York class actions: settlement objectors are not entitled to attorneys’ fees,” Class Action Alert, October 27, 2010 (co-author)
• “The United States Supreme Court speaks loudly in Stolt-Nielsen: The Federal Arbitration Action Act does not permit class arbitrations when the parties have been silent on the subject,” Class Action Alert, May 7, 2010 (co-author)
• “Second Circuit Creates Doubt About Arbitration Clauses and Class Action Waivers in Credit Card Contracts,” Class Action Alert, May 5, 2009 (co-author)
• “Third Circuit, Refusing to Apply the Law Chosen on the Face of a Contract, Reverses and Remands for Consideration of a Class Action Waiver in an Arbitration Clause,” Class Action Alert, March 17, 2009 (co-author)
• “Good Hygiene for Special Litigation Committees,” Class Action Alert, July 10, 2008 (co-author)
• “Supreme Court Holds that Parties May Not Agree to Expand Grounds for Vacating or Modifying an Arbitration Agreement Under Federal Arbitration Act,” ADR Alert, April 1, 2008 (co-author)
• Class Action Lawsuits and Related Cases in the United States: A Short Guide for Swedish Businesses in Lagen Om Grupprätegång and Experiences from the USA with Class Actions and Product Liability

Speaking Engagements

• “Mediation and Alternatives to Litigation,” Guest lecturer, Law 110, American Legal Systems, Drexel University, November 22, 2022
• “Vendor Due Diligence in the Age of Data Protection Laws,” IAPP Global Privacy Summit 2021, May 19, 2021
• “Vaccinating the Nation: What you Need to Know,” Head Start & COVID-19: A Symposium on Vaccination and Community Mitigation Efforts, February 8, 2021
• “Communication and Protection of Information: Antitrust, Securities, and Privacy in the Cross-Border Context,” Virutal Presentation, July 03, 2020
• “Ten Years Later: The Credit Crisis Revisited and Lessons Learned,” Nixon Peabody LLP, November 14, 2017
• “Ethics and Professionalism: Best Practices for Attorneys 2015,” New York City Bar Association, May 18, 2015
• “Developments in Arbitration 2014 for the Health Care Industry,” American Arbitration Association Healthcare Dispute Resolution Innovation & Strategy Conference, November 14, 2014
• “Ethics & Professionalism: Best Practices for Attorneys 2014” (Program Chair), New York City Bar Association, October 10, 2014
• “The Legal Ethics of Social Media,” Nixon Peabody LLP, December 5, 2012
• “Common Uses and Abuses of Statistics in Commercial Litigation,” Nixon Peabody LLP, July 16, 2008
• “Errors in Electronic Ethics,” Nixon Peabody LLP, April 17, 2008
• “Commercial Arbitration: Recent Developments, Emerging Trends & Future Issues,” New York City Bar Association, March 4, 2008
• “E-Discovery—How Does Your Legal Department Stack Up?” 19th Annual General Counsel Conference, June 4, 2007
• “Developments in Class Action Litigation” Professional Indemnity Agency, 2007.
• “When and How to Use Mediation to Your Advantage” New York State Bar Association/ADR Committee Annual Program, 2007.
• “Building the Mediation Profession: Are We Certifiable?” Association for Conflict Resolution of Greater New York, 2006.
• “Alternative Dispute Resolution—What Corporate Counsel Need to Know to Effectively Manage Business Challenges,” 18th Annual General Counsel Conference, 2006.
• “Factors in Choosing a Mediator for a Business Dispute,” Section on Alternative Dispute Resolution of the New York State Bar Association, 2006.
• “Electronic Discovery Today,” Annual California MCLE Program, 2006.
• “Foreign Corrupt Practice Act Basics,” Annual California MCLE Program, 2006.
• “Shoring Up Your Defenses: Thoughts for Corporate Counsel about Defending Future Class Actions,” Marcus Evans Conference on How to Effectively Master, Settle, and Manage Your Insurance Litigation, 2005.
• “The Class Action Fairness Act and the New York State Courts (And Some Other Interesting Class Action Developments),” New York State Bar Association, 2005.
• “Corporate Dissolution in New York State: The Basics and Some Advanced Issues,” New York State Judicial Institute, 2005.
• “Lagen om Grupptalan och Erfarenheter från USA med Class Actions and Product Liability”, Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce, Stockholms Handelskammare, 2004.

Press

• Nixon Peabody secures victory for multiple retail clients in Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act case, December 27, 2015
• Nixon Peabody Partners Named to Arbitration Leadership Roles, January 14, 2014

/Clerkships

• Law Clerk to the Honorable J. Clifford Wallace, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit