VAZQUEZ v. GROUPON, INC. et al

Filing 7

WITHDRAWN, SEE DOCKET ENTRY 8 .....MOTION to Appoint Counsel Interim Class Counsel by CARLOS VAZQUEZ (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order, # 2 Declaration, # 3 Exhibit, # 4 Exhibit, # 5 Exhibit, # 6 Exhibit, # 7 Exhibit, # 8 Exhibit, # 9 Exhibit, # 10 Exhibit)(LaDuca, Charles) Modified on 4/12/2011 (jf, ).

VAZQUEZ v. GROUPON, INC. et al

Doc. 7 Att. 7

Cuneo Gilbert & LaDuca, LLP
CHARLES J. LADUCA has been working with Cuneo Gilbert & LaDuca, LLP and its predecessor firms (including the Cuneo Law Group, PC) for the past 15 yearsstarting as a messenger, paralegal, law clerk, attorney, and now a named partner. Mr. LaDuca has served and continues to serve a leadership role in numerous complex civil rights, product defect, and other consumer cases before federal and state courts. Some examples of cases where Mr. LaDuca serves or served a leadership role are: Mr. LaDuca is one of two co-lead counsel in the Entran II litigation, which settled for over $324 million dollars. Mr. LaDuca serves as co-lead counsel in the CertainTeed defective roofing litigation Settlement, which was granted final approval by Judge Pollack in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The value of the Settlement is estimated by class counsel to be over $700 million dollars and covers 1.8 million homes. Mr. LaDuca served as class counsel in the Guidant Heart Defibrillator litigation which recently settled for over $205 million dollars. Mr. LaDuca serves as co-chairman of the Plaintiffs Steering Committee in the Zurn defective brass fitting litigation which was MDL'd in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Mr. LaDuca serves as co-lead counsel in the Ipex defective brass fitting litigation. Mr. LaDuca serves as co-lead counsel in over twenty cases challenging the blanket strip search practices of such counties as Erie County (Buffalo, New York), Philadelphia, San Antonio, Pittsburgh, Newark, Trenton, Phoenix and Atlantic City. Mr. LaDuca served as co-lead counsel in the $7.5 million dollar settlement of the Camden Strip Search Litigation. Mr. LaDuca served as co-lead counsel in the $5.9 million dollar settlement of the Philadelphia Strip Search Litigation which was recently preliminarily approved by the Court. Mr. LaDuca served as co-lead counsel in the $4.5 million dollar settlement of the Cumberland County Strip Search Litigation. Mr. LaDuca served as co-lead counsel in the $4.0 million dollar settlement of the Gloucester Strip Search Litigation which was recently preliminarily approved by the Court. Mr. LaDuca served as co-lead counsel in the $2.165 million dollar settlement of the Dauphin County Strip Search Litigation which was recently announced, and has Preliminary Approval papers currently pending with the Court. Mr. LaDuca served as co-lead counsel in the $1.8 million dollar settlement of the Mercer County Strip Search Litigation. Mr. LaDuca served as co-lead counsel in the America Online Subscription Cancellation case which was brought in Oklahoma, and which settled favorably on behalf of a class of individuals who were unable to cancel their AOL accounts.

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CUNEO GILBERT & LADUCA, LLP FIRM PROFILE Civil Litigation in Federal and State Courts. General Commercial Practice. Antitrust, Civil Rights, Government Relations, Products Liability, Administrative, Securities, Health Care, Labor, Franchise and Consumer law. ATTORNEYS Jonathan W. Cuneo, born New York, New York, September 10, 1952. Admitted to the District of Columbia Bar, 1977; New York Bar, 2006. Admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, 1994; United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, 2006; United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2007; United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 2004; United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2005; United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2007; United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1978; United States District Court for the Eastern District ofNew York, 2006; United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, 2006; United States District Court for the Northern District of New York, 2002; United States District Court for the District of Columbia, 1978.. Education: Columbia University (A.B., 1974); Cornell University (J.D., 1977). Experience: Law clerk to Honorable Edward Tamm, United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit Court (19771978); Attorney, Office of the General Counsel, Federal Trade Commission (1978-1981); Counsel, Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law, House Committee on the Judiciary (1981-1986); General Counsel, Committee to Support the Antitrust Laws (1986 - ); Legislative Counsel, National Association of Shareholder and Consumer Attorneys (1988-2004); Legislative Counsel, National Coalition of Petroleum Retailers and Service Station Dealers of America (1988-1994); Arlington County Democratic Committee (1983-1987). Honors and Activities: Board Member, Juvenile Law Center (2007- ); Finalist, 2006 Trial Lawyer of the Year, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice; Board of Editors, Class Action Reports; Board Member, American Antitrust Institute (1998 - ); Board Member, Violence Policy Center (1999 - ); Board Member, Appleseed Legal Foundation (19992005). Publications: "Judge Tamm and the Evolution of Administrative Law: The Art of Judging," 74 Georgetown L.J. 1595 (1986); "Pulling the Plug on Antitrust Law," The Nation (1987) (with Jerry Cohen); "House Takes Up Cause of Discounters," Legal Times, Vol X, No. 30 (1987); "Supreme Court's 'Sharp' Ruling Means Higher Prices, Fewer Choices for Consumers," Manhattan Lawyer (1988); Chapter, "Consumer Protection -- Federal Trade Commission," Changing America: Blueprints for the New Administration (1992) (edited by Mark Green); "Antitrust and Clinton: Changes on the Horizon," The California Lawyer (1993); "Action on Class Actions," The Recorder (1997); "The Gold Train Case: Successfully Suing the United States on Behalf of a Class of Holocaust Era Victims," 27 Class Action Reports 139 (2006) (with Professor Charles Tiefer). Guest Lecturer: Southwestern Law School, 1997 and 1998; numerous appearances in CLE programs in the United States and Canada; District of Columbia Judicial Conference (2007). Member: American Bar Association; District of Columbia Bar Association; American Association for Justice; The Barristers.

Pamela B. Gilbert, born New Brunswick, New Jersey, October 3, 1958. Admitted to the New York Bar, 1985 (inactive); District of Columbia Bar 1986. Admitted to practice in D.C. Education: Tufts University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1980); New York University (J.D., 1984). Experience: Consumer Program Director, United States Public Interest Research Group (1984-1989); Legislative Director, Executive Director, Public Citizen's Congress Watch (1990-1992; 1992-1994); Attorney, M+R Strategic Services (1995); Executive Director, Consumer Product Safety Commission (19962001); Chief Operating Officer, M+R Strategic Services (2001-2002). Honors and Activities: Board Member, Equal Justice Works (2004 - ); Board Member, National Environmental Law Center (2006 - ); Board Member, OMB Watch (2009 -). Member: New York Bar Association; District of Columbia Bar Association; American Bar Association; American Association for Justice; Public Justice. Charles J. LaDuca, born Buffalo, New York, September 30, 1974. Admitted to the New York State Bar, 2001; District of Columbia Bar, 2002; United States Supreme Court, 2009; United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2007; United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 2004; United States District Court for the Western District of New York, 2004; United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois, 2009; United States District Court for the Northern District of New York, 2002; United States District Court for the District of Columbia, 2002. Education: George Washington University (B.A., 1996); Catholic University ofAmerica (J.D., 2000). Member: District of Columbia Bar Association (Corporation, Finance and Securities Law Section); New York State Bar Association; New York State Society. William H. Anderson, born Trenton, New Jersey, March 28, 1979. Admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar, 2004; District of Columbia Bar, 2007. Education: The George Washington University (B.A., cum laude, 2000); American University (J.D., 2004). Experience: Law clerk to the Honorable Rhonda Reid Winston, Superior Court, District of Columbia (2004-2005). Member: Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association; Pennsylvania Bar Association. Daniel Cohen, born Detroit, Michigan, January 24, 1958. Admitted to the Florida Bar, 1989; District of Columbia Bar, 2001; Maryland State Bar, 2002. Admitted to practice before the United States District Court for Maryland, 2003; United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, 2003. Education: Ithaca College (B.A., 1981); Western New England School of Law (J.D., 1988). Experience: Criminal Defense Trial Attorney, Public Defenders Office, Jacksonville Florida, 1989- 1999. Member: District of Columbia Bar Association (Antitrust and Consumer Law Section); Florida State Bar Association; Certified State of Florida Mediator.

Sandra W. Cuneo, born New York, New York, November 10, 1948. Admitted to California Bar, 1983; District of Columbia Bar, 1983, New York State Bar, 1985. Admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Central District of California, 1983; United States District Court for the Northern District of California, 1984; United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 1986; United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1986. Education: Sarah Lawrence College (A.B., 1970); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., cum laude 1983). Experience: Legal Intern, Chambers of the Honorable Harry T. Edwards, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columba Circuit (1982-1983); Associate, Latham & Watkins (1983-1988); Counsel, The Jockey Club of Baltimore City, Inc. (1989-1992); Director, New York State Office of Federal Affairs and Washington Counsel to the Governor of the State of New York (1993-1994); Executive Director, Robert F. Kennedy Memorial (1995-1998); Senior Attorney, Northeast Regional Office of the Federal Trade Commission (2000-2001); Director, Claimant Services, Trial Lawyers Care (2001-2004); Executive Director, Police Assessment Resource Center (2004-2005). Honors and Activities: Board Member, Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law; Board Member, Drum Major Institute for Public Policy; Member of the Board of Governors, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute. Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York; California State Bar Association; District of Columbia Bar Association. Robert J. Cynkar, born Chicago, Illinois, April 22, 1952. Admitted to the Illinois Bar, 1977; District of Columbia Bar, 1978; Virginia Bar, 1984. Admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, 1980; United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, 2006; United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1995; United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1992; United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1983; United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1995; United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1992; United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 2007; United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2005; United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1979; United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1992. Education: Princeton University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1974); New York University School of Law (J.D., 1977)(Staff, Law Review). Experience: Associate, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Kampelman, Washington, D.C. (1977-1979); Counsel, Subcommittee on Improvements in Judicial Machinery, United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary (1979-1981); General Counsel, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary (1981-1983); Assistant United States Attorney, Eastern District of Virginia (Criminal Division) (1983-1985); Special Assistant to Attorney General Edwin Meese (1985); Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice (1985-1988); Associate, Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge, Washington, D.C. (1988-1991); Partner, Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge, Washington, D.C. (1991-1996); Founding Partner, Cooper & Kirk, Washington, D.C. (1996-2003); Partner, Egan, Fitzpatrick, Malsch & Cynkar, Vienna, Virginia (2004-2006). Publications: "Dumping on Federalism," 75 U.Colo.L.Rev. 1261 (2004); "The Changing Vocabulary of Administrative Law," 43Food Drug Cosm.L.J. 681 (1988); "Buck v. Bell: 'Felt Necessities' v. Fundamental Values?" 81 Columbia L.Rev. 1418 (1981). Member: American Bar Association; District of Columbia Bar Association; Virginia Bar Association; Fairfax County Bar Association; Federalist Society.

Preetpal Grewal, born Punjab, India, January 13, 1968. Admitted to practice law throughout India, 1992; State of New York, 2002. Education: St. Bede's College (B.A., 1988); Himachal Pradesh University (LL.B., 1992); New York University (LL.M., 2001). Experience: Associate attorney, Office of Pt. Om Prakash Sharma (1992-1996), Office of Preetpal Grewal (1996-2000), Counsel, Himachal Pradesh High Court Judiciary (1998-2000); Bisceglie & Friedman, LLP (2002-2005), Hahn & Hessen, LLP (2005-2008). Honor and Activities: Founder, Women's Cell, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh; President, Himachal Pradesh High Court Committee for ExServicemen; President, Himachal Pradesh High Court Committee for Women and Children; Secretary, Himachal Pradesh High Court Bar. Member: American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, New York City Bar Association, Bar Counsel of Himachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh High Court Bar Association. Matthew E. Miller, born Queens, New York, May 16, 1966. Admitted to Bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1994; Louisiana Bar, 1993; District of Columbia Bar, 1994. Admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, 1998; United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, 1994; United States District Court for the District of the District of Columbia, 2008. Education: Tufts University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1988); University of Virginia (J.D., 1991). Experience: Law Clerk to the Honorable Edith Brown Clement, United States District Court for the District of Louisiana, 1991-1993; Berman, DeValerio & Pease, Boston, MA 1994-1999; sole practitioner, 1999-2008. Brendan S. Thompson, born Buffalo, New York, February 21, 1974. Admitted to the Maryland State Bar, 2008; United States District Court for the District of Colorado, 2008. Education: University of Detroit (B.S., 1997); University of Baltimore Law School (J.D., 2008). Member: Maryland Bar Association, Baltimore; Bar Association, American Bar Association; New York State Society. Alexandra Warren, born Bucharest, Romania, October 9, 1977. Admitted to the New York Bar, 2003; Massachusetts Bar, 2003; Pennsylvania Bar, 2004; District of Columbia Bar, 2007. Admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2005; United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 2007; United States District Court for the District of Columbia, 2007; United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2009; United States Supreme Court, 2009. Education: Brandeis University (B.A., cum laude, 1999); Fordham University Law School (J.D., 2002). Experience: Law clerk to the Honorable John E. Jones III, United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania (2002-2004); Associate, MacEiree Harvey, Ltd. (2004-2006). Member: American Bar Association; Pennsylvania Bar Association; District of Columbia Bar Association; Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association.

COUNSEL TO THE FIRM
David W. Stanley, born St. Louis, Missouri, May 30, 1944. Admitted to the District of Columbia Bar, 1973; Virginia State Bar, 1972. Admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, 1980; United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1978; United States District Court for the District of Columbia, 1974. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1966); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 1972). Experience: Law clerk to Honorable Gerard D.

Reilly, Chief Judge, District of Columbia Court of Appeals (1972-1973). Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, 1973-1984 (Fraud Division, 1981-1984); Assistant Chief Trial Attorney, Division of Enforcement, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (1984-1987); Of Counsel, Swidler & Berlin, Chartered (1987-1992). Member: District of Columbia Bar Association (Corporation, Finance and Securities Law Section; Litigation Section); Assistant U.S. Attorneys Association (President, 1994-1995); Association of Securities and Exchange Commission Alumni; The Barristers.
Charles Tiefer, born January 21, 1954. Admitted to the District of Columbia Bar. Admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court; United States Court of Federal Claims. Education: Columbia University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1974), Harvard Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1977) (Member, Harvard Law Review). Experience: Law clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (1977-1978); Trial Attorney, United States Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division (1978-1979); Assistant Senate Legal Counsel, United States Senate (1979-1984); Solicitor and Deputy General Counsel, United States House of Representatives (1984-1995); Professor of Law, University of Baltimore School of Law (1995 -). Publications: "Veering Right: How the Bush Administration Subverts the Law for Conservative Causes," U. Cal. Berkeley (2004); "Government Contract Law: Cases and Materials" Carolina Academic Press 2d ed. (2004) (co-author); "The SemiSovereign Presidency" (1994); "Congressional Practice and Procedure" Greenwood Press (1989); "Congress's Transformative "Republican Revolution" in 2001-2006 And the Future of One-Party Rule," J. L. & Pol. of U. Va. (2008); "The Iran Debacle: The Rise and Fall of Procurement-Aided Unilateralism as a Paradigm of Foreign War," Univ. Penn. J. Int'l Econ. Law (2008); "Can Appropriation Riders Speed Our Exit From Iraq?" 42 Stan. J. Int'l L. 291 (2006); "The Gold Train Case: Successfully Suing the United States on Behalf of a Class of Holocaust-Era Victims," 27 Class Action Rep. 136 (2006); "Cancellation and Termination Without Forfeiture," 54 Mercer L. Rev. 1031 (2003). Member: District of Columbia Bar Association. Jon Anders Tostrud, born St. Paul, Minnesota, February 6, 1969. Admitted to the Minnesota Bar, 1994; California Bar, 1999. Education: St. Olaf College (B.A., 1991); William Mitchell College of Law (J.D., 1994). Member: California Employment Lawyer's Association; National Employment Lawyer's Association.