Dunstan et al v. comScore, Inc.

Filing 156

DECLARATION of Jay Edelson regarding memorandum in support of motion 154 (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E, # 6 Exhibit F, # 7 Exhibit G, # 8 Exhibit H, # 9 Exhibit I, # 10 Exhibit J, # 11 Exhibit K, # 12 Exhibit L, # 13 Exhibit M, # 14 Exhibit N, # 15 Exhibit O, # 16 Exhibit P, # 17 Exhibit Q, # 18 Exhibit R, # 19 Exhibit s, # 20 Exhibit t)(Thomassen, Benjamin)

EXHIBIT T

EDELSON MCGUIRE, LLC FIRM RESUME
EDELSON MCGUIRE, LLC is a plaintiff’s class action and commercial litigation firm with
attorneys in Illinois, Colorado and California.
Our attorneys have been recognized as leaders in these fields by state and federal
legislatures, national and international media groups, the courts, and our peers. Our reputation
for leadership in class action litigation has led state and federal courts to appoint us lead counsel
in many high-profile class action suits, including the recent Thomas the Tank Engine lead paint
class actions, the AT&T mobile content class actions, the home equity credit reduction cases,
and privacy class actions involving T-Mobile, Facebook, and Netflix. We have testified before
the United States Senate on class action issues and have repeatedly been asked to work on
federal and state legislation involving cellular telephony, privacy and other issues. Our attorneys
have appeared on dozens of national and international television and radio programs to discuss
our cases and class action and consumer protection issues more generally. Our attorneys speak
regularly at seminars on consumer protection and class action issues, lecture on class actions at
law schools and are asked to serve as testifying experts in cases involving class action and
consumer issues.

PLAINTIFFS’ CLASS AND MASS ACTION PRACTICE GROUP
EDELSON MCGUIRE is a leader in plaintiffs’ class and mass action litigation, with a
particular emphasis on technology class actions, and has been called a “class action ‘super firm’”
by a national organization. (Decalogue Society of Lawyers, Spring 2010.) As has been
recognized by federal courts, our firm has an “extensive histor[y] of experience in complex class
action litigation, and [is a] well-respected law firm[] in the plaintiffs’ class action bar.” In re Pet
Food Prod. Liab. Litig., MDL Dkt. No. 1850, No. 07-2867 (NLH) (D.N.J. Nov. 18, 2008). A
leading arbitrator concurred: “The proof of [the firm’s] experience, reputation, and abilities is
extraordinary. . . . Each [of their cases] elaborates on the experience and unique success [they]
have had in achieving leading roles in the area of 'technology consumer protection class
actions.'” (Arbitration award in mobile content class action settlement, August 6, 2009) In
appointing EDELSON MCGUIRE interim co-lead in one of the most high profile cases in the
country, a federal court pointed to our ability to be “vigorous advocates, constructive problemsolvers, and civil with their adversaries." -In Re JPMorgan Chase Home Equity Line of Credit
Litig., No. 10 C 3647 (N.D. Ill, July 16, 2010).
We have been specifically recognized as "pioneers in the electronic privacy class action
field, having litigated some of the largest consumer class actions in the country on this issue." In
re Facebook Privacy Litig., No. C 10-02389 (N.D. Cal) (order appointing EDELSON MCGUIRE
interim co-lead of privacy class action); see also In re Netflix Privacy Litigation, 5:11-cv-00379
(N.D. Cal. Aug. 12, 2011) (appointing EDELSON MCGUIRE sole lead counsel due, in part, to its
“significant and particularly specialized expertise in electronic privacy litigation and class
actions[.]”)
We have several sub-specialties within our plaintiffs’ class and mass action practice
group:

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Consumer Technology Class Actions: We have established the key precedent under the
Telephone Consumer Protection Act concerning text message spam, resulting in
multiple eight figure settlements in recent years. We have prosecuted over 100
cases involving mobile content, settling numerous nationwide class actions,
including against industry leader AT&T Mobility, collectively worth over a
hundred million dollars.
Representative Settlements:
•

McFerren v. AT&T Mobility, LLC, No. 08-CV-151322 (Fulton County
Sup. Ct., GA): Lead counsel class action settlement involving 16 related
cases against largest wireless service provider in the nation. “No cap”
settlement provided virtually full refunds to a nationwide class of
consumers who alleged that unauthorized charges for mobile content were
placed on their cell phone bills.

•

Paluzzi v. Cellco Partnership, No. 07 CH 37213 (Cook County, Illinois):
Lead counsel in class action settlement involving 27 related cases alleging
unauthorized mobile content charges. Case settled for $36 million.

•

Lozano v. 20th Century Fox, No. 09-cv-05344 (N.D. Ill): Lead counsel in
class action alleging that defendants violated federal law by sending
unsolicited text messages to cellular telephones of consumers. Case
settled for $16 million.

•

Gray v. Mobile Messenger Americas, Inc., No. 08-CV-61089 (S.D. Fla.):
Lead counsel in case alleging unauthorized charges were placed on cell
phone bills. Case settled for $12 million.

•

Parone v. m-Qube, Inc. No. 08 CH 15834 (Cook County, Illinois): Lead
counsel in class action settlement involving over 2 dozen cases alleging
the imposition of unauthorized mobile content charges. Case settled for
$12.254 million.

•

Rojas v CEC, No. 1:10-cv-05260 (N.D. Ill): Lead counsel in class action
alleging that defendants violated federal law by sending unsolicited text
messages to cellular telephones of consumers.
Case settled for
$19,999,400.

•

Kramer v. B2Mobile, et al, No. 0-cv-02722-CW (N.D. Cal.): Lead
counsel in class action alleging that defendants violated federal law by
sending unsolicited text messages to cellular telephones of consumers.
Case settled for $12.2 million.

•

Satterfield v. Simon & Schuster, No. C 06 2893 CW (N.D. Cal.). Co-lead
counsel in class action alleging that defendants violated federal law by
sending unsolicited text messages to cellular telephones of consumers.
Case settled for $10 million.

•

Williams, et al. v. Motricity, Inc. et al., Case No. 09 CH 19089 (Cook

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County, Illinois): Lead counsel in class action settlement involving 24
cases alleging the imposition of unauthorized mobile content charges.
Case settled for $9 million.
•

VanDyke v. Media Breakaway, LLC, No. 08 CV 22131 (S.D. Fla.): Lead
counsel in class action settlement alleging unauthorized mobile content
charges. Case settled for $7.6 million.

•

Weinstein, et al. v. Airit2me, Inc., Case No. 06 C 0484 (N.D. Ill): Co-lead
counsel in class action alleging that defendants violated federal law by
sending unsolicited text messages to cellular telephones of consumers.
Case settled for $7 million.

•

Gresham v. Cellco Partnership, No. BC 387729 (Los Angeles Sup. Ct.):
Lead counsel in case alleging unauthorized charges were placed on cell
phone bills. Settlement provided class members with full refunds.

•

Duffy v. Nevis Mobile, LLC, No. 08 CH 21376 (Cook County, IL): Class
counsel in certified class action against mobile content provider for
unauthorized mobile content charges resulting in default judgment over
$10 million.

•

Zurakov v. Register.com, No. 01-600703 (New York County, NY): Colead counsel in a class action brought on behalf of an international class of
over one million members against Register.com for its deceptive practices
in registering Internet domain names. Settlement required Register.com to
fully disclose its practices and provided the class with relief valued in
excess of $17 million.

Privacy/Data Loss Class Actions: We have litigated numerous class actions involving
issues of first impression against Facebook, Apple, Netflix, Sony, Red Box,
Pandora, Sears, Storm 8, Google, T-Mobile, Microsoft and others involving the
failure to protect customers’ private information, some resulting from security
breaches.
Representative Cases:
•

In re Netflix Privacy Litigation, 5:11-cv-00379 (N.D. Cal.): Sole lead
counsel in suit alleging that defendant violated the Video Privacy
Protection Act by illegally retaining customer viewing information. $9
million dollar cy pres settlement has been preliminarily approved.

•

In re Facebook Privacy Litigation, 10-cv-02389 (N.D. Cal.): Appointed
co-lead counsel in suit alleging that Facebook unlawfully shared its users'
sensitive personally identifiable information with Facebook's advertising
partners.

•

Standiford v. Palm, No. 5:09-cv-05719-LHK (N.D. Cal.): Sole lead
counsel in data loss class action, resulting in $640,000 settlement.

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•

In re Zynga Privacy Litigation, 10-cv-04680 (N.D. Cal.): Appointed colead counsel in suit against gaming application designer for the alleged
unlawful disclosure of its users' personally identifiable information to
advertisers and other third parties.

•

Gaos v. Google, 10-cv-04809 (N.D. Cal.): Part of a team of attorneys in
suit alleging that Google unlawfully disclosed its users' search queries to
website owners and other third parties.

•

In re Sidekick Litig., No. C 09-04854-JW (N.D. Cal.): Co-lead counsel in
cloud computing data loss case against T-Mobile and Microsoft.
Settlement provided the class with potential settlement benefits valued at
over $12 million.

•

Abrams v. Facebook, Inc., No. 07-05378 (N.D. Cal.): Lead counsel in
injunctive settlement concerning the transmission of allegedly
unauthorized mobile content.

•

Desantis v. Sears, 08 CH 00448 (Cook County, IL): Lead counsel in
injunctive settlement alleging national retailer allowed purchase
information to be publicly available through the internet.

Products Liability Class Actions: We have been appointed lead counsel in state and
federal products liability class settlements, including a $30, million settlement
resolving the “Thomas the Tank Engine” lead paint recall cases and a $32 million
settlement involving the largest pet food recall in the history of the United States
and Canada.
Representative Settlements:
•

Barrett v. RC2 Corp., No. 07 CH 20924 (Cook County, IL): Co-lead
counsel in lead paint recall case involving Thomas the Tank toy trains.
Settlement is valued at over $30 million and provided class with full cash
refunds and reimbursement of certain costs related to blood testing.

•

In re Pet Food Products Liability Litig., No. 07-2867 (D. N.J.): Part of
mediation team in class action involving largest pet food recall in United
States history. Settlement provided $24 million common fund and $8
million in charge backs.

Banking Class Actions: EDELSON MCGUIRE has been at the forefront of class action
litigation arising in the aftermath of the federal bailouts of the banks. Its suits
include claims that the certain banks unlawfully suspended home credit lines
based on pre-textual reasons, and that certain banks have failed to honor loan
modification programs. EDELSON MCGUIRE achieved the first federal appellate
decision in the country recognizing the right of borrowers to enforce HAMP trial
plans under state law. The court noted that "Prompt resolution of this matter is
necessary not only for the good of the litigants but for the good of the Country."

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Wigod v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 673 F.3d 547, 586 (7th Cir. 2012) (Ripple, J.,
concurring).
Representative Cases:
•

Hamilton v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 4:09-cv-04152-CW (N.D. Cal.).
Lead counsel in class actions challenging Wells Fargo’s suspensions of
home equity lines of credit. Nationwide settlement restores access to over
$1 billion in credit and provides industry leading service enhancements
and injunctive relief.

•

In re JP Morgan Chase Bank Home Equity Line of Credit Litig., 10-cv3647 (N.D. Ill.): Court appointed interim co-lead counsel in nationwide
putative class action alleging illegal suspensions of home credit lines.

•

Levin v. Citibank, N.A., C-09-0350 MMC (N.D. Cal.): Court appointed
interim co-lead counsel in nationwide putative class action alleging illegal
suspensions of home credit lines. Preliminarily-approved settlement
restores hundreds of millions of dollars in credit in addition to cash
payments.

•

Wigod v. Wells Fargo, No. 10-cv-2348 (N.D. Ill.):
HAMP trial plans.

•

Settled numerous consumer class actions alleging fraud or other
unconscionable behavior by banks and other lenders.

suing to enforce

General Consumer Protection Class Actions: We have successfully prosecuted
countless class action suits against computer software companies, technology
companies, health clubs, dating agencies, phone companies, debt collectors, and
other businesses on behalf of consumers.
Representative Settlements:
•

Van Tassell v. UMG, No. 1:10-cv-2675 (N.D. Ill): Lead counsel in
negative option marketing class action. Case settled for $2.85 million.

•

McK Sales Inc. v. Discover Bank, No. 1:10-cv-02964 (N.D. Ill): Lead
counsel in class action alleging deceptive marketing aimed at small
businesses. Case settled for $6 million.

•

Farrell v. OpenTable, No 3:11-cv-01785-si (N.D. Cal.): Lead counsel in
gift certificate expiration case. Settlement netted class over $3 million in
benefits.

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•

Ducharme v. Lexington Law, No. 10-cv-2763-crb (N.D. Cal): Lead
counsel in CROA class action. Settlement resulted in over $6 million of
benefits to the class.

•

Drymon v. Cyberdefender, No. 11 CH 16779 (Cook County, IL): Lead
counsel in class action alleging that defendant deceptively designed and
marketed its computer repair software. Case settled for $9.75 million.

•

Pulcini v. Bally Total Fitness Corp., No. 05 CH 10649 (Cook County, IL):
Co-lead counsel in four class action lawsuits brought against two health
clubs and three debt collection companies. A global settlement provided
the class with over $40 million in benefits, including cash payments, debt
relief, and free health club services.

•

Kozubik v. Capital Fitness, Inc., 04 CH 627 (Cook County, IL): Co-lead
counsel in state-wide suit against a leading health club chain, which settled
in 2004, providing the over 150,000 class members with between $11
million and $14 million in benefits, consisting of cash refunds, full debt
relief, and months of free health club membership.

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Kim v. Riscuity, No. 06 C 01585 (N.D. Ill): Co-lead counsel in suit
against a debt collection company accused of attempting to collect on
illegal contracts. The case settled in 2007, providing the class with full
debt relief and return of all money collected.

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Jones v. TrueLogic Financial Corp., No. 05 C 5937 (N.D. Ill): Co-lead
counsel in suit against two debt collectors accused of attempting to collect
on illegal contracts. The case settled in 2007, providing the class with
approximately $2 million in debt relief.

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Fertelmeyster v. Match.com, No. 02 CH 11534 (Cook County, IL): Colead counsel in a state-wide class action suit brought under Illinois
consumer protection statutes. The settlement provided the class with a
collective award with a face value in excess of $3 million.

•

Cioe v. Yahoo!, Inc., No. 02 CH 21458 (Cook County, IL): Co-lead
counsel in a state-wide class action suit brought under state consumer
protection statutes. The settlement provided the class with a collective
award with a face value between $1.6 million and $4.8 million.

Insurance Class Actions: We have prosecuted and settled multi-million dollar suits
against J.C. Penney Life Insurance for allegedly illegally denying life insurance
benefits under an unenforceable policy exclusion and against a Wisconsin
insurance company for terminating the health insurance policies of groups of selfinsureds.

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Representative Settlements:
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Holloway v. J.C. Penney, No. 97 C 4555, (N.D. Ill.): One of the primary
attorneys in a multi-state class action suit alleging that the defendant
illegally denied life insurance benefits to the class. The case settled in or
around December of 2000, resulting in a multi-million dollar cash award
to the class.

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Ramlow v. Family Health Plan (Wisc. Cir. Ct., WI): Co-lead counsel in a
class action suit challenging defendant's termination of health insurance to
groups of self-insureds. The plaintiff won a temporary injunction, which
was sustained on appeal, prohibiting such termination and eventually
settled the case ensuring that each class member would remain insured.

Mass/Class Tort Cases: Our attorneys were part of a team of lawyers representing a
group of public housing residents in a suit based upon contamination related
injuries, a group of employees exposed to second hand smoke on a riverboat
casino, and a class of individuals suing a hospital and national association of
blood banks for failure to warn of risks related to blood transfusions.
Representative Cases:
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Aaron v. Chicago Housing Authority, 99 L 11738, (Cook County, IL):
Part of team representing a group of public housing residents bringing suit
over contamination-related injuries. Case settled on a mass basis for over
$10 million.

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Januszewski v. Horseshoe Hammond, No. 2:00CV352JM (N.D. Ind.):
Part of team of attorneys in mass suit alleging that defendant riverboat
casino caused injuries to its employees arising from exposure to secondhand smoke.

The firm's cases regularly receive attention from local, national, and international media.
Our cases and attorneys have been reported in the Chicago Tribune, USA Today, the Wall Street
Journal, the New York Times, the LA Times, by the Reuters and UPI news services, and BBC
International. Our attorneys have appeared on numerous national television and radio programs,
including ABC World News, CNN, Fox News, NPR, and CBS Radio, as well as television and
radio programs outside of the United States. We have also been called upon to give
congressional testimony and other assistance in hearings involving our cases.

GENERAL COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
Our attorneys have handled a wide range of general commercial litigation matters, from
partnership and business-to-business disputes, to litigation involving corporate takeovers. We
have handled cases involving tens of thousands of dollars to “bet the company” cases involving
up to hundreds of millions of dollars. Our attorneys have collectively tried hundreds of cases, as
well as scores of arbitrations and mediations. All of our attorneys have regularly practiced in
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state and federal trial and appellate courts.

OUR ATTORNEYS
JAY EDELSON is the founder and Managing Partner of EDELSON MCGUIRE. He has been
recognized as a leader in class actions, technology law, corporate compliance issues and
consumer advocacy by his peers, the media, state and federal legislators, academia and courts
throughout the country.
Jay has been appointed lead counsel in numerous state, federal, and international class actions,
resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars for his clients. He is regularly asked to weigh in on
federal and state legislation involving his cases. He testified to the U.S. Senate about the largest
pet food recall in the country's history and is advising state and federal politicians on consumer
issues relating to the recent federal bailouts, as well as technology issues, such as those involving
mobile marketing. Jay also counsels companies on legal compliance and legislative issues in
addition to handling all types of complex commercial litigation.
Jay has litigated class actions that have established precedent concerning the ownership rights of
domain name registrants, the applicability of consumer protection statutes to Internet businesses,
and the interpretation of numerous other state and federal statutes including the Telephone
Consumer Protection Act and the Video Privacy Protection Act. As lead counsel, he has also
secured settlement in cases of first impression involving Facebook, Microsoft, AT&T and
countless others, collectively worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
In addition to technology based litigation, Jay has been involved in a number of high-profile
"mass tort" class actions and product recall cases, including cases against Menu Foods for selling
contaminated pet food, a $30 million class action settlement involving the Thomas the Tank toy
train recall, and suits involving damages arising from second-hand smoke.
In 2009, Jay was named one of the top 40 Illinois attorneys under 40 by the Chicago Daily Law
Bulletin. In giving Jay that award, he was heralded for his history of bringing and winning
landmark cases and for his “reputation for integrity” in the “rough and tumble class action
arena.” In the same award, he was called “one of the best in the country” when it “comes to legal
strategy and execution.” Also in 2009, Jay was included in the American Bar Association’s “24
hours of Legal Rebels” program, where he was dubbed one of “the most creative minds in the
legal profession” for his views of associate training and firm management. In 2010, he was
presented with the Annual Humanitarian Award in recognition of his “personal integrity,
professional achievements, and charitable contributions” by the Hope Presbyterian Church. In
2011, he was selected as an Illinois Super Lawyer and, separately, as a top Illinois class action
lawyer by Benchmark Plaintiff.
Jay is frequently asked to participate in legal seminars and discussions regarding the cases he is
prosecuting, including serving as panelist on national symposium on tort reform and, separately,
serving as a panelist on litigating high-profile cases. He has also appeared on dozens of
television and radio programs to discuss his cases. He has taught classes on class action law at

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Northwestern Law School and The John Marshall Law School, and has co-chaired a 2-day
national symposium on class action issues. He has been an adjunct professor, teaching a seminar
on class action litigation at Chicago-Kent College of Law since 2010.
Jay is a graduate of Brandeis University and the University of Michigan Law School.
MYLES MCGUIRE is a Partner at EDELSON MCGUIRE. His practice concentrates on consumer
protection law, class actions, and legal and political consulting to technology companies. Prior to
entering private practice, Myles spent several years operating an Internet advertising company,
which was later sold, in addition to counseling high-tech companies on legal issues.
Since turning to plaintiffs’ advocacy, Myles has had principle control over many nationwide and
multi-state class actions. Drawing on his technological background, his specific area of
emphasis is on emerging technology class actions, including those involving electronic
commerce, cellular telephony and wireless media, among others. He has served in leadership
positions in groundbreaking settlements involving Facebook, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile.
Due to his diverse legal and business expertise, Myles has been asked by members of Congress
to comment on proposed legislation in the mobile content industry and has worked with state
regulatory bodies in related efforts.
Myles graduated from Marquette University Law School in 2000 and is admitted to practice in
Wisconsin and Illinois. He is a member of the National Association of Consumer Advocates and
the Chicago Bar Association.
RYAN D. ANDREWS is a Partner at EDELSON MCGUIRE, and the Chair of the
Telecommunications Practice Group. Mr. Andrews has been appointed class counsel in
numerous state and federal class actions nationwide that have resulted in nearly $100 million
dollars in refunds to consumers, including Satterfield v. Simon & Schuster, Inc., No. C 06 2893
CW (N.D. Cal.), Gray v. Mobile Messenger Americas, Inc., No. 08-CV-61089 (S.D. Fla.),
Lofton v. Bank of America Corp., No. 07-5892 (N.D. Cal.), Paluzzi v. Cellco Partnership, No. 07
CH 37213 (Cook County, Ill.), Parone v. m-Qube, Inc. No. 08 CH 15834 (Cook County, Ill.),
and Kramer v. Autobytel, Inc., No. 10-cv-2722 (N.D. Cal. 2010).
In addition, Mr. Andrews has achieved groundbreaking court decisions protecting consumers
through the application of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act to emerging text-messaging
technology. Representative reported decisions include: Lozano v. Twentieth Century Fox, 702 F.
Supp. 2d 999 (N.D. Ill. 2010), Satterfield v. Simon & Schuster, Inc. 569 F.3d 946 (9th Cir.
2009), and Kramer v. Autobytel, Inc., 759 F. Supp. 2d 1165 (N.D. Cal. 2010), In re Jiffy Lube
Int’l Text Spam Litig, --- F. Supp. 2d ---, No. 11-md-2261, 2012 WL 762888 (S.D. Cal. March 9,
2012).
Mr. Andrews received his J.D. with High Honors from the Chicago-Kent College of Law and
was named Order of the Coif. Recently, Mr. Andrews has returned to Chicago-Kent as an
Adjunct Professor of Law, teaching a third-year seminar on Class Actions. While in law school,
Mr. Andrews was a Notes & Comments Editor for The Chicago-Kent Law Review, as well as a
teaching assistant for both Property Law and Legal Writing courses. Mr. Andrews externed for
the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall in the United State District Court for the Northern District of
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Illinois, and earned CALI awards for the highest grade in five classes.
A native of the Detroit area, Mr. Andrews graduated from the University of Michigan, earning
his B.A., with distinction, in Political Science and Communications.
Mr. Andrews is licensed to practice in Illinois state courts, the United States District Court for
the Northern District of Illinois, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
RAFEY S. BALABANIAN is a Partner and Group Chair at EDELSON MCGUIRE. Rafey focuses
his practice on prosecuting consumer technology class actions, banking class actions, and general
consumer class actions. He is also co-chair of EDELSON MCGUIRE’s business litigation group.
On the plaintiff’s side, Rafey has been the court appointed lead counsel in numerous high-stakes
class action litigation and has obtained settlements in excess of $50 million.
On the business litigation side, Rafey has represented individual and corporate clients in a wide
variety of complex cases, including commercial disputes seeking damages of $60 million and
several “bet the company” cases.
Rafey has first-chaired both jury and bench trials, engaged in extensive motion practice, and
acted as lead counsel in several mediations and arbitrations.
Rafey received his J.D. from the DePaul University College of Law in 2005. While in law
school, Rafey received a certificate in international and comparative law and earned the CALI
award for the highest grade in advanced trial advocacy. Rafey received his B.A. in History, with
distinction, from the University of Colorado – Boulder in 2002.
STEVEN LEZELL WOODROW is a Partner and Group Chair at EDELSON MCGUIRE and the
firm’s hiring attorney. Steven has successfully litigated and settled a number of consumer
protection cases through trial, engaged in extensive motion practice, drafted appellate briefs,
prosecuted class actions and participated in multi-session mediations.
Prior to joining the firm, Steven was a litigator at a Chicago boutique focusing on consumer
protection matters, real estate disputes, fraudulent transfers in bankruptcy and the prosecution of
white-knight mortgage fraud cases.
Steven received his J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law with High Honors, Order of Coif,
while earning his certificate in litigation and alternative dispute resolution. During law school, he
served as a Judicial Extern for the Honorable Ann C. Williams on the Seventh Circuit Court of
Appeals and as President of the Student Bar Association. Steven also served as a Notes and
Comments Editor for THE CHICAGO-KENT LAW REVIEW and represented Chicago-Kent at the
National Sports Law Moot Court Competition in New Orleans in 2004. Steven was awarded the
ABA-ALI Scholarship and Leadership Award for best representing the combination of
leadership and scholarship in his graduating class and also received the Lowell H. Jacobson
Memorial Scholarship, which is awarded competitively to a student from one of the law schools
in the Seventh Circuit to recognize personal commitment and achievement.

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Steven received his B.A. in Political Science, with Distinction, from the University of
Michigan—Ann Arbor in 2002.
SEAN P. REIS is Of Counsel to EDELSON MCGUIRE . Sean is an experience trial attorney and
business litigator. Sean has experience in a wide-range of litigation matters, including those
involving trade secrets, real estate fraud, employment, and consumer issues. Sean has tried
sixteen cases, including several multi-week jury trials.
Prior to joining EDELSON MCGUIRE, Sean was trained at an international law firm and later
founded his own practice. In 1993, Sean graduated from University of California at San Diego
with a degree in quantative economics. Following that Sean graduated from Rutgers University
School of Law, Newark, where he was the business editor of the Rutgers Law Review and where
he received the graduation for appellate advocacy.
EVAN M. MEYERS is Senior Counsel at EDELSON MCGUIRE. Evan is an experienced trial and
appellate litigator and has handled a broad range of complex litigation matters, including contract
disputes, securities and consumer fraud, employment discrimination, insurance coverage,
antitrust, shareholder and tax disputes, business torts and other matters. Evan has managed all
aspects of the litigation process, including evaluation and strategic analysis, drafting pleadings in
state and federal trial and appellate courts, taking and defending depositions, arguing motions,
and representing clients in mediations and settlement conferences. He has also successfully tried
cases in state court.
Prior to joining EDELSON MCGUIRE, Evan worked at Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, where he was
an associate in the firm’s commercial litigation practice group and represented a wide range of
clients in federal and state courts, including manufacturers, insurance and financial services
companies, government agencies, close corporations, hospitals, colleges and universities and notfor-profit entities.
Evan received his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Illinois College of Law in 2002, where
he was an associate editor of the Elder Law Journal. Additionally, he served as a judicial extern
with the Hon. Wayne R. Andersen of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Evan received his bachelor's degree, with distinction, in political science from the University of
Michigan in 1999.
DAVID DALE is an Associate at EDELSON MCGUIRE, where he focuses on plaintiff’s privacy
class actions and litigation.
David received his J.D., magna cum laude, from the John Marshall School of Law, where he was
a member of the Law Review, Trial Advocacy Council, and a Teaching Assistant for Prof.
Rogelio Lasso in several torts courses. While in law school, David served as a judicial extern to
the Honorable James F. Holderman, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the
Northern District of Illinois.

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David attended the University of Missouri, where he graduated with a B.J. in Journalism in 2004.
Prior to choosing law school, David worked in the fields of marketing, advertising and public
relations for the University of Missouri.
CHRISTOPHER L. DORE is an Associate at EDELSON MCGUIRE and a member of the
Technology and Privacy Practice Group. Chris focuses his practice on emerging consumer
technology issues, as well as prosecuting unsolicited text message and online fraud cases.
Chris has been appointed class counsel in multiple class actions, including ground breaking
technology, text-spam, and fraudulent marketing cases. (Turner v. Storm8, LLC, (09-cv-05234)
(N.D. Cal.) and Espinal v Burger King Corporation, (09-20982) (S.D. Fla.)).
Prior to joining EDELSON MCGUIRE, Chris worked for two large defense firms in the areas of
employment and products liability.
Chris graduated magna cum laude from The John Marshall Law School, where he served as the
Executive Lead Articles for the Law Review, as well as a team member for the D.M. Harish
International Moot Court Competition in Mumbai, India. Chris has since returned to his alma
mater to lecture on current issues in class action litigation.
Before entering law school, Chris received his Masters degree in Legal Sociology, graduating
magna cum laude from the International Institute for the Sociology of Law, located in Onati,
Spain. Chris received his B.A. in Legal Sociology from the University of California, Santa
Barbara.
CHANDLER GIVENS is an Associate at EDELSON MCGUIRE, where his practice focuses on
technology and privacy class actions. His lawsuits have centered on fraudulent software
development, unlawful tracking of consumers through mobile devices and computers, and illegal
data retention.
Chandler graduated from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. While in law school, he
was a research assistant for Cyberlaw Professor Dr. Kevin Ashley, and a judicial extern for the
Honorable David S. Cercone of the United States District Court for the Western District of
Pennsylvania. Chandler received CALI awards for the highest course grades in Negotiations as
well as Telecommunications Law. He graduated cum laude from Virginia Tech, with a B.S. in
business information technology, with a focus on computer-based decision support
systems. Chandler sits on the ABA committees for Information Security and e-Discovery.
Before joining the legal profession, Chandler worked as a systems analyst. He is regularly
invited to speak on issues ranging from network security to consumer privacy and Internet fraud.
Chandler currently leads a team of technology investigative researchers at the firm.
Prior to starting with the firm, Chandler interned at the Virginia Attorney General’s Office and
the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C.
ALICIA HWANG is an Associate at EDELSON MCGUIRE. Alicia practices in the area of
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Alicia received her J.D. from the Northwestern University School of Law in May 2012, where
she was an articles editor for the Journal of Law and Social Policy. During law school, Alicia
was a legal intern for the Chinese American Service League, served as president of the Asian
Pacific American Law Student Association and the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund, and
was Chair of the Student Services Committee. She also worked as a student in the Northwestern
Entrepreneurship Law Clinic and Complex Civil Litigation and Investor Protection Clinic.
Prior to joining EDELSON MCGUIRE, Alicia worked as an Executive Team Leader for the Target
Corporation, as well as a public relations intern for a tourism-marketing agency in London.
Alicia graduated magna cum laude from the University of Southern California, earning her B.A.
in Communication in 2007. She is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society.
NICK LARRY is an Associate at EDELSON MCGUIRE. Nick practices in the area of consumer
class action and general litigation.
Nick received his J.D., cum laude, from Northwestern University School of Law, where he was a
senior editor of the Northwestern University Journal of International Law and Business.
Nick attended Michigan State University, where he graduated with a B.A. in General Business
Administration/Pre-law in 2008 and played on the school’s rugby team.
MEGAN LINDSEY is an Associate at EDELSON MCGUIRE. Megan practices in the area of
consumer class action, focusing on complex class actions in the banking industry.
Prior to joining EDELSON MCGUIRE, Megan worked for several years as a commercial loan
underwriter and portfolio officer at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith. Megan also worked
as an analyst in the troubled asset group at Bank of America, helping to monitor and restructure
high-risk loans.
Megan received her J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law in May 2011. During law school
Megan externed for the Honorable Judge Bauer in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals and
served as Vice President-Evening Division of the Student Bar Association and Vice President of
the Moot Court Honor Society. Megan also represented Chicago-Kent at the National First
Amendment Moot Court Competition in Nashville, Tennessee and the National Cultural Heritage
Law Moot Court Competition in Chicago, Illinois, and earned the CALI award for obtaining the
highest grade in Legal Writing I, Legal Writing II and Trial Advocacy II courses.
Megan graduated with High Honors from DePaul University in July 2005, earning her B.S. in
Finance.
DAVID I. MINDELL is an Associate at EDELSON MCGUIRE. David practices in the area of
technology and privacy class actions.
David has worked on cases involving fraudulent software products, unlawful collection and
retention of consumer data, and mobile-device privacy violations. David also serves as a
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Prior to joining EDELSON MCGUIRE, David co-founded several technology companies that
reached multi-million dollar valuations within 12 months of launch. David has advised or created
strategic development and exit plans for a variety of other technology companies.
While in law school, David was a research assistant for University of Chicago Law School
Kauffman and Bigelow Fellow, Matthew Tokson, and for the predominate cyber-security
professor, Hank Perritt at the Chicago-Kent College of Law. David’s research included
cyberattack and denial of service vulnerabilities of the Internet, intellectual property rights, and
privacy issues.
David has given speeches related to his research to a wide-range of audiences.
JOHN OCHOA is an Associate at EDELSON MCGUIRE. John’s practice focuses on consumer
class action litigation.
John graduated magna cum laude from the John Marshall Law School in May, 2010 and served
as Managing Editor for the John Marshall Law Review. His student Comment, which examines
bicycling and government tort immunity in Illinois, appears in Vol. 43, No. 1 of the JOHN
MARSHALL LAW REVIEW. While in law school, John took advantage of various scholastic
opportunities, serving as a research assistant, externing with Judge Thomas Hoffman at the
Illinois Court of Appeals, and competing in the ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition.
John was awarded a Herzog scholarship for his academic performance and earned CALI awards
for the highest grade in Torts, Property, and Administrative Law.
He received his B.A. with Honors in Political Science from the University of Iowa in 2004.
EVE-LYNN RAPP is an Associate at EDELSON MCGUIRE. Eve-Lynn focuses her practice in the
areas of consumer and technology class action litigation.
Prior to joining EDELSON MCGUIRE, Eve-Lynn was involved in numerous class action cases in
the areas of consumer and securities fraud, debt collection abuses and public interest
litigation. Eve-Lynn has substantial experience in both state and federal courts, including
successfully briefing issues in both the United States and Illinois Supreme Courts.
Eve-Lynn received her J.D. from Loyola University of Chicago-School of Law, graduating cum
laude, with a Certificate in Trial Advocacy. During law school, Eve-Lynn was an Associate
Editor of Loyola’s International Law Review and externed as a “711" at both the Cook County
State’s Attorney’s Office and for Cook County Commissioner Larry Suffredin. Eve-Lynn also
clerked for both civil and criminal judges (The Honorable Judge Yvonne Lewis and Plummer
Lott) in the Supreme Court of New York.
Eve-Lynn graduated from the University of Colorado, Boulder, with distinction and Phi Beta
Kappa honors, receiving a B.A. in Political Science.
BENJAMIN H. RICHMAN is an Associate at EDELSON MCGUIRE and is a member of the
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consumer class actions, focusing mainly on technology-related cases, represents corporate
defendants in class actions, and handles general commercial litigation matters.
On the plaintiff’s side, Ben has brought industry-changing lawsuits involving the marketing
practices of the mobile industry, print and online direct advertisers, and Internet companies. He
has successfully prosecuted cases involving privacy claims and the negligent storage of
consumer data. His suits have also uncovered complex fraudulent methodologies of Web 2.0
companies, including the use of automated bots to distort the value of consumer goods and
services. In total, his suits have resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars to consumers.
On the defense side, Ben has represented large institutional lenders in the defense of employment
class actions. He also routinely represents technology companies in a wide variety of both class
action defense and general commercial litigation matters.
Ben received his J.D. from The John Marshall Law School, where he was an Executive Editor of
the Law Review and earned a Certificate in Trial Advocacy. While in law school, Ben served as
a judicial extern to the Honorable John W. Darrah of the United States District Court for the
Northern District of Illinois, in addition to acting as a teaching assistant for Prof. Rogelio Lasso
in several torts courses. Ben has since returned to the classroom as a guest-lecturer on issues
related to class actions, complex litigation and negotiation. He also lectures incoming law
students on the core first year curriculums. Before entering law school, Ben graduated from
Colorado State University with a B.S. in Psychology.
Ben is the director of EDELSON MCGUIRE’S Summer Associate Program.
ARI J. SCHARG is an Associate at EDELSON MCGUIRE. He handles all aspects of litigation
from pre-filing investigation through trial. In addition to class action litigation, Ari has
substantial experience litigating commercial, real estate, employment, and constitutional matters.
He also counsels entrepreneurs and works closely with startup companies to manage risk and
raise capital.
Prior to joining the firm, Ari worked as a litigation associate at a large Chicago firm, where he
represented a wide range of clients including Fortune 500 companies and local municipalities.
His work included representing the Cook County Sheriff’s Office in several civil rights cases and
he was part of the litigation team that forced Craigslist to remove its “Adult Services” section
from its website. He also regularly tries his cases before judges and juries, including a trial that
spanned six months.
Ari is very active in community groups and legal industry associations. He is a member of the
Board of Directors of the Chicago Legal Clinic, an organization that provides legal services to
low-income families in the Chicago area. Ari acts as Outreach Chair of the Young Adult
Division of American Committee for the Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem, and is
actively involved with the Anti-Defamation League. He is also a member of the Standard Club
Associates Committee.
Ari received his B.A. in Sociology from the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor and graduated
magna cum laude from The John Marshall Law School where he served as a Staff Editor for Law
Review and competed nationally in trial competitions. During law school, he also served as a
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judicial extern to The Honorable Judge Bruce W. Black of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the
Northern District of Illinois.
BEN THOMASSEN is an Associate at EDELSON MCGUIRE and is a member of the Banking and
Financial Services Practice Group.
Ben received his J.D., magna cum laude, from Chicago-Kent College of Law, where he also
earned his certificate in Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution and was named Order of
the Coif. At Chicago-Kent, Ben was Vice President of the Moot Court Honor Society and
competed in both the ABA National Appellate Advocacy and National Moot Court
Competitions. Among other scholarships and awards, Ben earned seven CALI awards for the
highest grade in Appellate Advocacy, Business Organizations, Conflict of Laws, Family Law,
Personal Income Tax, Property, and Torts.
Before his legal career, Ben worked in and around the Chicago and Washington, D.C. areas,
including freelance and firm-based work as a website designer/developer, and many years
experience as a film projectionist and media technician for commercial theatres, museums, and
educational institutions. Ben received his Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from St. Mary’s
College of Maryland and his Master of Arts from the University of Chicago.

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